Leadership

Paul Smith is Vice President and Centre Manager of the Xerox Research Centre of Canada, the Xerox Global Materials Research Centre for advanced materials research and development. In partnership with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Dr. Smith helped create the Canadian Campus for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, a partnership between government and industry for leading-edge, world-class research and development focused on commercialization of devices for the Internet of Everything and CleanTech. Paul received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Bath, England in 1991, and received an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto in 2001. He is the Past Chair (and Acting Interim Executive Director) of the Chemical Institute of Canada. Paul was the inaugural Chairman of IntelliFLEX, the Canadian Printed Electronics Industry Association, a former Director of the Board of NGen Canada, and a past Chair of the Conference Board of Canada’s Council for Innovation and Commercialization. He sits on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Canadian Science Policy Centre and is on the Deans Advisory Board for the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). From 2014-2018, he served on Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Councils(NSERC) Committee on Research Partnerships. Dr. Smith has given Plenary and Keynote talks at international conferences including InnoLAE and SEMICON. He is a named inventor on 78 U.S, patents with 16 publications.

As the Manager of Strategic Partnerships and a member of the Senior Leadership Team, Patricia plays an instrumental role in helping shape and implement the long-term strategic vision for the Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC). Patricia was a key architect of XRCC’s Client Services Business initiated in 2012, the establishment of the Advanced Materials Innovation Hub model that helps startups bridge the gap between laboratory scale demonstration and commercializing research outcomes in the marketplace, and of the XRCC-NRC partnership to create CCAMM - the Canadian Campus for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing. Patricia joined XRCC in 1990 and has overseen the Centre’s intellectual property agreements with external partners and other R&D institutions since 1999. She has been a member of the XRCC Senior Leadership Team since 2004. Patricia currently sits on the Board of Directors of NGen Canada and is a past member and vice chair of the inaugural Governing Board of the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy located at McMaster University.

 

 

Matt is the Manager of Business Development for Client Services. His passion for using chemistry and materials to solve real-world problems is directed toward the development and commercialization of his clients' technologies. He is co-inventor on more than 40 U.S. patents and patent applications and his work has helped to bring new organic photoreceptor materials, printed electronics materials and a coatings platform to market. Matt's technical training includes an Honours B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry from the University of Waterloo, a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Ottawa, and held a NSERC postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Anne Mulcahy Inventor Award for creating a strategically important IP portfolio in 2013 and Xerox Innovation Group Excellence Awards in 2010 and 2011. Matt joined Xerox Research Centre of Canada in 2006.

Corina provides leadership and management for all of the human resource programs related to attracting, retaining and developing employees at the XRCC.  She ensures management is able to fulfill their human resource responsibilities and provides counsel and coaching to employees on all human resource policies, programs and procedures.

In his role as Controller, Tom is responsible for the overall financial and accounting operations for the Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC).  With more than 15 years of experience working as a financial professional, Tom most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer at a privately funded holding company and brings expertise in financial modeling, strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions.  Tom received a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours from the University of Guelph as well as his Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) accreditation from The Society of Management Accountants of Ontario.  Tom joined XRCC in 2017.

In his role, Brent oversees and implements all the Environmental, Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs at the Xerox Research Centre of Canada and Xerox Canada to ensure compliance with Xerox Corporate standards and government regulations. He is the ISO Management Standard Champion for ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018. As Operations Manager, Brent also oversees Facilities, Information Technology, Shipping/Receiving and the Model Shop. Brent received his B.Sc. in Chemistry from McMaster University, a M.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Waterloo and his MBA from Athabasca University. He currently serves as the Committee Chair of the Canadian Standards Association TC S369 Nanotechnology and holds more than 10 US patents. Brent joined XRCC in 1991.