BMM Testlabs Announces Board Position with Venn, NB
BMM Testlabs Announces Board Position with Venn, NB
BMM Testlabs is pleased to announce that Jean Corriveau, CTFL, PMP, Director of Operations BMM Testlabs – Canada, has been appointed to the Board of Venn. Venn, a New Brunswick based organization, helps tech companies in the region grow and attract new staff. Douglas Robertson, President & CEO of Venn commented, “At Venn, we provide our members with access to information, support, and the connections needed to get to market. BMM’s choice to locate their Center of Excellence in Moncton is a huge step forward for our community and we are very pleased to have BMM join our board of Directors. We look forward to working closely with BMM Testlabs and their staff during this incredible period of growth.” Corriveau added , “It is an honor to be appointed to the Venn Board of Directors. As we continue to build BMM Testlabs in Canada we will be employing many technical staff and test engineers, Venn’s assistance in our expansion program will be invaluable. Additionally BMM hopes to be able to provide mentoring and assistance to the many other tech companies that will, no doubt, choose to make Moncton, NB their...
Read MoreBMM Testlabs Announces Marc Lee as SVP Technology
BMM Testlabs is pleased to announce Marc Lee as SVP Technology. Lee, an expert in regulatory, compliance, large systems applications development and implementation for remote gaming, will be based out of BMM’s headquarters in Las Vegas. Lee joins BMM with 25 years experience in the IT industry, 11 of those spent in the gaming industry. Prior to joining BMM Lee worked in a senior technical role at Microgaming Software Systems Ltd and as a Product Executive at Derivco (Pty) Ltd. Lee holds a BSc (hons) degree in Computer Science from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. As SVP Technology, Lee will be assisting regulators and clients in relation to the implementation of remote gaming technologies. Lee will also be responsible for the evolution of BMM’s software automation strategy for improved productivity and expanding BMM’s market-based software tools which are free-of-charge to the industry. Martin Storm, BMM’s President & CEO, stated, “BMM welcomes another outstanding industry expert to its leadership group. Marc is a leader in his field of remote gaming where he has many years of real and direct experience. When Marc gives advice and guidance, he does so having built and implemented some of the largest and most successful remote gaming systems in the world, and then having worked with gaming regulators to implement them. Storm concluded, “Marc is a technologist of the highest standard and an individual that clients and regulators can work with and learn...
Read MoreBMM Testlabs Announces ISO 17065 Accreditation
BMM Testlabs in North America is pleased to announce that it has attained ISO/IEC 17065:2012 accreditation. The ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation is an international standard for ensuring the competence of organizations that perform product certifications. The accreditation ensures that BMM’s product certifications are impartial, consistent, and are based on objective testing and analysis. Travis Foley, EVP Operations – BMM Americas commented, “The ISO/IEC 17065:2012 certification provides additional assurance beyond our existing ISO/IEC 17020 and 17025 accreditations to the industry that BMM carries out its work to the highest standard, and that we conform to stringent procedural criteria. This new accreditation confirms BMM’s commitment to not only the quality of our work, but to our customers, and Industry Regulators, as we continue to expand our global business over the next few years.” BMM was the first independent testlab to gain ISO quality accreditation in 1995 and is currently preparing for the ISO/IEC 17065:2012 accreditation throughout...
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New Brunswick’s Gaming Sector Gets a Huge Boost: Insights from BMM Testlabs
This week, Opportunities NB (ONB) was pleased to be a part of BMM Testlabs’ announcement of up to 1,000 new positions over the next five years, at its office in Dieppe, New Brunswick. BMM has tested and provided consulting for many of the world’s biggest gaming networks and systems, and has been testing and certifying casino products for over three decades. The company was honored earlier this year as part of the New Brunswick KIRA Awards, the annual recognition of the province’s Knowledge Industry. BMM came away with the Economic Impact – oNB Award on the strength of its tremendous employment growth in the province. BMM Testlabs Canada’s Director of Operations, Jean Corriveau, has been instrumental in growing BMM’s New Brunswick-based operations since its arrival in the province just a few short years ago. ONB caught up with Mr. Corriveau to discuss the company’s latest New Brunswick announcement. ONB: For the benefit of our audience, can you give us a bit more of a background on BMM Testlabs? Specifically where the company began and more on what you do? Corriveau: BMM Testlabs is the longest established and most experienced private independent gaming certification lab in the world, fully servicing the regulated gaming market. Formed in 1981, in Melbourne, Australia, BMM now operates in 13 global locations, providing testing & certification, regulatory consultancy and field services to customers throughout the world. I am currently Director of Operations for BMM’s Canada office and test lab. ONB: How long has BMM Testlabs been established in New Brunswick? Corriveau: BMM was first established in NB in 2011 and I was the first employee – tasked with business development for the Canadian market. In 2014 BMM was looking for a strategic location for a large new test lab; specifically somewhere with a local pool of talented and qualified graduates and engineers. We were looking for a community that wanted to invest in its people, and that was NB. The growth we have experienced in the last 24 months has been significant not only terms of staffing and space expansion, but also in brand recognition for what we do.. ONB: Obviously with this big announcement today, BMM is displaying a great amount of confidence in New Brunswick’s skilled workforce. Corriveau: Absolutely. BMM has been working closely with CCNB (Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick) to develop a new curriculum that launched this month. This curriculum provides training and education in the skills that BMM needs right now. This kind of education enables CCNB graduates to be ready to work at BMM in a much shorter time than in a traditional employment situation. Partnerships of this type are incredibly beneficial, not only to the employer and the college, but particularly to the student/new employee who can fast track their career progression from day one. We hope that programs of this type will help the province to retain high-skilled workers. Software testers are one of the top 10 in-demand jobs this year, according to Fortune. ONB: That’s great to hear. So what roles do you see being part of this workforce expansion? Is it mainly positions on the technical side, or will there be other areas expanded on as well, such as sales? Corriveau: The majority of the new roles BMM is creating will be test engineers, but we will also employ project managers, HR, support and administrative roles. ONB: Let’s touch on your own background. Are you from New Brunswick originally? Corriveau: I’m from Edmundston, New Brunswick. ONB: But you’ve left to work elsewhere, is that correct? Corriveau: In 2007 I actually worked for BMM as a tester at the Las Vegas location. It was a great experience and I really enjoyed the company culture at BMM, but when my contract ended I decided to move...
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