Trevor McClean

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Engineering Technical Director at Magnet Forensics

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Trevor is a seasoned engineering leader, now an Engineering Technical Director at Magnet Forensics after a notable 20-year tenure at JSI where he rose to VP of Engineering. He excels at scaling large teams, driving cloud transformations with Kubernetes, and championing AI in development. Colleagues describe him as empathetic, technical, and having solid judgement.

He spent over two decades at his previous company, progressing from a software developer all the way to Vice President of Engineering.

Personality Overview

Consensus Focused

Optimistic

Amiable & Agreeable

They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.  They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Engineering Teams
He has extensive experience defining global engineering strategy and leading a distributed team of over 250 engineers, directors, and managers.
Cloud-Native Transformation
He spearheaded the transformation from legacy architecture to a modern, cloud-compatible platform using Kubernetes and other cloud-native technologies.
AI-Assisted Development
He championed the adoption of an AI-assisted Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and oversaw the inclusion of AI capabilities in products.

Media Appearances

Trevor has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2026
Engineering Technical Director at Magnet Forensics
4-2022 - 7-2025
Vice President Of Engineering at JSI
1-2020 - 4-2022
Director of Engineering at JSI
1-2016 - 1-2020
Senior Software Development Manager at JSI

Education

2000 - 2005
Bachelor's degree from University of Waterloo

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Insights For Selling To Trevor

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible
  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence

DONT's

  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Don't be critical or challenge them openly, they can react defensively

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Trevor is

  • Relationships and rapport matter to them, but so does the value of the product.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Trevor

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Trevor move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Trevor take some risk or not?

  • If it seems really necessary, they can take small risks.

You And Trevor

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