Larry joined Skypoint in December 2003, drawing on over two decades of business and technical experience to identify and evaluate new investment opportunities, structure financings, and mentor the Skypoint portfolio on operational best practices. Prior to Skypoint, Larry was a Founder and Senior Partner at Venture Coaches, where he was involved in the formation of technology start-ups in the wireless and semiconductor sectors. Larry began his career at Mitel Semiconductor as an Application Engineer in 1985 and rose to the position of Director of IC Product Management. He later joined Toshiba of Canada as the Regional Head of Product Marketing for the Application Specific Integrated Circuit product line. In 1993, Larry joined Newbridge, where he held the position of Assistant Vice-President of Business Development and led various mergers and acquisitions and technology partnering initiatives.
Larry holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Ottawa Co-operative Program and is a member of Professional Engineers of Ontario.