Jason comes home. In a big way

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SAULT STE. MARIE INNOVATION CENTRE

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The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) announced today that Jason Naccarato has been appointed to the VP of Development role.

Jason will be leading market development activities in science and technology including the Algoma Games for Health (AGFH) initiative. Jason brings a wealth of business and technical expertise in areas including advanced development, engineering, project management and purchasing and procurement.

Prior to joining SSMIC, Jason held positions with Magna as Advanced Purchasing and Business Development team leader, Nissan North America as Senior Program Controller in Cost Economics, Nissan Technical Centre North America as Cost Reduction Project Manager and Siemens VDO as Engineer-Dynamometer Test and Production Support. Jason has completed his Project Management Professional (PMP) designation and has an MBA from Wayne State University.

Jason completed his Honors Bachelor of Engineering Science in Mechanical/Materials Engineering from the University of Western Ontario.

“Jason’s significant corporate experience, education background and passion for our community make him a great fit to lead our market development activities,” said Tom Vair, executive director, SSMIC. “We see tremendous opportunity for the science and technology sectors in our region and we are pleased to have Jason return to Sault Ste. Marie to join our team.” “I am eager to embrace the challenges of this new position and to utilize my strategic thinking to help our team bring further prosperity to the Sault Ste. Marie area” said Naccarato. "I am elated to return to the city where I was born and raised to serve the community.” Jason will be based out of the SSMIC headquarters in the new Bio-Sciences and Technology Convergence Centre located on the Algoma University campus.

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