NAME
Ronald Walter Clifton, P.Eng. 
EMPLOYER AND POSITION
CliftonGroup International Limited, President & Founder
EDUCATION
BASc (1974), MASc (1977) Electrical Engineering – University of Waterloo
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
- 2010 – Present: CliftonGroup International Limited, Ottawa
- 1997 – 2010: President & CEO, International Datacasting Corporation, Ottawa
- 1994 – 1997: President & CEO Senstar Corp/Daimler Benz Aerospace, Ottawa
- 1990 – 1994: VP & General Manager, Zenon Environmental Systems Inc., Burlington
- 1976 – 1990: Business Unit Manager, Computing Devices Company, Ottawa
ACTIVITIES IN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
- Ontario Society of Professional Engineers – Director, Treasurer and Chair Audit & Finance
- Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer – Warden
- Aerospace Industry Association of Canada – R&D Committee
- Mexican Association of Distance and Continuing Education – Honorary Member
YEARS OF REGISTRATION WITH PROFESSION
- Registered as a professional engineer in Ontario in 1976
OTHER PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, INCLUDING POSITIONS HELD
- Member Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD)
- Member Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Lifetime Member Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
- Executive Member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
- IEEE International Carnahan Security Technology Conference—Member of the Executive
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Director of the Board – Ottawa International Airport Authority (7 years)
- Ottawa School of Art – Honorary Chair Development Campaign (1 year)
CONFERENCE OR TECHNICAL PAPERS GIVEN OR PUBLISHED
- Panel Chairperson: “The FCC Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council
- (CSRIC) WG4: What We Can Learn”, inaugural annual CyberSat Summit, Herndon, VA, November 2017
- “Cybersecurity for Broadcast”: Video Services Forum (VSF), Washington, DC, October 2017
- Invited Speaker: “Assessing Public Media System Technologies”, co-authored with J. McCoskey (Eagle Hill) and Ted Krichels (CPB) PBS Annual Technology Conference TechCon 2017, Las Vegas, NV, April 2017
- “Cybersecurity for Broadcast”: SMPTE Ottawa Chapter inaugural session, October 2016
- “Next Generation Broadcast Network Applications” – Internet2 Technology Exchange Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, June 2015
- “Fundamentals of MPLS Networks for Broadcast Applications” – SMPTE Conference, Maryland, May 2015
- “Cloud 201: Leveling up with Cloud Computing Technologies” – PBS TechCon, Las Vegas, NV April 2014
- “SaaS Partner Panel”, Cloud Expo 2012, NY, June 2012
- “Cloud Computing 101 – an Introduction”, SMPTE Conference CBC HQ, Montreal, PQ, June 2012
- “Introduction to Cloud Computing and Potential Applications for Public Broadcasting” PBS TechCon, Las Vegas, NV, April 2012
- “Ka-band Satellites: The Broadcast Question Examined?”, Satellite 2012, Washington, DC, March 2012
- “Introduction to Cloud Computing” IET Seminar, Ottawa, November 2011
CANDIDATE STATEMENT
It is an honour to be nominated again to serve on the OSPE Board of Directors and I welcome the opportunity to be of service to my chosen profession. I offer the experience gained from a full working career in the international high-tech arena as an Engineer and hands-on CEO. I also bring extensive strategic and governance experience from serving on several private and public Boards.
For more information visit https://www.ospe.on.ca/board-elections
