Management Team
Tony Simopoulos, President
Tony graduated with a bachelors of science from the University of Toronto in 1994, with a double-major in mathematics and physics. Despite the fact that post-graduate academics were a compelling option, Tony entered the burgeoning technology industry as a junior programmer for a small Toronto company that provided unique software solutions for public transit agencies.
In 1996, his original keenness for academia was replaced by entrepreneurial thirst. He left his employer to work on his own as a transit technology consultant, working both for independent vendors and transit agencies. He has personally built transit technology products that continue to be in use today, and has consulted on the development of many more for companies such as Harris, GE, Orbital Sciences Corporation and M/A Com, a division of Tyco.
In 2000, Tony founded Metavera Solutions Inc. He has successfully grown the company from a two person operation into the dynamic and diverse enterprise it is today. He remains at the helm of Metavera and continues to push the Autovera product line to new heights.
Julie Simopoulos, VP of Finance
Julie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1993 with 2 joint areas of specialization: Political Science and Economics, Management and French. She began her professional career in public practice where her areas of specialization were in auditing, taxation and small business management. During this time, she continued her formal education and received certification in financial planning along with completing her MBA in Finance in 2002.
Having decided to expand her horizons, she left public practice and provided investigative auditing services for the Law Society of Upper Canada. This role not only allowed Julie to formalize audit standards at the Law Society but it also proved to be beneficial to new lawyers entering the profession, by assisting them in setting up the financial aspects of their practice properly.
When the opportunity to make a real difference in the success of a small business emerged, she sunk her teeth in. Since Julie joined Metavera in 2003, she has not only helped organize the financial obligations of the company, but has brought forth her management skills in setting up the organization to where it is today.