Our vision is to become a key player in the Drone Delivery Industry by commercializing our technology to create new and innovative logistics platforms for retailers and government agencies.

COMPANY PROFILE

Drone Delivery Canada, is a pioneering technology firm based out of Toronto, Ontario Canada with a focus on designing, developing and implementing a commercially viable drone delivery system within the Canadian geography.

Our group consists of highly seasoned technology professionals who have successfully built, owned and operated technology ventures in the Canadian marketplace.

Key Facts to Know

  • Drone delivery is a DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY which will re-define the traditional shipping / delivery market.
  • Drones will be able to deliver products FASTER, EASIER and CHEAPER allowing retailers to grow their revenues and bottom lines.
  • Regulatory bodies have now begun legislating commercial drone use.
Industries which would utilize drone delivery services are endless and can include;
  • Logistics Providers
  • Postal Delivery
  • First Responders
  • Parts Distribution
  • Medical Supply Delivery / Distribution
  • E-Commerce Delivery

Management Team

A management team with a proven track record of executing.

MICHAEL ZAHRA

CEO

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PAUL DI BENEDETTO

CTO

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ROBERT SUTTIE

CFO

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GREG COLACITTI

VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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MARK WUENNENBERG

VP OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS

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RICHARD BUZBUZIAN

CAPITAL MARKETS

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JIM WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS USA

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Board of Directors

Drawing upon the experience of our board to drive success.

MICHAEL ZAHRA

CEO

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MICHAEL DELLA FORTUNA

DIRECTOR

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CHRIS IRWIN

DIRECTOR

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ROB MONTEMARANO

DIRECTOR

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Vijay Kanwar

DIRECTOR

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KEVIN SHERKIN

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

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Advisory Board

Providing strategic advice to our organization.

STAN KAPASHESIT

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MOOSE CREE FIRST NATION

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TIM STRAUSS

VICE PRESIDENT CARGO, AIR CANADA

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Tony Di Benedetto

Business Strategy

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RICHARD BUZBUZIAN

CAPITAL MARKETS

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DUNCAN CARD

PARTNER, BENNETT JONES

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Sheldon Cheskes

Medical Director at Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine

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CAREERS

Our people are at the heart of the innovation process

Drone Delivery Canada is a pioneering drone technology firm developing next generation logistics services.

We welcome the best and the brightest. If you love the thrill of solving complex problems, if you have a burning entrepreneurial spirit and if you want to bring leading drone technology to businesses globally, then we want to hear from you.


To apply for a career at Drone Delivery Canada please click here to view all current openings.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:

DDC is committed to the creation of an exceptional work environment wherein we maintain values of mutual respect, integrity, dignity, and inclusivity; and encourage the open exchange of ideas and opinions. We are an equal opportunity employer that evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

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Opportunities

  1. UAV Safety Pilot
  2. Senior Financial Analyst
  3. Customer Support Representative
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CAREERS

Our people are at the heart of the innovation process

AVAILABLE POSITIONS:
  1. UAV Safety Pilot
  2. Senior Financial Analyst
  3. Customer Support Representative
  4. Click here to see all

To apply for a career at Drone Delivery Canada please click here to view all current openings.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:

DDC is committed to the creation of an exceptional work environment wherein we maintain values of mutual respect, integrity, dignity, and inclusivity; and encourage the open exchange of ideas and opinions. We are an equal opportunity employer that evaluates applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

MICHAEL ZAHRA

CEO

Michael is responsible for developing and executing the strategic plan to commercialize the business.

Michael is a seasoned executive with over 30 years experience as a senior level leader. He brings in-depth experience in engineering, logistics, P&L management, customer & vendor relationship management, strategic planning & execution, change management, innovation, business reinvention, project management, continuous improvement, industrial sales & marketing, corporate social responsibility and employee engagement.  He also brings close to 20 years experience in various Board positions.

Michael has a B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, an M.B.A. and a P.Logistics designation.

