Meet our Team
We’re a diverse team of passionate individuals dedicated to creating software solutions that contribute to a more sustainable fishing industry. Our aim is to empower fishermen with innovative, user-friendly tools that support their livelihoods.
Julian Hawkins
CEO
Julian joined the Vericatch team as CEO in 2015. His passion is to bring the practical benefits of technology to help people achieve more.
Dalal Al-Abdulrazzak
VP of Business Development and Chief Science Officer
Dalal is responsible for identifying and implementing strategic growth opportunities and providing scientific leadership.
Cameron Smith
VP Development
Cameron brings 30+ years of software development & management expertise to lead the Vericatch Development team in providing quality products to meet our customer needs.
Ross Rivers
Director Dashboard Operations
Ross joined Vericatch after 42 years as a commercial fisherman, he works with commercial fishermen to continually improve our Trawler Application.
Karina Lam
Project Management
Karina assists managers in monitoring and organizing ongoing projects to ensure deadlines are met in a timely fashion.
Dallas Pretty
CFO
Dallas is the founder and principal at Black Tusk Advisory Services and he guides our team through all areas of finance.
Max Ivak
Lead Software Engineer
Max focuses on building backend for robust and scalable systems. Max is passionate about IT automation to solve business problems and making market-leading products.
Bruce Young
Mobile App Developer
Bruce is a mobile app developer at Vericatch. He is a software developer with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Connie Leung
Full Stack Developer
Connie works on implementing new features on the web, as well as assisting in support requests and maintenance of Vericatch’s legacy products.
Mark Hippern
Senior Manager Business Development
Mark relies on building solid relationships to help businesses align technology to lead change and exceed their business goals.
Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit
Senior Marketing and Content Strategist
Annemarie focuses on building omni-channel marketing and growth to support new and existing customers.
Robert Keenan
Senior Manager Business Development
Robert is Vericatch’s Newfoundland and Labrador representative. He has significant fishery experience from his eight years in various management and executive roles with the FFAW.
Rita Zhang
SaaS QA Engineer
Rita works on quality assurance for our FisheriesApp web and mobile software to ensure our customers are using high-quality products.