Management Team
Jay O'Donnell - President & CEO
Jay is President & CEO of N8 Identity and is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of information security, compliance, identity management, federated identity, and directory services. Jay is one of the early pioneers of the IAM market and speaks to audiences internationally on a wide range of topics and disciplines. He continues to be the driving force behind N8 Identity's triple-digit annual growth rate.
Shawn Upson - Director, Solutions Delivery
Shawn possesses a remarkable breadth and depth of experience in both IT strategy and delivery for various large-scale initiatives. Shawn is dedicated to the leading N8 Identity's professional services team focusing on client satisfaction and delivering exceptional quality projects on time, within budget and scope. His project management background serves N8 Identity's customers well - he's managed IAM projects, eCommerce initiatives, large package implementations, and other critical enterprise wide programs.
Cory Pattenden - Director, Operations
Cory possesses extensive experience working with large corporations, building consensus with stakeholders and motivating teams to strive for the highest possible quality. He has diverse experience with various platforms and technologies. Cory's expertise with owning and managing complex service portfolios, including full life cycle management and the design maintenance of service offerings, enables N8 Identity to be competitive, profitable and distinctive in the North American IT outsourcing market.
Carol Ebels - Director, Business Development
Carol brings a wealth of Human Capital Management expertise to complement N8 Identity's IAM expertise. She has been in IT for more than 20 years, and most recently as management for an international software vendor. Previously, as a consultant implementing ERP solutions, she has worked with clients in health care, public service, financial services, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications and food services.
Michael Perkins - Director, Identity Strategy
Michael brings more than twenty years of industry experience in IT/IS - having held numerous senior consulting and advisory roles within large public and private sector organizations. For the past several years, Michael has been leading multi-million dollar, enterprise-wide Identity Management and User Provisioning programs across various sectors including Energy, Aviation, Health Care and Financial. In this role, Michael is responsible for developing N8 Identity's strategic direction, brand identity, and assisting customers in understanding the value proposition of Identity Management while delivering innovative solutions.
Ian MacDonald - Director, Product Management
Ian has been involved in software development and systems integration his entire career. Leveraging previous experience from senior sales and professional services roles, Ian aims to continue to bring focus to the balance of sustained growth in N8's customer and product portfolio. His engineering background, development process experience and passion for open-standards and technology brings a wealth of innovation to N8's highly creative and experienced product team.