PAUL DI BENEDETTO

CTO

Paul is responsible for overseeing DDC’s R&D, engineering, and technical operations. Along with his brother Tony, Paul has co-founded a number of high successful technology enterprises in the Canadian marketplace and has always led the technology oversight roles in all these entities. Paul is instrumental in implementing technology structures which maximize organizational growth to achieve maximum return on investments for all stakeholders. Paul brings over 15 years of technology architecture and engineering experience to the DDC’s management team.

ROBERT SUTTIE

CFO

Robert Suttie is Drone Delivery Canada’s Chief Financial Officer. Robert possesses more than sixteen years of experience in public company accounting. Robert specializes in management advisory services, accounting and the financial disclosure needs for various group of public companies. He is regularly involved in initial public offerings, business combinations and asset carve-outs and spin-out transactions. In addition to managing the group’s financial-statement team, Robert also serves as Chief Financial Officer to a number of junior mining companies listed on the TSX and TSX Venture exchanges, leveraging his skills and experience to become integral to the reporting issuers. Robert has a focus on building strong relationships with clients and on developing the skill set of the financial statement team.

GREG COLACITTI

VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Greg is responsible for developing DDC’s customer channel. Greg has been involved in building a number of manufacturing companies both in Canada and the United States and brings over 15 years of entrepreneurial experience in business development, marketing and executive leadership. Greg has been recognized for his keen ability to identify emerging trends and to formulate robust business models to maximize return on investment.

MARK WUENNENBERG

VP OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Mark Wuennenberg is an expert in Unmanned Aircraft Systems with vast domestic and international experience and knowledge in the regulatory, operational, airspace access and training aspects of UAS. Most recently, Mark was a Civil Aviation Inspector with Transport Canada as a subject matter expert responsible for the development of the proposed UAS regulatory framework and the creation and implementation of numerous key UAS initiatives designed to further the UAS industry. As a 33 year veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force he accumulated over 4300 hours in numerous aircraft and held staff/instructor positions in National Defence Headquarters NORAD, United States Space Command, the Canadian Forces Instrument Check Pilot School, and the US Air Force’s Flight Standards Agency. While not flying he was very active in regulatory development (both manned and unmanned aviation), operational airworthiness and classroom instruction. He has also served on numerous international UAV committees/working groups within ICAO, NATO, and the United States Department of Defence.

RICHARD BUZBUZIAN

CAPITAL MARKETS

Capital markets executive with 20+ years of experience in the technology and the resource sectors; is President and a Director of Drone Delivery Canada (FLT:TSXV) and was responsible for the Company’s public offering process and is currently responsible for corporate finance matters, investor relations, and day to day finance activities. Is also a Director of CT Developers, (DEV.P: TSXV) and former President and CEO of Oriana Resources Corp. (OUP.P: TSXV), now Hut 8 Mining.

JIM WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS USA

Jim has over 30 years of experience in the Aerospace sector and recently served as Manager of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Office at the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). During his 15 years as an executive at the FAA, Jim held several important positions including Director of Systems Engineering, leader of the Integrated Product Team for ATC Communications, and finally, executive lead for all FAA UAS integration activities. During his tenure, the FAA approved the first commercial drone operations in the USA and published the regulatory structure that enabled routine commercial drone operations in the USA. Prior to joining the FAA, Jim was a flight test engineer and a production liaison engineer for the Lockheed Georgia Company’s C5, C-141 and C-130 programs. He also worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Mission Control during the initial flights of the US Space Shuttle.

MICHAEL ZAHRA

CEO

Michael is responsible for developing and executing the strategic plan to commercialize the business.

Michael is a seasoned executive with over 30 years experience as a senior level leader. He brings in-depth experience in engineering, logistics, P&L management, customer & vendor relationship management, strategic planning & execution, change management, innovation, business reinvention, project management, continuous improvement, industrial sales & marketing, corporate social responsibility and employee engagement.  He also brings close to 20 years experience in various Board positions.

Michael has a B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, an M.B.A. and a P.Logistics designation.

