Leadership Team

The Eproval leadership team conists of a group of smart, passionate and resilient leaders. They all share a similar vision, values and dedication to transform local government processes. With complementary skills, they work together with the Eproval team to execute on the company’s strategic plan.

Jonathan Thompson

Chief Executive Officer

Carolyn Wormser

Chief Innovation Officer

Rene Michaely

Director of Technology

Karen Ng

Director of Customer Success

Eric Cormier

Chief Financial Officer

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Jonathan Thompson

Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan is a founder and chief executive officer of Eproval. He leads the strategic direction for the organization, including strengthening Eproval’s culture and values and ensuring the company remains well positioned to serve its clients and partners.

As a professional services and sales leader in enterprise software companies like Cognos, IBM, HP Software and Gartner, Jonathan has supported State and Local government customers for the past two decades.

A national cycling champion, he realized early in life what it takes to reach the highest level in sport both from an individual and team building perspective.

He continues this journey in building a world class team at Eproval with a goal of empowering clients to innovate and modernize processes and customer experiences.

Jonathan holds a bachelor of business administration from the University of New Brunswick.

Carolyn Wormser

Chief Innovation Officer

Carolyn Wormser is a recognized leader in special event permitting and municipal event management, with decades experience streamlining public agency permitting processes. As Chief Innovation Officer at Eproval, she helps cities and municipalities implement innovative technology solutions that enhance efficiency, transparency, and collaboration in special event, film, and other complex permitting.

Prior to joining Eproval, Carolyn served as the Director of Special Events and Filming for the City of San Diego for nearly 30 years, overseeing some of the nation’s largest and most complex public events, as well as thousands of community events that brought neighborhoods together and contributed to the city’s cultural and economic vibrancy.

For the past 25 years, Carolyn has also been an instructor with the Special Events Safety Seminar Series, sharing her expertise with public safety officials and event professionals on best practices in event management, permitting, and public safety. Her depth of experience and commitment to advancing best practices have made her a trusted resource for industry professionals.

Rene Michaely

Director of Technology

Rene is the original founder of Eproval and is responsible for product development and management.

He is also the chief product strategist of Eproval, leaning on his experience in a variety of roles over the past 20 years in the web development industry. This broad experience enables Rene to have a deep understanding of all aspects of web-based development and how they relate to the company vision and goals.

Rene is an avid outdoor enthusiast with a degree in Engineering from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.

Karen Ng

Director of Customer Success

Karen is one of our founders and is responsible for the implementation of Eproval for our clients. For the past nine years, she has worked closely with Special Event Offices across North America, ensuring that Eproval meets the unique permitting and regulatory needs of each region. Karen’s deep understanding of special event and film permitting requirements, workflows, and business processes is unparalleled, adding significant value to the solutions we provide. She has led the implementation of more than 100 different permit, license, and grant types currently used by Eproval clients, helping to streamline complex approval processes.

As Eproval’s user interface designer, Karen shapes the platform’s visual experience to be intuitive and efficient for event organizers and permitting offices alike. With more than 24 years of experience, she has collaborated with clients to design and implement solutions that simplify event permitting.

Karen holds a double major in Economics and Accounting and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Australia. She began her career in Investor Relations within the mining industry, where she worked for four years before returning to school to study Digital Design and Interactive Media. This diverse background allows her to blend strategic thinking with user-centered design, driving innovation in event permitting technology.

Eric Cormier

Chief Financial Officer

Eric has been Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Eproval since April, 2023. He leads financial and management reporting for the organization, along with managing all accounting and tax compliance tasks.

Most frequently in the role of a Fractional CFO, Eric has helped over 55 early stage technology companies in the Vancouver area over his career, exposing him to a wide range of startup problems and exit situations.

Eric has an MBA from Queen’s University (Kingston), and was a CPA for over 37 years before voluntarily resigning in 2021. Eric particularly enjoys sharing his financial knowledge and experience with tech startup founders and their teams who are leveraging technology to make the world a better place.

When he is taking a break from the world of finance, Eric enjoys a wide range of activities including sailing, acoustic guitar, volunteer work, many different sporting activities, and spending time with family and friends in the great outdoors.

Les Jickling

Chief Marketing Officer

Les Jickling serves as Eproval’s Chief Marketing Officer. In this role he is responsible for developing and executing on Eproval’s marketing and communications strategy. With an impressive track record of results, he draws on more than 25 years of leadership experience working for companies of all sizes, from start-up to multinational, in the technology, biotechnology and healthcare sectors.

Les holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, a Master’s degree in Business Administration and in his spare time remains active in the community with various athletic pursuits and service organizations.

Robert Orr

Advisor

Robert Orr is a seasoned corporate development strategist with 20+ years of public practice and executive experience. Robert has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Victoria and is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator. Currently, he is the President and CEO of Life360 Innovations, Inc. Prior to his current role, he was CFO and VP business development of a TSX listed mining company.

Before his executive roles in the industry, Robert was a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), providing complex financial advisory services that included fairness opinions, valuations, due diligence and buy/sell side advice to private/public companies and the public sector. Robert was also the HR partner for PwC’s Advisory practice in BC and worked as a tax advisor with Deloitte for the first half of his professional career.

Roger Kuypers

Advisor

Roger Kuypers is a partner in the Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Group of the international law firm Fasken Martineau LLP (Faskens). He works primarily with businesses and institutions focused on the development, acquisition and commercialization of intellectual property, including life sciences technologies, information technologies and trade-marks.

Roger is the regional Chair of Fasken’s Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice group. His clients include biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical companies and health authorities. As well, Roger leads the Trade-marks Prosecution Group in the Vancouver office and assists clients with copyright and patent assignments.