Win-Shield Team

  • Rob Ranson - President & Founder

    Rob Ranson

    President & Founder

    Senior executive with corporate and entrepreneurship experience in technology, public relations, medical administration, product development and manufacturing. 

  • Trudy Martens, CPA, CA

    CFO (Fractional)

    Over 30+ years at Deloitte working with clients in various industries. Extensive experience providing accounting, finance and business advisory services.

  • Matt Olson

    Matt Olson

    Director of Production & Operations

    Former Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) at NA's largest fabrication and rapid prototyping facility. During Covid he successfully launched and operated a high-output manufacturing facility.

  • Lionel Dueck

    Lionel Dueck, P. Eng

    Director of Engineering

    Responsible for the direction and leadership of our team of engineers, process and equipment design, testing, and certifications.

  • Avery-Anne Gervais

    Avery-Anne Gervais

    Quality Systems Manager

    Direct experience in international startups and sourcing, manufacturing, and biomedical sales. Responsible for implementation of ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 quality management systems.

  • Andy Jiang

    Andy Jiang, EIT

    Sr. Design Engineer

    Computer engineer with specialties in CAD design, electronics, and prototype design and development.

  • Erin Cox

    Erin Cox, EIT

    Testing & Certification Lead

    Leads our team of engineers to carry out risk analysis, testing, and regulatory validation of Win-Shield’s product suite.

  • Alan Scarth, MSc, EIT

    Industrial Designer

    Broad design engineering skillset with extensive experience in product design and creating wearable devices.

  • Nick Loughren, EIT

    Project Lead

    Mechanical Engineer with specialities in electronics and robotics. Experience  in manufacturing, automation and biomedical industries.

  • Lucas Schulz

    Lucas Schulz, MSc, EIT

    Design Engineer

    Mechanical Engineer with a MSc in Sports Engineering. Experience in medical device prototype development and testing, as well as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation and motion analysis.

  • Sabrina Dignazio

    Sabrina Dignazio, EIT

    Design Engineer

    Mechanical Engineer with a specialization in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Experience in standards testing, compliance, and certification.

  • Desmond Lagace

    Desmond Lagace, MSc

    Electrical Engineer

    Holds a BSc. in physics and computer science, as well as a MSc. in electrical engineering. Specialties include PCB and circuit design, prototyping, and embedded system design.

  • Randy Merritt

    Production Specialist

    A multi-disciplinary specialist with extensive experience in medical device manufacturing, precision mold development, and design for scalable production.

  • Doug Campbell

    Production Specialist

    A versatile specialist with expertise spanning trades construction, CAD design, IoT integration, rapid prototyping, and light manufacturing. Known for bridging hands-on craftsmanship with modern digital tools.

  • Kim Ranson

    Kim Ranson

    Administrative Bookkeeper

    Detail oriented professional with experience in human resources, records management and general administration.

Our Advisors

  • Dr. Simon Smith

    Respiratory Standards Specialist

    Globally recognized expert in respiratory protection including product usage, filter development and standards development.

  • Pierre Legare

    Respirator & Filter Design Specialist

    Prolific Inventor and expert in the design of respiratory protection including, novel filter concepts, development and manufacturing.

  • Alanna Gray, EIT

    Quality Systems Specialist

    Expert in quality management systems, specifically ISO 13485, AS9100, and ISO 9001.

  • Dean Krielaars, PhD

    Human Literacy

    An associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba.

  • Jonathan Leech, P.Eng

    Quality Systems Specialist

    Expert in quality systems. Director of Quality for an interanational aircraft manufacturing and retrofit operation.

  • Mark Grant,  P.Eng

    Mark Grant

    Product Design Specialist

    Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of experience in medical device development of Class I and II products in neurology and cardiology. Specialties include product design and quality systems.