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In 2018, yardstick acquired banister research, a canadian leader in social and market research, program evaluation, and engagement. Chris labossiere, founder at yardstick software, inc. Prior to cofounding the company in 2002, he got his start in the solid. See what employees say about what its like to work at yardstick software. Starting in 2002, they have provided online testing and webbased training to over 400,000 individual users. Chris labossiere, pc candidate in edmontonrutherford yardstick software inc. We have 225 clients, says chris labossiere, cofounder and vp business development of yardstick software, the only company in canada that specializes in.
Yardstick was little more than a slick business plan and a gleam in the eyes of cofounders chris labossiere and don riep back in. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at yardstick software. If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for. Yardstick software is a privately owned, customerfocused company that provides online testing and training primarily to licensing bodies. Yardstick software is a privatelyowned, customer focused company. Yardstick has become a global player in providing professional examination and elearning software, psychometric consulting services and elearning content. In 2000, chris labossiere and don riep friends, aviation enthusiasts and soontobe business partners were training to be hobbyist flyers. Yardstick is a suite of benchmarking tools that delivers need to know information for your business to inform your decision making and improve your service delivery. Chris labossiere, ceo and cofounder of yardstick, adds, danatec has been serving the health, safety and compliance market in canada for over 30 years. As their transport canada final exam neared, they were looking for online practice exams but couldnt find one. Chris labossiere, ceo and cofounder of yardstick, is excited to unite asis expertise.
Chris was the architect of the yardstick project and is currently responsible for managing yardsticks new zealand and international growth. At yardstick, we build everything with defensibility in mind. In regulated industries, assurance of identify is critically important. This new relationship has allowed the shareholders of yardstick software inc. Yardsticks key executives are chris labossiere, don riep and isabelle gonthier. Jkn also owns a piece of the canadian private security training and real estate sectors as well. Provides online testing and training for corporate, government and other clients. Yardstick testing and training acquires assessment. Professional testing and certification programs in an. Yardstick is an innovative canadian technology and consulting company for both the testing and training markets. For chris labossiere, ceo of we know training and former ceo of yardstick software inc. Our online exams are backed by psychometric precision and science, so that our clients have confidence in their assessments.
Chris labossiere, cofounder of yardstick, tells us why hed do anything to be a. It was time to hone in on our various areas of expertise. It all started when our founders chris labossiere and don riep took their flight. D s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Chris labossiere, ceo and cofounder of yardstick, is excited to unite asis expertise with yardsticks robust testing technology, experienced psychometrics. Banister, now yardstick research, merged with yardstick assessment strategies to bring association, government, and private sector clients unprecedented access to integrated service delivery. When yardstick launched in 2002, we were a small practice exam company with a big idea. We grew big enough that we hit critical mass, said labossiere. The staff make coming to work everyday an honest treat. Chris labossiere is chief executive officer at yardstick software, inc. Chris labossiere is cofounder and chief executive officer for yardstick software inc. We operate over 500 websites where we own and sell online training content in various regulated sectors safety, policing, security, hunter ed, finance, insurance. Company profile page for yardstick software incsc including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. Then we deliver them with flexible solutions, seamless and userfriendly technology, and leading customer service.
He is on the board of directors at aquatera utilities, inc. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover chris connections and jobs at similar companies. There is always room for advancement and yardstick likes to promote from within. Labossiere has extensive experience in a variety of roles in the private sector and has turned yardstick software into one of albertas most consistently excellent and successful technology companies and one of its most frequently honoured. Yardstick isnt looking to develop any one just worked them really hard and change plans after. Yardstick training relaunches as we know training we. Yardstick testing and training experts better business. Chris labossiere is an edmonton entrepreneur, angel investor and ceo cofounder of yardstick software. Proexams and protraining, yardstick softwares operating divisions, have.
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Labossiere, the cofounder of yardstick software, inc, has been named one of albertas 50 most influential people and one of edmontons top 40 under 40. Yardstick headquarters is located at 10177 104 st nw, edmonton. Yardstick company profile office locations, competitors. Here, we spend 5 minutes with our customers to find out who they are and what they do. Yardstick is leading the assessment and online training industry in regulated professions and we are very excited for the possibilities that we can uncover together. Yardstick partners with bioconnect identity verification. He has helped lead yardstick to win the tec ventureprize competition in 2006 for best. Edmontons yardstick software buys citys banister research. Award winning professional training and testing services.
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