Gord Sissons

Gord Sissons

Gord Sissons is a Principal Analyst at Cabot Partners Inc. and the founder of StoryTek.

He has more than 25 years of experience in IT with a background that includes product management, marketing, consulting and technical sales. He prides himself on being hands on and staying close to technology.

Prior to StoryTek, Gord was a marketing manager at IBM responsible for BigInsights, IBM’s Hadoop offering. He also held various roles at IBM / Platform Computing including Consultant, Director of Services and Pre-sales Engineering Manager.

In 2006, Gord founded NeatWorx Web Solutions Inc. and developed a software-as-a-service offering for registration and payment tailored to owner-operated clubs and associations. NeatWorx was acquired by IVRNET of Calgary Alberta in 2012.Between 1994 and 2004 Gord worked for Sun Microsystems and became a Director of Technology in 2000 responsible for Sun’s Canadian pre-sales technical organization, product sales and consulting services.

Gord is a graduate of Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario with a degree in Systems and Computer Engineering.