Denzil Doyle Explained

Denzil Doyle
Nationality:Canadian
Known For:Prominent figure in the Ottawa technology community
Notable Works:Making Technology Happen: How to find, exploit and manage innovative products, services and processes, Doyletech Corp, 6th ed.

Denzil Doyle C.M. is an electrical engineer and entrepreneur.

Career

He has become a prominent figure in the Ottawa technology community having been the "founding president of Digital Equipment Corporation's Canadian subsidiary, one of the region's early high tech leaders. He ran the company for 18 years, during which annual sales reached $160 million."[1] In his role with DEC he is especially notable for having brought together Canadian nuclear scientists with American DEC personnel to create the computers that evolved into the highly successful PDP-8 machines.[2] Doyle is the Founder and Chairman of Doyletech Corporation, has been its President since November 1982.[3] He is a Member of the Order of Canada.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Denzil Doyle named to Order of Canada . Ottawa Business Journal . 31 August 2005 . 26 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220224610/http://www.obj.ca/Other/Archives/2005-08-31/article-2231620/Denzil-Doyle-named-to-Order-of-Canada/1 . 20 December 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: NRC's Innovative People Profiles . www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca . 26 February 2017.
  3. Web site: Executive Profile: Denzil J. Doyle . bloomberg.com . 26 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Denzil Doyle, C.M., B.Sc., D.Eng., F.E.I.C.. The Governor General of Canada . 26 February 2017 . 29 June 2005 .