Who We Are
At a glance
Hibou Systems started as an idea from a volunteer firefighter, an idea of a technology that could help save lives in emergency interventions. It was this idea that sparked a project between researchers at Ontario Tech University and the Oshawa fire department. From there Samuel and Tyler took the project through a startup incubator, where the FireNav startup won two pitch competitions. By January of 2021 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic Brayden, the volunteer firefighter who started this journey years prior, was invited by the FireNav team to start a new venture: Hibou Systems. Building on the lessons learned in the lab we are striving to bring that same life-saving technology to users across Canada for any localization application.
Hibou Systems combines aspects of computer vision and radar-like technologies to create mapping and contextual localization systems. The end result is something futurists have dreamt about for years: a real time overlay of personnel, equipment or anything you want to track, over a digital 2D or 3D map of the environment.
Read MoreMeet the people steering the ship. Our team brings years of academic research and industry knowledge together to create the technology of tomorrow.
Samuel is a founding member of Hibou Systems and our Chief Executive Officer. Sam specializes in Mechatronics Engineering from Ontario Tech University. He has completed the Brilliant Catalyst incubator at Ontario Tech in addition to the Volt accelerator program at Ryerson University. An avid public speaker, Samuel is a former secretary for the Ontario Tech Toastmasters club, as well as a member of Toastmasters International.
As the Chief Executive Officer he is responsible for leading the ideation, planning, and implementation of long-term business strategies and communications at Hibou Systems.
Tyler is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer at Hibou Systems. Tyler attended Ontario Tech University as a Mechanical engineering student, where he has previously held an NSERC research grant at the Ontario Tech BioMechatronics Lab, and a research fellowship during his 3rd year of undergraduate studies. With previous experience in the automotive and defence industries he brings a lot of different skills to the team.
At Hibou Tyler leads software research and development, overseeing projects from the simulation stage through to prototyping and deployment.
Brayden is a co-founder and our hardware specialist. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta and a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ontario Tech University. He has over five years of part-time experience as a volunteer firefighter for the County of Northern Lights and Peace River Fire Departments in northern Alberta.
At Hibou Systems, Brayden is our Chief Operating Officer. He manages the company's logistics, intellectual property, and execution of organizational strategy.
Carlos is a co-founder of Hibou Systems and an Associate Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University. He has a BEng and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Metz, and a PhD degree in Mechatronics and Robotics from the Sorbonne Université.
He is the Chief Financial Officer at Hibou Systems and also oversees the company’s long and short term R&D strategic plans.
