Who We Are

Charles A. Cartmill, CET - CEO/President

Charles A. Cartmill is a lifelong entrepreneur who started his first business, C.S.A. Enterprises Ltd., in 1974 as a technical sales and marketing company in the lighting and industrial electrical products fields. In 2002, Mr. Cartmill started C-Vision Ltd, an electronics manufacturing company which is housed in a 55,000 square foot, world class, state-of-the-art electronics facility. In 2007, he formed LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. (LRL). LRL was formed to focus on Light Emitting Diode based street and area lighting technology and fits seamlessly with the other companies within the Cartmill Group.

In 2006, Mr. Cartmill was awarded Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Atlantic Region and has been one of Atlantic Canada's Top 50 CEO's for the last 5 consecutive years.

Darren Zwicker - Executive Vice-President

Mr. Zwicker is responsible for the day-to-day operation and growth of the company and reports directly to the CEO. Mr. Zwicker comes to LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. from J.D. Irving Limited, where he spent the last 12 years in roles of increasing responsibility. For the last three years, he was engaged in a senior business development role at J.D. Irving Limited, focusing on new product and new market revenue growth. Mr. Zwicker has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Brunswick and an EMBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Zwicker lives in Halifax with his wife and children.

Dr. Jack Josefowicz - Executive Vice President, Technology Solutions

Dr. Jack Josefowicz has a PhD in Physics from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.  He began his career with Xerox Corporation, developing advanced thin film-based photo imaging and laser scanning systems.  Dr. Josefowicz then continued his career in aerospace and satellite electronics as a Senior Scientist and Program Manager at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, CA. There, he did research on GaAs ultra -high speed semiconductor materials development that led to new Gigahertz digital circuit technology for military and aerospace applications.

Prior to joining the LED Roadway Lighting team, Dr. Josefowicz held the position of Director of Technology and R&D at Tyco Electronics.  Working on electronics system reliability for aircraft, aerospace and military applications, Dr. Josefowicz also led Tyco Electronics in the conversion to RoHS.  This research involved work on lead-free Printed Circuit Board design and high temperature assembly optimizations.  He also led R&D in the following areas: reliability testing methodology and reliability program strategy development (Weibull analysis); materials failure and root cause analysis; interconnect stress testing (IST), ion migration testing, scanning and transmission microscopy, surface analysis, metallurgy, crystallography and solder joint reliability analysis.

Dr. Josefowicz holds 13 US patents, has 9 patents pending for LRL, and has published more than 50 articles in leading scholarly journals and other publications.

Mario Laflamme, C.A., C.P.A – Chief Financial Officer

Mario Laflamme is a finance executive with strong operations experience with public and private companies backed by venture capital and private equity firms. Over the past 26 years, he served in executive roles in both high growth environments and challenged situations with technology companies in Canada and in the United States. Mr. Laflamme has been involved with equity and debt financing as well as mergers and acquisitions. He holds a bachelors degree in business administration from the University of Ottawa, and started his career at PriceWaterhouse where he spent 8 years supporting clients in diverse industries. Mr. Laflamme is a Chartered Accountant, a Certified Public Accountant and holds dual Canadian/U.S. citizenship.

Curtis Cartmill, PMP®, MCPM, MMath, BSc, - Chief Information Officer / Project Manager 

Curtis Cartmill is LRL’s Chief Information Officer and resident Project Manager.  With over 4 years in the Cartmill Group of Companies, Mr. Cartmill has worked in project management, information technology, process improvement, finance, and operations roles. Prior to joining LRL, he spent over six years at the IBM Pacific Development Center in Vancouver, British Columbia as a Project Manager and Software Developer in the Transportation, Banking and Finance, and Telecommunications industries.

Mr. Cartmill was certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in June 2008. He completed a Masters Certificate in Project Management from Saint Mary's University and the Schulich Institute in 2007, holds a Masters in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo (1999), and graduated from Dalhousie University with a B.Sc.Honours (1997).

Ken Cartmill – Vice President of Product and Business Development

Ken Cartmill is Vice-President of Product and Business Development and has responsibility for product development and overall management responsibility for LRL's sales efforts globally. Mr. Cartmill has been involved with LRL since its inception and has managed a large-scale pilot and subsequent installation program within the province of Nova Scotia - one of the largest deployments of LED fixtures in North America. Prior to his involvement with LRL, he was Human Resources Director for an electronics contract manufacturing operation. In this role, he devised a number of local partnerships and training programs with local community colleges. Mr. Cartmill started his career with Research in Motion, and served in a variety of roles within the sales organization.

Mr. Cartmill holds a bachelor's degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, where he studied Psychology and Business Administration.

Andrew McFarlane – General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Andrew McFarlane is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of LRL. In this role, Mr. McFarlane is responsible for addressing legal issues pertaining to LRL and its business. Prior to joining LRL, he was an associate at a leading Atlantic Canadian law firm where he practiced corporate, commercial and securities law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and venture financings.

Mr. McFarlane received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University in 1999 and graduated from the Faculty of Law at Dalhousie University in 2002. He was called to the bar in Nova Scotia in 2003.

David Scott, P.Eng. – Vice President, Engineering and Plant Manager (Amherst Facility)

David Scott is the General Manager and Vice-President, Engineering for LRL and is responsible for operations within LRL's 55,000 square foot electronics manufacturing facility. Over the past 17 years, Mr. Scott has been involved in the design, service and manufacturing of high reliability electronics. He started his career in the field of biomedical engineering and later moved into the manufacturing sector where he has served key roles in engineering, quality and business management. He has led his teams through multiple business mergers, start-ups and technology changes.

Cindy McGuire– VP of Manufacturing

Cindy McGuire has a wealth of experience serving in senior roles in product development, manufacturing management,  and lean manufacturing process development. As VP of Manufacturing, Cindy is responsible for manufacturing operations, including planning, training and support.

Cindy has been with LED Roadway since 2006, and has been a driving force behind the development of a lean manufacturing culture.

Cindy is Professional Industrial Engineer and a graduate of Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

Carolyn Seaman– Operations Manager (Amherst Facility)

Carolyn is the Operations and Logistics Manager for LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. and is responsible for managing the Enterprise Resource Planning Software System and co-coordinating  all aspects of supply chain management, material cost reduction , inventory control, contract review and sales order entry, as well as production scheduling and various accounting and administrative functions.

Marcia Sparks – Quality Manager

As a member of AQS, Marcia brings 20 plus years of quality management experience. Prior to joining LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. Marcia held management positions in the aerospace, telecommunications and electronics industries.  While in the telecommunications industry, Marcia was responsible for Global Advanced Quality Product Planning.  As Quality Manager, Marcia is responsible for management of all quality initiatives and programs, including ISO 9001 certifications and certified RoHS compliant manufacturing.