Melissa Hardy-Giles, the owner of ORIGIN was born and raised on Red Rock Indian Band. Her formal education is in Executive Office Administration and Human Resource Management.

Paul Giles is a Director at ORIGIN and is a graduate of the Master’s in Management program from Lakehead University, with a Degree in Sociology, an Honors Degree in Social Work and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business.

Charmaine McCraw was born and raised in Caramat, ON and now calls Thunder Bay, home. She is a proud member of Bigitigong Nishnaabeg, situated along the northern shores of Lake Superior and has built her career in Community Economic Development with a focus on building capacity.  charmaine@immersivelink.ca 

With an honors degree in Visual Arts, a master’s degree on audiovisual expression and studies in Documentary Making, Script Writing and Storytelling, this talented Visual Artist has a sense of beauty and the patience needed to deal with all stages of production.

Her strong belief in the power of storytelling and her passion, curiosity, and creative ideas to build video content in any format, led her to specialize in Interactive Live-Action Virtual Reality content creation.

Ruba is a qualified mechanical engineer, PMP certified, and has had a diverse career in project management and business development.

Ruba moved to Canada with her young family in 2015. Since then she has built on her career in operations and project management and participated in leading different projects all while achieving her goals and objectives.

Randy Moore was born and raised in Thunder Bay Ontario. He is married and enjoys camping and the outdoors with his wife and family. He has been a part of Age Friendly Thunder Bay since its inception in 2009 and currently serves as its Vice Chair. He has also been a long-time musician having performed at the Canadian Country Music Awards in 2006 and closed out the Red Rock Folk Festival in 2008. randy@immersivelink.ca 

Andrew Wigwas is a First Nation member of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek, which is two hours north of the city of Thunder Bay. Andrew works on writing custom code in various frameworks and languages to bridge the gap between database and VR technology to deliver innovative solutions in the VR training industry. Our technology is designed from the ground up to support new and growing training applications.

Kody is an Interactive Media Development graduate with a passion for programming and VR technology. Born and raised in Thunder Bay he developed a passion for problem-solving and through his experience working in the food industry he has developed an ability to analyze situations and create solutions on the fly.

Curtis Jensen has a formal education in film production, which he has utilized since establishing his business (Apple Wagon Films) in 2007.