Patrick Olivier

B.Sc, MBA

Patrick Olivier is a hands-on manager with over 35 years of experience in the forest products industry. He is a leader who knows the importance of people and the power of building effective teams. As an operations manager, his background has trained him to focus on productivity and process improvement, plant safety, and keeping the bottom line firmly in focus. As an Industrial Technology Advisor under the NRC-IRAP Program, he spent six years helping his clients develop new and innovative technologies in Prince George. Through this work, he became a champion for the development of the Northern Interior Science Council and the establishment of the Northern BC Technology Centre, which later became the Innovation Resource Centre.

Patrick formed his own consulting company, GPJ Olivier Management Services Ltd. in 2008. His first assignment was to rebuild and refinance the Moricetown Band’s lumber remanufacturing and finger-joint plant and to provide the management and strategic expertise needed to get the mill up and running again as an independent remanufacturer. Since then, he has taken on numerous consulting assignments to help businesses and First Nations with a wide range of business planning, strategic and operational expertise. Most recently he has played a senior project management role in the completion of a $100 million biomass power generation project in Mackenzie, BC. 

Michele Wallcraft

Michael Daykin

B.A, MDiv

Growing up in a small business family Michael appreciates firsthand the entrepreneurial journey. This has driven him to help small businesses and organizations throughout his career. With a background in software development and systems integration, he has worked in a wide range of industries using these skills over the past 20+ years. Having been involved in web and digital marketing endeavors since the earliest days, Michael brings a long, well-informed perspective on such initiatives. Unlike many who excel at tech, Michael is also a communicator with significant experience in teaching and training. He gets great satisfaction from helping people see what technology can do for them and propel them forward. In 2017 Michael moved to Prince George with his family to start a new season of life. They have fallen in love with the North and want to be a part of making this community better, strong, and more resilient to the changing economic realities. When not helping businesses or teaching classes, you’ll find Michael with his family or making sawdust in his shop.