Company profile page for yardstick software incsc including stock price, company news, press releases, executives, board members, and contact information. Yardstick software is a privately owned, customerfocused company that provides online testing and training primarily to licensing bodies. Labossiere also served on the board at edmonton economic development corp. For chris labossiere, ceo of we know training and former ceo of yardstick software inc. There is always room for advancement and yardstick likes to promote from within. Then we deliver them with flexible solutions, seamless and userfriendly technology, and leading customer service. Edmontons yardstick software buys citys banister research.
Throughout my time at yardstick, i have been recognized for a job well done in many ways. Yardstick has become a global player in providing professional examination and elearning software, psychometric consulting services and elearning content. Yardstick software is a privatelyowned, customer focused company. Jkn also owns a piece of the canadian private security training and real estate sectors as well. Yardstick software, an online exam software and training software company based in edmonton, alberta, canada, has ranked 30th in profit magazines 10th annual profit hot 50 ranking. Yardstick company profile office locations, competitors. As such id like to salute a few software tech giants that started here and are currently making waves around the world. Yardsticks key executives are chris labossiere, don riep and isabelle gonthier. Yardstick is an innovative canadian technology and consulting company for both the testing and training markets. Yardsticks culture is matched by none, at least that i know of. Effective january 31, 2020, yardstick training is now we know training. Proexams and protraining, yardstick softwares operating divisions, have. He is on the board of directors at aquatera utilities, inc.
Yardstick testing and training experts better business. See what employees say about what its like to work at yardstick software. At yardstick, we build everything with defensibility in mind. Board of director medical sciences tec edmonton canada. This new toronto office will serve as an eastern base for yardsticks professional testing and training services and will be home to a worldclass testing centre. The staff make coming to work everyday an honest treat. Yardstick headquarters is located at 10177 104 st nw, edmonton. Chris labossiere, ceo and cofounder of yardstick, is excited to unite asis expertise with yardsticks robust testing technology, experienced psychometrics. With the help of capterra, learn about yardstick measure, its features, pricing information, popular comparisons to other training products and more. Chris labossiere is cofounder and chief executive officer for yardstick software inc. Chris labossiere, ceo and cofounder of yardstick, is excited to unite asis expertise. It all started when our founders chris labossiere and don riep took their flight. Yardstick partners with bioconnect identity verification. Chris labossiere, top left, and the team from yardstick.
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. Explaining the partnership in a statement, yardstick ceo chris labossiere said bioconnect offers a secure identity platform that will provide assurance of identity for our clients, partners and participants across all the channels that are critically important to yardstick. Starting in 2002, they have provided online testing and webbased training to over 400,000 individual users. Yardstick training relaunches as we know training we. Award winning professional training and testing services. Professional testing and certification programs in an. As their transport canada final exam neared, they were looking for online practice exams but couldnt find one. Yardstick isnt looking to develop any one just worked them really hard and change plans after. Here, we spend 5 minutes with our customers to find out who they are and what they do. We are excited to announce this transition to our customers and continue to be a leading. 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 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.
When yardstick launched in 2002, we were a small practice exam company with a big idea. Chris labossiere, pc candidate in edmontonrutherford yardstick software inc. Yardstick definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Chris labossiere, founder at yardstick software, inc. Yardstick testing and training acquires assessment. In 2000, chris labossiere and don riep friends, aviation enthusiasts and soontobe business partners were training to be hobbyist flyers. Yardstick software ranked 30th in 10th annual profit hot.
It was time to hone in on our various areas of expertise. We operate over 500 websites where we own and sell online training content in various regulated sectors safety, policing, security, hunter ed, finance, insurance. Keeping your business small capital ideas edmonton youtube. Banister, now yardstick research, merged with yardstick assessment strategies to bring association, government, and private sector clients unprecedented access to integrated service delivery. This new relationship has allowed the shareholders of yardstick software inc. He has helped lead yardstick to win the alberta venture prize competition in 2006 for best.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover chris connections and jobs at similar companies. I have been working at yardstick software fulltime for less than a. We are excited to announce this transition to our customers and continue to be a. Our online exams are backed by psychometric precision and science, so that our clients have confidence in their assessments. We grew big enough that we hit critical mass, said labossiere. 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 attracted to banister research and consulting inc. 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. In 2018, yardstick acquired banister research, a canadian leader in social and market research, program evaluation, and engagement.
Also, co ceo and cofounder of elearning etesting software company yardstick. Chris labossiere, cofounder of yardstick, tells us why hed do anything to be a. Cofounder of two beautiful daughters and happily married husband. Yardstick definition of yardstick by merriamwebster. D s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In regulated industries, assurance of identify is critically important. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at yardstick software. Behind most successful startup companies is a great origin story, and yardstick software is no exception. He has helped lead yardstick to win the tec ventureprize competition in 2006 for best. If you use someone or something as a yardstick, you use them as a standard for. I have been working at yardstick software fulltime for more than 5 years. Provides online testing and training for corporate, government and other clients. Yardstick definition is a graduated measuring stick three feet 0.