kontexto team

Tom St John, CEO and Co-Founder

Prior to Kontexto, Tom held various senior level management roles with a variety of ecommerce, data analytics and search engine businesses including makeup.com, perfume.com and automobile.com. He is a graduate of the McGill University School of Business Management in Montreal, Canada.

Rick VanWell, CTO and Co-Founder

Before co-founding Kontexto, Rick held various programming, design and management roles over the past 20 years with a number of leading network security, telecommunication and internet companies. Rick co-founded Rocketinfo, one of the early pioneers of real time news search and aggregation.

Jamie Thompson, Vice President Sales

With a background in business marketing and computer programming, Jamie founded GreenButton Studio in 2001 – an early leader in web-based content management systems. His understanding of web strategies and proficiency in managing large-scale projects has served hundreds of clients across North America, as well as Canadian Government offices worldwide. Jamie brings over 17 years of web sales and marketing experience to the Kontexto team.

Mark Brassard, Senior Software Developer

Mark has held numerous technology positions during the past 20 plus years with companies and organizations including CGI, Bell, The Government of Canada, Milkyway Networks, Rocketinfo and most recently searchforvideo.com.