Meet the Faculty

Steve Griffith, Program Coordinator

Steve earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Soviet & East-European Studies from Carleton University in the early 1990s. Shortly after finishing his degree, he began working with a wide variety of client-side and server-side technologies to design and develop web sites and web applications. After a few years working for private IT Colleges, while still consulting with a variety of technology companies, he began teaching at Algonquin in late 2003 in the Interactive Multimedia, Interactive Multimedia Developer, Game Development and Bachelor of Information Technology programs. In 2011, Steve worked with a colleague to create the new Mobile Application Design & Development program to address the lack of training in the rapidly evolving web and mobile technology space. The MAD&D program became the first diploma program of it’s kind in Canada.

Tony Davidson, Professor

Tony began his career as part of a medical research team at Queens University that developed both the hardware and software for an ultrasound scanner used to measure carotid arterial blood flow. He later moved on to a variety of high level technology positions most notably as the Executive Director of Multimedia at Corel Corporation and CTO of ZIM Corporation.

Tony was responsible for the development and release of over 700 educational, entertainment, mobile and game titles. Most notably he was the original developer and inventor of Corel’s CD Creator, today that product is known as Roxio Creator. Tony was also instrumental in developing Corel’s Internet strategy, including the development of Corel’s Internet commerce server.

Teaching has always been a passion for Tony. He has taught for many years in a variety of College and University programs and for both public and private corporations. He received the Algonquin College Students Association Award for Teaching Excellence in 2009, has been nominated for the Capital Educators Award on three occasions and was also nominated as the “Best Lecturer in Ontario.”

Tony holds a Master’s degree in Education (M.Ed.) from the University of Prince Edward Island.

Adam Robillard

Adam Robillard bridges the gap between designer and developer. He is passionate about the entire website development process, from research and competitive analysis, all the way through the design, development and testing. Adam is a graduate of the Graphic Design program at Algonquin College and currently works at Spruce Creative, a digital marketing firm that focuses on working with Indigenous, community, and not-for-profit organizations.

Vladimir Cezar

Vladimir Cezar is a software engineer whose core concentrations are mobile development and web engineering. Vladimir graduated in Computer Science in the late 1990s in Brazil and has had many years of experience with different programming languages and technologies. He has worked for government departments as well as privately owned companies in the healthcare and education sectors. He has a passion for teaching and sharing what he has learned.