MICHAEL DELLA FORTUNA

DIRECTOR

Michael is the Chief Executive Officer of Nexeya Canada – a provider of mission critical products and solutions for space, aviation and transportation applications. Prior to joining Nexeya Michael held VP and Director level roles in engineering, operations and sales & marketing for General Electric, SPAR Aerospace, Husky Injection Molding and Mircom. Michael was also a partner in nCompass Capital which launched and supported a number of ventures including PowerSure Techonologies, Platinum Coachworks, ShipForLess and EnviroBlue / ZipBinz. A licensed Professional Engineer and Accredited Risk Manager Michael received his degree from the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as an Aerospace Engineering Officer.

CHRIS IRWIN

DIRECTOR

Chris practices securities and corporate/commercial law and has been the President of Irwin Professional Corporation since August, 2006. He advises a number of public companies on a variety of issues including continuous disclosure and regulatory issues; reverse-takeover transactions, initial public offerings and takeover bids. Mr. Irwin also advises boards of directors, including independent committees. Mr. Irwin is a director and/or officer of several public companies including: Seafield Resources Ltd.; Laramide Resources Ltd.; Roscan Minerals Corp.; Canada Lithium Corp.; Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. and Ursa Major Minerals Incorporated. Mr. Irwin has served as a member of the independent committees for both Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. and Seafield Resources Ltd.

ROB MONTEMARANO

DIRECTOR

Rob is a partner and Vice-President of Lakeview Group Ltd., a residential and commercial property development and construction company. Lakeview has built over 10,000 homes and developed 14,000 residential lots since 1980. Lakeview owns a portfolio of residential, industrial, retail, hotel and office income producing properties. Rob has been involved in corporate and project financing activities in real estate, mineral exploration, hospitality and a variety of other industries. He is a director of Asher and Armada Data Corporation (ARD: TSXV) and is a member of the audit committee for both companies. He was also a director of Ontex Resources from 1995 to 2010 which changed its name to Goldstone Resources and was bought by TSX listed Premier Gold in June 2011 for $90 million. He was also a director of several other publicly traded companies in the past 15 years.

Vijay Kanwar

DIRECTOR

Mr. Kanwar’s accomplishments as an entrepreneur along with his participation on a number of high profile boards, have allowed him to develop his financial management acumen, and to accumulate significant experience in forming and implementing strategic plans.

He is Co -Founder KMH Cardiology and Diagnostics Centres the largest provider of nuclear cardiology in North America. Mr. Kanwar is also Founder, President and Director of Lambardar Group ,a design and construction firm that owns and operate commercial real estate and medical facilities , as well as Founder of EHLinq Inc., which develops enterprise -level software for medical businesses.

Mr. Kanwar currently serves on the board of, Business Development Bank of Canada and is a member of Audit Committee and Board Investment Committee. He serves on the board of governors of York University and is a member of York University board executive committee. He is Chair of Advisory Committee on Senior Level Retention and Compensation of the Treasury Board of Canada, Vijay has combined his business expertise with his connections across government and private industry, and his understanding of public-private partnerships, to champion and drive significant capital projects.

He served as a Chair of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority Board, Vijay was able to guide Pearson airport to international passenger hub status; supporting several major infrastructure projects – e.g. terminal development, Union Station rail link – and spearheading the process to recruit new management, while improving traveler experience and significantly increasing net profits. He successfully managed the three levels of governments.

Helping others to set and realize their goals is a major motivation for Vijay’s philanthropic work. Sitting on boards including Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment’s Foundation and is Vice Chair of MLSE Launchpad. Royal Ontario Museum, and Canada’s National Ballet School Foundation has been rewarding, and is in line with Vijay’s desire to contribute to a thriving, healthy community.

Mr. Kanwar received his Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal for Community Service in 2012, 2009 New Pioneers Award for Entrepreneurship and Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year award for Health Services in Ontario in 2006.

Vijay credits his diverse educational background, including a Master of Laws earned from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management, and a Bachelor of Science earned from Punjabi University in India, with his ability to tackle a wide range of challenges and come up with creative, effective solutions.

Vijay is proud to have grown his career and raised his family in Ontario , and is gratified to live in a province where diversity is valued, nurtured, and recognized as a strength.

