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John West

Go-getter · DISC type d
Chief Development Officer at SciMar Ltd.
📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

John is the Chief Development Officer at SciMar Ltd. , where he leverages his extensive experience in business intelligence and investor relations. He holds an MBA from the University of Manitoba and has a track record of successfully guiding companies from large enterprises like IBM to innovative startups, focusing on high-value outcomes.

He finds fulfillment in working collaboratively with great people and has a passion for modernizing businesses, as demonstrated by his personal project of purchasing and revitalizing a small private company. His career is driven by a desire to develop solutions of unquestionable value for all stakeholders.

Unique fact: John personally created the materials that successfully attracted $9 million in equity investment for SciMar.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Development Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Personality Overview

How John shows up

Vision Oriented
Self-Confident
Challenger

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Priorities

Topics John cares about

Ending Diabetes
States his professional goal is to witness the end of the diabetes epidemic and reverse the obesity crisis within the next five years.
Startup Fundraising
As CDO, he developed the investor pitch and due diligence materials that secured $9M in funding for his company, valuing it at $90M.
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Career

Work history

9-2015
Chief Development Officer
SciMar Ltd.
3-2013 - 6-2015
Business Owner / Investor
Image Uniforms Inc.
8-2010 - 2-2013
Business Unit Leader - Western North America
IBM Canada
2-2011 - 10-2011
Director of Professional Services
Clarity Systems
8-2009 - 2-2011
Principal Consultant
North Star Business Intelligence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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