Technology Magazine August 2017 | Page 90

ZEDI INC

James Freeman

CTO and President , New Ventures
James is Chief Technology Officer and President , New Ventures of Zedi Inc , a privately-held Calgary-based services company that has been providing technology solutions to enable the Digital Oilfield for the last 15 years . Zedi ’ s full-service integrated suite of solutions empowers Oil & Gas producers in Western Canada , and United States and 24 other countries to improve production operations . In his role as CTO , James oversees technical development for the company ’ s Industrial Internet of Things ( IIoT ) platform , which collects sensor and controller data from field assets and adds value to that data via cloud-based analytics and visualization tools . Presently , this platform supports 1.35 million sensors , and consumes over 47 million readings per day . As President , New Ventures , James also oversees Zedi ’ s efforts to expand application of its IIoT platform to attractive growth verticals outside of the Oil & Gas sector , including Clean Tech , Agriculture , and Retail Food Services .
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