The HRI Team

Hewick Research Inc. (HRI) is a new venture commercialization company.  Our team is made up of seasoned entrepreneurs and executives with a proven track record of successful new venture start-up, growth, and exit.

Laurence Hewick, MSc., Ph.D. is a serial entrepreneur and recognized international expertin new venture finance and business incubation.  With a diverse 35 year career, ranging fromsecurities trader, to market analyst, to Successful Entrepreneur and Venture Investor,  Dr. Hewick  has the background and contacts to help your company succeed.  As the CEO of HRI, Laurence has assembled a team of professionals with a proven track record of successful new venture start-up, growth, and exit

Sean Licata, MBA, has spent his professional career introducing new products in the technology sector with both large and small firms. Sean has held senior marketing positions at Nortel and Sun Microsystems, specializing in technology products. Sean was also a founder of Pirus Networks and helped grow the firm to 120 employees, and then acquired by Sun Microsystems. These experiences helped Sean learn how to commercialize a business from concept to maturity and how to make a successful exit.

Paul Lupinacci, P.Eng., MBA, is an experienced technology executive. Paul was VP of Product  and Customer Management of Changepoint and helped grow the firm to175 employees before it  was acquired by Compuware in 2004. Most recently he was COO of MedShare, a fast  growing software company focused on the home healthcare market. These successful experiences have helped Paul learn how to manage growth and guide new firms to successful market expansion.

John Vujicic, BA, LLB, provides software sales and senior management experience combined  with legal expertise. John was a founder and COO of PopWare, acquired by Bell Canada in  2005.  Under John’s leadership, PopWare enjoyed a growth rate of 1,157% , and was  selected by Profit Magazine as one of the 100 fastest growing companies in Canada. Prior to PopWare, John was a successful attorney with his own private practice. John’s background of aggressively growing revenue, coupled with his legal skills, give him the tools to guide new companies during their most critical stages of growth.