While enrolled in Mohawk College’s Electronic Engineering Technology Program, Derrick LaRiviere, was given a great opportunity to have a placement with IBM Canada, which led to a full-time position in the Calgary office upon graduation in 1978. Years later, Derrick took the skills he learned from Mohawk and the business world to start his own company, AMI, with two other partners. Since its inception in the early 1990’s to today, Derrick and his company have been serving the IT marketplace, working with Fortune 1000 companies to deliver significant and measurable business benefits. AMI has grown and prospered through the recession into a viable resourceful IT company.

As the visionary leader, founder and president of AMI, Derrick LaRiviere brings more than 25 years of experience working with national and global customers across North America and the United Kingdom. A career schooled in Fortune 1000 companies such as IBM (International Business Machines) and MCI-SHL Systemhouse, Mr. LaRiviere’s formal education includes; MBA (Athabasca University - 1st year completed to date, 85% GPA), Professional Manager Designation (Canadian Institute of Management), Electronics Engineering Technology (Mohawk College).

Derrick has produced lasting and meaningful change within the IT industry through the creation of service delivery best practices and the introduction of new and innovative product management services. He has also given back to the industry, volunteering to host the CIPS CIO Roundtable for two (2) years in Calgary, AB.

While working hard on his career, Derrick has taken the time to contribute to his community in many ways including: being a Big Brother to a young boy; a Scout Leader for his son's troop; took the role of President for his children’s school council, where he was involved in many fund-raisers, including one where he helped raise money to build a new playground. In 2004 (and each year after) Derrick began participating in the CIBC Run For The Cure, he ran in memory of his late mother-in-law Grace Kee, his Aunt Rose, and also for his Mother Isabel who is doing well today. And in 2003 and 2004, Derrick worked as the liaison with CIPS National (Canada’s Association of Information Technology Professionals).

In his spare time, Derrick has written and published a children's book, Silly Sam Squirrel and The Brown Christmas Light Bulb. With his book Derrick has done multiple readings for schools as fund raisers as well as donated many books to schools and other charities.