Executive & Board
John Sobota, CEO, Director
Mr. Sobota has an Electrical Engineering degree and an MBA from the University of Alberta and is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta.
Mr. Sobota is cofounder of Eleven, has 19 years of product development experience, is a guest lecturer at the University of Alberta in product development, and has over 20 patent/design patent filings to his credit.
Colin Broughton, Chief Scientist
Mr. Broughton founded two fabless semiconductor companies prior to joining Eleven. He has extensive experience in real-time systems, and is a proponent of the guaranteed-service methodology which was adopted for the XInC family of baseband processors. He is an expert in high-performance, power-efficient computing. His background as a compiler writer was excellent preparation for his work on novel instruction-set architectures. Eleven also benefits from Mr. Broughton's knowledge of hearing physiology, psychoacoustics, and related digital signal processing techniques.
Leslie G. Young, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Young is formerly Executive Director of the Edmonton Space & Science Center. He is also the past Minister of Technology, Research and Telecom responsible for the Alberta Research Council, Alberta Government Telephones, and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. During the same term, he also served as the Government House Leader responsible for organizing the progress of the government legislative program. Mr. Young also serves on the Board of the Local Authorities Pension Plan.
Joe Thompson, Director
Graduating as a professional engineer from Clarkson University in 1956, Mr. Thompson joined the PCL family of companies in 1967 as a project manager, later becoming President and Chief Executive Officer, and ultimately Chairman in 1997. He was instrumental in founding the Merit Contractors Association in Alberta, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Construction Association for eight years, and served as Chairman of the Regina Construction Association. Mr. Thompson is an active supporter of Alberta technology firms, serving on numerous boards.
Dr. Bryun Sigfstead, Director
Bryun is currently in active orthodontic practice in Sherwood Park, Alberta and Lloydminster, Alberta. He is a past- president of the Canadian Dental Association and the Alberta Dental Association. He is also a past-president of the University of Alberta Alumni Association and past member of the University of Alberta Senate. At the present time he sits on the national board of Young Life Canada. He obtained his undergraduate education, his professional degree and specialty degree from the University of Alberta.