Summary
Dan Erikson is a seasoned software entrepreneur and founder-CEO with over a decade of experience delivering data-driven software for industrial operations. As Co-Founder and CEO of OpsReady and Lightship Works, he leads an operations platform that unifies information and processes across fragmented technology stacks, delivering custom-feel results without the cost and timeline risks of a major project. He previously founded Truvian Labs, a data capture, project management, and visualization platform that merged into Lightship in 2016, demonstrating a consistent ability to turn complex data into practical software. His career spans leadership roles across geospatial visualization, resource planning, and professional services, including work at CTQ Consultants, Timberline Natural Resource Group, and JS Thrower & Associates. Based in the Town of Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, he holds a BSc Hons from Thompson Rivers University, underscoring a strong foundation in analytical thinking and engineering.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BSc. Hons, BSc. Hons at Thompson Rivers University
Correspondence Studies, British Columbia Open University