About Rainforest Automation
Here at Rainforest, we believe in powering the world – efficiently.
Our team helps utilities and consumers take control of energy usage and take advantage of the distributed, renewable energy market. Our track record of working in partnership with other companies and various utilities allows us to enhance our customer’s existing digital assets, or build new ones.
Collaborate. It’s one of our core values. We build collaboration into our open systems, our team, and how we work with you!
Leadership Team
Chris Tumpach
President and CEO
Chris leads the Rainforest Automation team to deliver innovative products and services. His accomplishments in software engineering, integrated circuit engineering, hardware engineering, and web design fuel his leadership and inspiration.
Dave Gagne
Chief Software Architect
Dave transforms the latest in software, wireless and networking technologies into Rainforest products. His technology mastery was built over 20 years with startups and established industry leaders such as West Bay Semiconductor, Mindspeed Technologies, UBVideo, Teradici, and PMC-Sierra.
Bill Richardson
VP of Sales and Marketing
Bill’s specialty is distilling detailed technical characteristics into a concise, commercial value proposition for our customers. He has over 20 years of high tech sales, marketing and engineering experience.
Vesna Mudrovcic
Operations Manager
Vesna manages operations, suppliers and contractors to get Rainforest product manufactured. She brings many years of manufacturing, operations, QA, sourcing and logistics experience in the technology industry to Rainforest.
Jacques Farges
Board Member
Jacques was a co-founder of Rainforest Automation and today its on the board of directors. From a background in mathematics and robotics, he designed process optimization and machine vision systems for industrial plants for 15 years, and also developed virtual simulations of integrated circuit designs for testing.
Yves Farges
Board Member
Founder of the Qualifirst Group of companies with Canadian roots to 1957, later successful in real estate ventures, Yves has been an active investor in technology oriented towards the massive market of energy management.
Thomas Ligocki
Chairman
Thomas is a serial entrepreneur and CEO who has built companies from startup to the largest 20 software companies in BC. Board: 15+ years with multiple committees + ICD.D designation. Awards: EY Entrepreneur of the Year, BIV Top 40-under-40.
Don Lindsay
Advisor
Don is a veteran executive that has built organizations at Apple, Microsoft, and BlackBerry. He is a recognized expert in product leadership, design process, planning, and execution and has delivered world-class solutions that are used by millions of users across the globe.