Our Team
We are comprised of leaders in the technology, engineering, and clinical sectors
With real-world experience in physical and occupational therapy, human kinetics, and caregiving. Our team have seen first-hand where the traditional rollator walker falls short and recognized the opportunity to re-imagine a tool to help aid in aging with dignity.
Tracey McGillivray, MEDI, MBA, BCSS
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Over three decades as a recognised leader, Tracey has led two multinational companies to the top of the IT services industry. Upon retirement, Tracey obtained a Master of Economic Development and Innovation from the University of Waterloo, where she received the Economic Development Award and the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development Award of Excellence and Merit.
Tracey serves on the Board of Governors at Acadia University and was inducted into their Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.
She is bilingual (English and French), has functional capabilities in Spanish, and has lived and worked in various parts of the world, including Asia, the UK, Europe, and various parts of the US and South America.
Liam Maaskant, P.Eng., B.Eng., B.ASc
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer
Liam graduated with his Bachelor of Applied Science in 2019 from Acadia University, obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) in 2022 from Dalhousie University, was named one of the Top 10 Innovators in Canada for the Class of 2022 and received AGE-WELL’s Emerging Entrepreneur Award.
He was also an Academic All-Canadian and received the prestigious Dr. Randy Gregg award for outstanding academic, athletic, and community service performance as the top student athlete in Canada in 2020.
Liam is an elite athlete, having captained the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey league, captained the nationally ranked varsity hockey team at Acadia University, and captained Team Canada at the world university championships in 2019, bringing home the bronze medal. Liam continues his association with hockey as a referee in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Dr. Gary McGillivary, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C)
Orthopaedic Surgeon & Chief Medical Officer
Gary obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Dalhousie University in 1979, where he was class Valedictorian and Student Union Operations Director. He completed medical school in 1983 followed by an Orthopaedic Surgery residency in 1988, also at Dalhousie.
Gary then spent a year at the University of California, San Diego as a fellow in Hand and Microsurgery. Subsequently he has held faculty positions at Dalhousie University, Loma Linda University and since 1997, Emory University in Atlanta where he was also the Orthopedic Residency Program Director for eight years. He retired from faculty in 2018 to pursue other interests and retains Emeritus status at Emory University.
Dr. McGillivary has numerous scientific presentations, peer reviewed publications and textbook chapters to his credit.
Suling Duong, Reg OT (ON)
Chief Occupational Therapist
Suling graduated from Dalhousie University’s School of Occupational Therapy in 2003, where she was also a member of Dalhousie’s national women’s soccer championship team in 1999 and their 1998 bronze medal team.
She has spent two decades working with interdisciplinary teams across a realm of health care settings. She has spent much of her career working with older adults and Veterans and has specialized training in falls prevention and post-fall interventions.
She received her Behaviour Change Competency Peer Lead Training and Certification from the Nova Scotia Health Authority Behaviour Change Institute in 2019, and has served in supervisory roles to Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Assistants and as a Clinical Preceptor to Master-level Occupational Therapy students.
François Perrault, CA, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
François is a senior executive with extensive experience in finance, corporate services, risk management, M&A, operations and management consulting in a variety of industries in the public and private sectors. He has been a public company CFO, and a senior leader with multinational corporations and the Canadian Public Service. François is a seasoned change agent experienced in helping organizations successfully navigate start-up, high growth, transformation, going public, divestiture, post-acquisition integration and turnaround scenarios.
François graduated from the University of Ottawa with a B. Comm (Honours) degree and obtained his Chartered Accountancy designation while working with PwC.
François has worked and lived in the US and the UK and is perfectly fluent in French and English.
John Glowacki, MBA
Chief Commercial Officer
John has the distinction of serving in the Governments of the United States and Canada. Appointed by the Prime Minister in 2014 for 3 years as a Deputy Minister and COO of Shared Services Canada (SSC), John had direct authority as the largest economic buyer of IT in Canada.
Previously, he was a Corporate Vice President in a fiduciary role as CTO of a US Fortune 200 multinational, supporting many governments and industries and has led large-scale turnarounds in the private and public sectors.
John retired from the U.S. Air Force, as a Combat Controller, while at the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in 2000, where he spent 11 years of his 21-year military career.
John holds an MBA from George Mason University and has served on several non-profit boards.
Vera Lloyd
Director, Quality & Regulatory
Having held multiple Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs positions, Vera has extensive experience in quality assurance in a regulated environment and has a solid understanding of regulatory requirements for medical devices. She has decades of experience in research and development, manufacturing, quality assurance including quality control, and regulatory affairs.
Vera has assisted companies in bringing products to the market in Canada, the US, and Europe.
She is a trained ISO 13485 and MDSAP auditor and is able to identify any gaps in regulatory requirements and is also certified as a clinical research investigator.
Our Timeline
Fall 2019
Initial idea
When Tracey’s father, Ray, began falling regularly at home in 2019, she was unable to find an appropriate solution to help him maintain his independence at home. Tracey discovered this was not just a problem for her parents, this was a growing global health challenge that needed a new solution.
November 2019
Partnership between Tracey and Liam
Tracey and Liam, RAYMEX® Lift co-founders, met through their shared undergraduate alma mater, Acadia University. Both had leadership roles in Acadia Athletics events and, knowing Liam’s background in Mechanical Engineering, Tracey asked Liam to join forces to create the RAYMEX® Lift together.
May 2020
Developing the product
The RAYMEX® team was working out of Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB under the guidance of Dr. Clifton Johnston, the ideaHUB’s Academic Director. Once the design was finalized, the team developed three functional prototypes and engaged experts to provide valuable insight and feedback. The third prototype became the basis for the RAYMEX® Lift.
August 2022
Production
Our third prototype provided the basis for the RAYMEX® Lift design, and we are partnered with a design manufacturer who helped us create our fourth prototype, our market-ready prototype and will build our production devices.
Q1 2025
Regulatory approval!
The RAYMEX® Lift has been listed with the US FDA and may be sold in the USA! And, we received our Medical Device Establishment Licence (MDEL) from Health Canada!
December 2025
Product launch!
We will begin deliveries of the RAYMEX® Lift in Canada, the US and UK.
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