Management Team
Succeeding in the competitive audio and e-commerce industries takes the talent and commitment of many people and at QSound Labs, we have some of the best. We also have the leadership of an accomplished management team and the vision of an established Board of Directors with significant operating expertise. This combination means that QSound Labs is uniquely positioned to identify and capitalize on emerging technologies, markets and trends.
Board of Directors:
David J. Gallagher
Mr. Gallagher has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of QSound Labs since 1992. Under his leadership QSound has developed into one of the world's most well respected audio solutions companies. A recognized industry leader in successful technology development and commercialization, Mr. Gallagher has over 26 years of business experience, including 15 years in the software development and licensing industry. Mr. Gallagher has a B.Sc. in physics and is a Chartered Accountant.
M. Patty Chakour
Ms. Chakour was appointed to the board of directors on March 10, 2004. Ms. Chakour is Chief Financial Officer of T.P Racing L.L.L.P., a $350 million company that owns and operates Turf Paradise, a Phoenix, Arizona based horse racing track that includes an offtrack betting network, and dining and entertainment facilities. Ms. Chakour has over twenty years experience in accounting including S.E.C. reporting, audits, budget preparation, internal accounting control implementation, consolidations, international operations and tax reporting. Ms. Chakour has a B.B.A in accounting from the University of Iowa and a C.P.A. certification in Iowa and Arizona.
Tony Stelliga
Tony Stelliga is the Chairman and CEO of Quellan, Inc., a developer of high performance analog semiconductors that improve the speed and reach of communication channels in consumer, broadcast, enterprise and computing markets. Prior to joining Quellan in 2003, Mr. Stelliga held various management and strategic positions at Intel Corporation and led much of Intel's entry into Broadband Networking following Intel's 1999 acquisition of Softcom Microsystems where he was Founder and CEO. Prior to this he was with LSI Logic and Newbridge Networks. Mr. Stelliga has a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa and currently holds 16 patents in Broadband networking and processing architectures.
Doug Balfour
Doug Balfour is currently the General Manager of Quantum Research Group, a position he has held since October, 2007. Mr. Balfour has over thirty years experience working in the electronics industry including computer hardware, semiconductor, consumer products, display, audio software and IP licensing areas. Mr. Balfour was previously the Managing Director of Sensaura. He has also led the sales and marketing activities for Hitachi Europe in the field of display products and has held managerial roles in Texas Instruments Inc and Siemens semiconductor divisions. Prior to entering the semiconductor field, Mr. Balfour held various positions with a number of multi-national computer companies. Mr. Balfour is a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, the Audio Engineering Society and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
QSound Management:
David Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer
Please see bio above.
Brian Schmidt , Chief Technology Officer
Brian Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer at QSound Labs, rejoined the Company in 2008. A senior software architect with over 20 years development experience, he previously spent 10 years with Microsoft in charge of audio, media and voice technologies for the XBox team. Prior to this, he was a consultant in the game audio industry working for such companies as Electronic Arts, Sega, SONY and QSound Labs. Mr. Schmidt's outstanding and ongoing contributions to the field of interactive audio were recognized with a lifetime achievement award from the Game Audio Network Guild at the 2008 Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco.
Joanna Varvos, Corporate Secretary
Joanna Varvos is Corporate Secretary of QSound. Ms. Varvos is a barrister and solicitor, admitted to the Law Society of Alberta in 1979. Ms. Varvos has provided legal services to QSound Labs since 1989 and was previously in private practice with an emphasis on corporate and securities law.