IEEE Toronto Section Executive Committee Biographies
The operation of the IEEE Toronto Section is managed by the Section
Executive committee, whose members are elected or appointed every two
years. On each of these pages, we introduce a member of the committee who
volunteers his or her time and energy to deliver the services that the
IEEE Toronto Section provides. On your behalf, we recognize their
invaluable contributions.
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Patrick Finnigan, M IEEE - Life Members Chapter Acting Chair
Patrick graduated from York University in 1971 (B.Sc. Honors Physics)
and obtained his M.Math (Computer Science) from the University of
Waterloo in 1994.
He has worked in the IT industry for 34 years, the last 27 at IBM Canada
in a number of roles at the IBM Canada Lab (special engineering and
compiler development), and at IBM Global Services working on enterprise
IT architecture, design, and systems implementation for banks,
government and the telecommunications industry. Patrick has been
involved with the research and development community through various
projects at the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies and has served as Chair
of NSERC strategic grants committees.
Patrick has been a reviewer for IEEE Software, has served on the program
committee for IEEE conferences, and has been an IEEE member for 23
years. He is also a licensed radio amateur (VA3 ZIM), and a member of
the PEO since 1984.
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