Whitecap’s leadership team has decades of experience on leading-edge software development and IT work for some of the world’s most respected companies. Coupled with our outstanding business acumen, you can trust you are in good hands.
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Dan Carmichael
Dan Carmichael is the President of Whitecap Canada, where he is responsible for strategic vision, execution, growth, profitability, and culture. He previously served as Vice President of Sales and Business Development from 2018 to 2022, strengthening client relationships and leading market expansion into new verticals. Before joining Whitecap, Dan spent 20 years at Dell Technologies in client-facing roles across North America and globally. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems from Ryerson University. Dan’s values are clear. He leads with integrity and accountability, measures what matters, pushes technical excellence with curiosity, puts people first, and stays customer obsessed while winning together.
"I am extremely proud to lead a fully Canadian team into the next era of custom and platform software development. We build with purpose. We ship outcomes that matter for clients. We work at the leading edge and turn it into real results. Our people and process make it possible. Their craft, their standards, their dedication, and our track record speak for themselves."
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Brandon Gaasenbeek
Brandon joined Whitecap in 2021 as a Senior Accountant and was promoted to Financial Controller in 2025. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing Whitecap’s financial, accounting, and various administrative functions. Prior to joining Whitecap, he worked at Enterprise Holdings for five years in a variety of accounting roles on the business management team, supporting both internal and external customers. During that time, he also contributed to financial statement preparation, training and mentoring team members, and implementing cost-saving and operational efficiency initiatives. Brandon holds an Honours Bachelor of Accounting degree from Brock University.
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Stephen Graup
Stephen has worked in the IT field for over 30 years, across many industries, primarily in software development and consulting. Stephen joined Whitecap in 2005 bringing his extensive experience and leadership skills to the organization. He is responsible for managing many of Whitecap’s large, strategic client engagements ensuring all stakeholders’ needs are met. Additionally, he is the Product Manager for Whitecap’s MyHydroEye SaaS offering to local electricity distribution companies and manages Whitecap’s growing SharePoint practice. Stephen attended the University of Toronto and Centennial College, and has his PMP designation.
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Pratap Mahendran
Pratap has been working in the IT industry for over 18 years. He joined Whitecap in 2008 and is responsible for IT Infrastructure, Architecture, Internet Systems Security and overall IT Operations and Management. He has a solid mix of technical, technological, and managerial experience. Pratap comes with a strong knowledge and experience with numerous enterprise level hardware technologies, networking topologies, security, OS platforms, data center related technologies, disaster recovery and complex IT projects. He has worked with various cloud platforms such as Azure, Amazon, Google Cloud (GCP) and private clouds. He also has experience in project management for IT infrastructure and data center related projects.
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Maryam Baig
Having joined Whitecap’s leadership team in May 2018, Maryam brings with her over 15 years of experience as a Portfolio Manager, a Business Analyst and for the past ten years, as a Senior Project Manager. Her career spans many industries including most notably Financial Services, Telecom and Not-for-Profit. Prior to joining Whitecap, Maryam established and ran the Project Management Office at the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), where she was responsible for the nationwide portfolio of IT and Business Process Reengineering projects. Maryam has an MBA in Marketing and Management Information Systems (MIS) from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Paulina Zelazny
Paulina joined Whitecap in 2019 and is responsible for growing our customer-base through inbound marketing with a focus on SEO, content and social media marketing, and paid advertising. Paulina has over 15 years of experience in B2C and B2B marketing—both agency and client side. She has worked on large-scale marketing campaigns for technology companies such as Intel, Toshiba and Thunderbolt. Paulina has a BAH in Psychology and Sociology from Queen’s University. She has also completed the Corporate Communications program at Humber College, and Marketing and Leadership programs at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.
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Peter Kaznowski
Peter is a result oriented professional with over fifteen years of Information Technology, process improvement, and project delivery related experience. He is highly skilled at merging customer and user needs with business requirements and logistical considerations to meet project deliverables. During his tenure at Whitecap, Peter has successfully delivered projects for: Canadian Cancer Society (multiple engagements), MS Society, Peel Regional Police Association, First Ontario Credit Union, Woodbine Entertainment Group, RiskCheck Inc., and others. Currently a Project Management Institute (PMI) member, Peter is in the process of pursuing his Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
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Alfred Lee
Alfred has over 20 years of experience in brand development, creative design, interface and user-experience design. He has been a valued member of the Whitecap team since 2007. As Whitecap’s creative visionary he leads our UI/UX design practice, ensuring all our software solutions meet the highest standards of usability and accessibility, while maintaining consistent client branding across platforms. Alfred and his team play an integral role in the entire software development process from wireframing, prototyping, designing, responsive design and usability.
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Mike Fattori
After beginning his career as a systems engineer at Xerox in Toronto, Mike worked as a security specialist, and then a Senior Systems Engineer at Hewlett-Packard for 11 years. Over his 25-year career, Mike has been involved with all facets of IT including: systems design, network architecture design and implementation, database design, software development, project management, security (firewalls and VPNs), infrastructure design and deployment, and operations support. Today Mike is responsible for research and development, solutions architecture and directs Whitecap’s technology strategy.
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