John is the Senior Vice-President at BlackBerry and head of QNX and is responsible for the planning, design, and development of QNX Software Systems (embedded software) and Certicom (cryptography applications). John has been an integral member of the BlackBerry QNX team since 1993. He has held a variety of roles within the organization, including Vice President of Engineering and Services. He holds a Bachelor’s of Engineering, in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Carleton University in Ottawa.