Paul Lypaczewski

Paul Lypaczewski Paul has a premium account Click to upgrade to Premium Software Industry Executive, Fund Manager and Mentor Prince Edward Island, Canada 500+ connections Contact info Island Capital Partners McGill University About Over the last 30 years, Paul has held a number of executive management positions in the computer graphics and software industries, having held senior leadership roles at leading NASDAQ and NYSE firms such as Autodesk, AMD and Avid. As VP of Product Development at Alias, he was an integral part of the executive team that took the company over a three-year period from the brink of bankruptcy back to being the preeminent provider of 3D Animation and industrial design software, resulting in a $450M acquisition by Silicon Graphics. As the General Manager of Autodesk’s media division (Discreet) and of Avid’s Video and Broadcast business, Paul directed the organizational, product and cultural changes necessary to recast strategic direction and return these divisions to profitability. He has been CEO/Chairman of pre-public and start up companies in the field of web graphics and social media and started his career in aerospace as a recognized expert in the field of simulating avionics. Paul has received a number of awards and recognitions for his efforts, including being the first Canadian to receive the NASA Space Act Award for exceptional merit. Paul also devotes time to numerous not for profit organizations. He is currently one of four Managing Partners at Island Capital Partners, an early stage venture fund and personally mentors and invests in a number of early stage startups. Experience Island Capital Partners Managing Partner Company NameIsland Capital Partners Dates EmployedApr 2017 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 4 mos LocationCharlottetown PEI Island Capital Partners is an early stage venture capital fund that is in the business of investing in high potential Prince Edward Island entrepreneurs and startups. We bring investment, experience, mentoring, and networking to our portfolio companies. The fund's partners (Alex MacBeath, Ron Keefe, Paul Lypaczewski, and Steve Nicolle) all have personal roots in Prince Edward Island and have extensive global operational experience in the corporate and startup worlds. The fund's investors include individual Prince Edward Islanders as well as the provincial government. Independent Mentor and Investor Company NameIndependent Dates EmployedJun 2009 – Present Employment Duration10 yrs 2 mos Investing in and providing strategic advice and guidance to tech start ups across Canada Avid Vice President and General Manager, Video and Broadcast Business Company NameAvid Dates EmployedJul 2008 – Jun 2009 Employment Duration1 yr Responsible for the Video and Broadcast business division of Avid, a NASDAQ traded company (AVID). This $500M business constituted over half of Avid’s overall business and was comprised of over 700 people, including product marketing and design organizations in Montreal, Boston, Mountain View CA, Munich, the Ukraine, India and China. View22 President & COO Company NameView22 Dates EmployedMar 2007 – Apr 2008 Employment Duration1 yr 2 mos Responsible for all aspects of the business, reporting to the CEO/Founder, the goal was to restart a 25 person, pre-public company and apply industry best practices to upgrade the team, technology, products and processes. AMD VP/GM Enterprise and Multimedia business Company NameAMD Dates EmployedNov 2004 – Feb 2007 Employment Duration2 yrs 4 mos Responsible for ATI’s Enterprise and Multimedia business, reporting to the SVP of the PC business group. This position was responsible for managing the P&L for ATI’s Graphics Workstation business, Embedded graphics Business, Server Graphics Business, Multimedia retail and ASIC products business as well as having design responsibility for all t... See more Autodesk Exec VP /GM Company NameAutodesk Dates EmployedAug 2000 – Jul 2004 Employment Duration4 yrs Responsible for the Discreet division, reporting to the CEO of Autodesk, Inc., managing all aspects of Autodesk’s worldwide Media and Entertainment business, including product development, sales, marketing, M&A, operations, finance and administration. Annual revenues for the division were approximately $200M USD with a staff of 800 people world... See more Cyberworld COO Company NameCyberworld Dates EmployedAug 1999 – Jul 2000 Employment Duration1 yr Responsible for Product Development, Product Marketing, Sales, Business Development and the overall operations of the company. CyberWorld was a privately held web-based software development company that focused on becoming a leader in the emerging market for immersive, rich-media interfaces on the web. TrueSpectra President /CEO Company NameTrueSpectra Dates EmployedJul 1998 – Jul 1999 Employment Duration1 yr 1 mo TrueSpectra was a developer of imaging solutions providing web sites with a network-centric platform that automated the process of creating, publishing and managing on-demand images. TrueSpectra’s image server technology was subsequently purchased by Scene7, which in turn was purchased by Adobe and still constitutes the underpinning of ... See more Alias/SGI VP Product Developement Company NameAlias/SGI Dates EmployedFeb 1992 – Jul 1998 Employment Duration6 yrs 6 mos A company specializing in creative computer graphics tools for entertainment and design application. Customers such as General Motors, BMW and Ford use Alias’ tools for interior and exterior automotive design, while entertainment accounts such as Disney, Industrial Light and Magic and Nintendo use Alias’ tools as an important part of their production ... See more CAE Senior manager Company NameCAE Dates EmployedJun 1979 – Jan 1992 Employment Duration12 yrs 8 mos Producer of high-end real time systems including flight training simulators, air traffic control, energy control systems and space systems such as the controls for the Space Shuttle’s Canadarm. Show fewer experiences Education McGill University McGill University Degree NameBachelor Field Of StudyElectrical Engineering Dates attended or expected graduation 1976 – 1979 The Directors College, McMaster University, DeGroote School of Business The Directors College, McMaster University, DeGroote School of Business Degree NameAudit Committee Program Dates attended or expected graduation 2011 – 2011 Institute of Corporate Directors, Rotman School of Management and Sauder School of Business Institute of Corporate Directors, Rotman School of Management and Sauder School of Business Degree NameGovernance Essentials Program For Directors of NFP Organizations Dates attended or expected graduation 2009 – 2009