uknowa

About Us

Our Team

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• • Carlo Perez
  • Co-Founder and CEO
• Before founding uknowa, Carlo worked in Research and Development at Advanced Micro Devices for almost 7 years. He is in charge of uknowa's vision and direction. Having lived in homes across the GTA from Forest Hill to Kensington Market, Carlo founded uknowa on the idea that finding great service providers should be simple and convenient. Carlo has a BASc in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, is a licensed Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional, and teaches courses on engineering and management at Humber's School of Applied Technology.

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• • Edwin Liang
  • CTO
• Edwin brings over ten years of experience in Product Development Engineering to the uknowa team. He's responsible for making uknowa a secure, stable, and scalable web platform. In the past, Edwin managed the design and building of custom B2B solutions for IBM. A lifelong resident of Toronto, his current product vision for uknowa derives from his hip, new condo in the downtown core. Edwin graduated with a BASc from the University of Toronto in Computer Engineering.

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• • Mario Filipas
  • VP Product Management
• Mario brings over fourteen years of product development and management experience to uknowa. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Engineering and Management Science and has since founded multiple, online ventures such as the photo community MyFourThirds. Mario uses uknowa to make his home in Newmarket his castle where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

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• • Karen Hamilton
  • Media Director
• Karen, who holds a degree in Business Administration and Marketing, has over 20 years experience in the computer industry. For the past five years, she has focused on social media projects and media relations through her business, RedThreadCommunications.ca. She is the former publisher of a website for Toronto women and continues to work as a freelance writer, with publication credits that include The Globe and Mail, Canadian Immigrant magazine, and More magazine. Her work has been nominated for a National Magazine award.

Our Advisors

• Sue McGillAdvisor, IT, Communications and Entertainment, MaRS

• Nathan MonkAdvisor, IT, Communications and Entertainment, MaRS

• Duane GradyGeneral Contractor, Contigo Living

• Nick SinghGeneral Contractor, NS Design Build