KEVIN SHERKIN

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Mr. Sherkin was called to the Ontario bar in 1987 after graduating from Osgood Hall with a J.D. in 1985. He is the founding member and is the current managing Director of Levine Sherkin Boussidan Professional Corporation. While his practice involves a wide range of civil litigation, Kevin’s focus has been primarily on business-related litigation. Mr. Sherkin has served as a director past for both private and public companies and in his previous board tenures he served on finance committees, compliance committees and compensation committees. Mr. Sherkin has strong ties to the Canadian business community

STAN KAPASHESIT

DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MOOSE CREE FIRST NATION

Stan Kapashesit, Director of Economic Development for the Moose Cree First Nation is a proud member of this remote island community in Northern Ontario. Since beginning his tenure, Stan has researched and engaged the community in finding ways to help assist in the high cost of living in this area. One of the challenges is getting freight and items to the island community and when approached by Drone Delivery Canada in Spring of 2017, the Council felt it was worth exploring and being involved in new and innovative ways of the future. Moose Cree is a proactive community and feels that this opportunity can lead into more employment opportunities into the future as this field of innovation unfolds. One of the main objectives of this partnership is to help other remote Indigenous communities that are even more remote in utilizing this technology, as the plans are to make this community a hub and depot of the north.

TIM STRAUSS

VICE PRESIDENT CARGO, AIR CANADA

Tim Strauss was appointed Vice President, Cargo in April 2017, with oversight for all aspects of Air Canada’s cargo business, including leading, directing, developing and implementing customer-centric initiatives and solutions, and responsibility for commercial business and its profitability.

Strauss has more than 31 years of cargo experience in both the airline and freight forwarding industries. Prior to joining the company, Strauss held leadership roles in global sales and operations at Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and in Hawaiian Airlines. He began his career with Emery Worldwide in 1987 (now UPS Supply Chain Logistics) where he held roles of increasing responsibility, starting as a cargo handler and completing his tenure as Vice President of Transportation and Logistics.

Mr. Strauss advanced his understanding of the logistics industry via studies in management at The Ohio State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Cambridge Institute.

Tony Di Benedetto

Business Strategy

Tony has been actively involved in the Canadian technology services sectors since the early 1990’s and has built a number of tech companies including; internet hosting providers, managed service providers, wireless broadband networks and data center facilities. Tony is active in a number of other ventures which includes; Data Centre Realty, Di Benedetto Group and MS Transactions. Tony brings over 17 years of IT entrepreneurship, technology M&A and capital markets experience to Drone Delivery Canada’s management team. He received his degree at York University.

RICHARD BUZBUZIAN

CAPITAL MARKETS

Capital markets executive with 20+ years of experience in the technology and the resource sectors; is President and a Director of Drone Delivery Canada (FLT:TSXV) and was responsible for the Company’s public offering process and is currently responsible for corporate finance matters, investor relations, and day to day finance activities. Is also a Director of CT Developers, (DEV.P: TSXV) and former President and CEO of Oriana Resources Corp. (OUP.P: TSXV), now Hut 8 Mining.

DUNCAN CARD

PARTNER, BENNETT JONES

Mr. Card is a Senior Partner at the prestigious Canadian law firm of Bennett Jones LLP, where he Co-Chairs the Technology Law practice and Chairs its Government Contracting, Procurement and Intelligent Infrastructure practices from that firm’s Toronto and Ottawa offices.  The National Post, includes Duncan in its recently published 2019 rankings, “Best Lawyers in Canada” (Technology Law). The 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert rankings, based on peer reviews, has included Duncan as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in both Computer Law and Technology Law for the last 15 years.  In 2018, Duncan was also named by Lexpert Magazine and Canadian Council For Public-Private Sector Partnerships as one of Canada’s leading infrastructure lawyers.

Sheldon Cheskes

Medical Director at Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine

Dr. Sheldon Cheskes is an Associate Professor with the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is also a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada. He is the Medical Director for the Regions of Halton and Peel with the Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine. He is one of the principal investigators for the Canadian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (CanROC) and is a recognized international authority in the area of CPR quality and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation. Dr. Cheskes has published over 80 manuscripts in high impact journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, CMAJ and Resuscitation that have changed resuscitation practice around the world.