Symtext’s mission is to make it easy for universities, colleges, and businesses to offer learners the ideal mix of instructional materials. In doing so, Symtext supports the needs of educators, learners, and publishers. Symtext enables educators to craft Liquid Textbooks — a unique, interactive learning experience featuring their own material, as well as text, video, podcasts, photos, content from publishers, and student-generated content, rather than be limited to generic print and e-textbooks — publishers are offered an efficient way to embrace the digital revolution and drive revenue, and learners receive an education that is more engaging, relevant and inspiring.

The digital revolution is transforming both education and publishing and, in the process, is poised to undergo profound change. Symtext aims to be in the heart of the action. Symtext launched its initial platform in 2008 and has since built and improved a product that will steer educational institutions and publishers through the digital revolution. With investment from Flow Ventures– a tech startup accelerator that provides seed capital and hands-on operational support to early-stage ventures–Symtext continues to develop new features to improve the delivery and access of digital content.

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Management Team

Ian Barker – Founder and CEO

Ian has developed a track record of success and innovation in the digital media industry, gained from 15 years experience encompassings both start-up and corporate settings. Ian holds his MBA from Cornell (Johnson School of Management) and Queen’s School of Business. You can follow Ian on Twitter @IRBarker, or get in touch by email [ian at symtext dot com].

Kathleen Schreurs — Content Manager/ Project Coordinator

As a graduate of the Masters of Information program and the University of Toronto, Kathleen brings her infotech knowledge, library and cataloging skills, and academic background to her work at Symtext. You can follow Kathleen on Twitter at @schreursk, or get in touch by email [kathleen at symtext dot com].

Phil Amyotte — Chief Technology Officer

As Symtext CTO, Phil brings a wealth of expertise in software architecture development and team building at new ventures. In addition to holding senior technical positions at startups in Boulder, CO and Montreal, Phil has also worked at Bell Northern Research, Lockheed Martin, and Ubisoft. Phil is a graduate of the Electrical Engineering Department at Concordia University.

The Symtext Board

Ian Barker – Founder and CEO

Ian has developed a track record of success and innovation in the digital media industry, gained from well over a decade’s experience that encompasses both start-up and corporate settings. Ian holds his MBA from Cornell (Johnson School of Management) and Queen’s School of Business. You can follow Ian on Twitter @IRBarker, or get in touch by email [ian at symtext dot com].

Raymond Luk

Raymond Luk is the founder of Flow Ventures. He is an experienced entrepreneur, having built and managed several startups over the last decade. He’s played the role of CEO, investor, strategic consultant, turnaround specialist and been on the management team of both public and private software companies. Raymond is a frequent participant and guest speaker at entrepreneurial events. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @rayluk.

Andrew Martin

Andrew has worked for more than 25 years in the media sector. He managed the B2C and B2B online operations for CanWest Global, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada. Before that he ran the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency for seven years. He was closely involved in developing CanWest’s web strategies and the expansion of their online aggregation businesses. He also contributed to drafting the newspaper industry positions on copyright law reform in Canada. Andrew’s current consulting work divides between business and strategic planning, licensing and copyright. Andrew has a law degree from the University of Cambridge, and qualified as an UK attorney.

Douglas Reid

Douglas Reid teaches and conducts research in business strategy at Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University and is also cross-appointed as a faculty member at Cornell University’s Johnson School of Business. Prior to entering the academic world, Professor Reid was vice president of an international consulting firm, handling corporate issues management in their Toronto and Ottawa offices. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto (Victoria College), an MBA from the University of Toronto (Rotman School), an MPA from Queen’s University (School of Policy Studies), and a PhD from the University of Western Ontario (Richard Ivey School of Business).