Revett Eldred
Until 2012, Revett Eldred was co-owner and Chief Technical Officer of
Athene Offices & Services, a company that leased high-end furnished and
fully equipped offices to business people and professionals. With 170
offices in three Executive Centre locations in suburban Calgary, the
company also offered a full suite of support services to its clients. It sold
in June 2012 to the Regus Group, the world’s largest executive centre
company with 1,100 locations in 500 cities in 85 countries.
Prior to co-founding Athene, Revett started, built, operated, and sold
Minerva Technology, Inc., one of Calgary’s high-tech success stories. The
company developed custom computer systems, mainly for the oil and gas
industry. It competed effectively and profitably in a highly competitive
business with few barriers to entry. Twice ranked among Canada’s 50
fastest growing companies, Minerva was a 1991 winner of the prestigious
Canada Award for Business Excellence, Canada’s highest award for quality. It
was Microsoft’s first Canadian partner and was once ranked by Microsoft
as one of their three best partners worldwide, twice winning awards for
most innovative systems developed using Microsoft technology. The
company was profitable every year of its existence. It employed 250 staff
when it was sold in 1997 after 12 years of operation, debt free and with no
outside investors.
Revett personally was featured in the inaugural edition of ‘Business in
Calgary’ magazine as Calgary’s Business Person of the Year and was
profiled as one of ten successful immigrants in the Canadian government
pavilion at the Seville World Fair. In 1990, Profit Magazine named him one
of Canada’s ‘50 Best Bosses’.
Before Athene, Revett spent his entire career in the computer business,
starting in the UK in 1966. He co-developed the control software for the
world’s first automated goldmine. He later adapted the same software to
control the operation of a large fuel tanker filling and distribution depot.
He once made a small programming error that almost bankrupted the
Aston Martin car company. He immigrated to Canada in 1969 and
developed computer applications for NATO, Transport Canada, National
Library, and numerous smaller clients. He managed the project that
indexed and automated the retrieval of information about every artifact
held in all federally funded Canadian museums. He was a member of
the Canadian Computer/Communications Task Force whose report,
Branching Out, set the stage for the implementation of DataPac, the
world’s first packet-switched digital communication network. He joined
DMR Group in 1979, where he became Western Region Manager of
Office Automation before leaving to found Minerva in 1985.
Revett attended the Royal Air Force Technical College and the University
of Birmingham, and is a 1993 graduate of Harvard Business School’s
Owner/President Management Program. In 2005, he served as the first
Entrepreneur in Residence at Innovate Calgary, a high-tech incubator
jointly owned by the University of Calgary, the Calgary Chamber of
Commerce, and the City of Calgary. In that role he acted as advisor and
the ‘voice of experience’ for some 75 technology startups. As a resource
for TEC, The Executive Committee, he taught more than 1,000
Canadian, American, and Australian executives how to plan for effective
computing and information management in a small and mid-size
business environment. Until leaving Calgary in 2012, he was a guest
lecturer in the University of Calgary’s MBA program, was a mentor to
MBA students as part of the Haskayne Mentorship Program, was a
repeat judge in the Haskayne School of Business’s 24-hour Case
Competition, and taught ‘Bootstrapping’ in Innovate Calgary’s Financing
Your Vision seminar. He was for many years a member of the Computer
Technology Industry Advisory Committee for Southern Alberta Institute
of Technology. In his youth, he became the youngest person in the UK
ever to earn a Private Pilot’s Licence.
Revett is married to Shaune, a small business TEC Chair and formerly
founder and President of Athene. Revett was an early member of TEC
Canada in Calgary. They live in Kelowna, BC.
Excalibur Leadership Group Inc.
1651 Granite Road
Lake Country, BC
V4V 1M9
Revett
250-863-5500
Shaune
250-863-2188
© 2018 Excalibur Leadership Group Inc.
Until
2012,
Revett
Eldred
was
co-owner
and
Chief
Technical
Officer
of
Athene
Offices
&
Services,
a
company
that
leased
high-end
furnished
and
fully
equipped
offices
to
business
people
and
professionals.
With
170
offices
in
three
Executive
Centre
locations
in
suburban
Calgary,
the
company
also
offered
a
full
suite
of
support
services
to
its
clients.
It
sold
in
June
2012
to
the
Regus
Group,
the
world’s
largest
executive
centre
company
with
1,100
locations
in
500
cities
in
85
countries.
Prior
to
co-founding
Athene,
Revett
started,
built,
operated,
and
sold
Minerva
Technology,
Inc.,
one
of
Calgary’s
high-tech
success
stories.
The
company
developed
custom
computer
systems,
mainly
for
the
oil
and
gas
industry.
It
competed
effectively
and
profitably
in
a
highly
competitive
business
with
few
barriers
to
entry.
Twice
ranked
among
Canada’s
50
fastest
growing
companies,
Minerva
was
a
1991
winner
of
the
prestigious
Canada
Award
for
Business
Excellence
,
Canada’s
highest
award
for
quality.
It
was
Microsoft’s
first
Canadian
partner
and
was
once
ranked
by
Microsoft
as
one
of
their
three
best
partners
worldwide,
twice
winning
awards
for
most
innovative
systems
developed
using
Microsoft
technology.
The
company
was
profitable
every
year
of
its
existence.
It
employed
250
staff
when
it
was
sold
in
1997
after
12
years
of
operation,
debt
free and with no outside investors.
Revett
personally
was
featured
in
the
inaugural
edition
of
‘Business
in
Calgary’
magazine
as
Calgary’s
Business
Person
of
the
Year
and
was
profiled
as
one
of
ten
successful
immigrants
in
the
Canadian
government
pavilion
at
the
Seville
World
Fair.
In
1990,
Profit
Magazine
named
him
one
of
Canada’s ‘50 Best Bosses’.
Before
Athene,
Revett
spent
his
entire
career
in
the
computer
business,
starting
in
the
UK
in
1966.
He
co-developed
the
control
software
for
the
world’s
first
automated
goldmine.
He
later
adapted
the
same
software
to
control
the
operation
of
a
large
fuel
tanker
filling
and
distribution
depot.
He
once
made
a
small
programming
error
that
almost
bankrupted
the
Aston
Martin
car
company.
He
immigrated
to
Canada
in
1969
and
developed
computer
applications
for
NATO,
Transport
Canada,
National
Library,
and
numerous
smaller
clients.
He
managed
the
project
that
indexed
and
automated
the
retrieval
of
information
about
every
artifact
held
in
all
federally
funded
Canadian
museums.
He
was
a
member
of
the
Canadian
Computer/Communications
Task
Force
whose
report,
Branching
Out,
set
the
stage
for
the
implementation
of
DataPac,
the
world’s
first
packet-switched
digital
communication
network.
He
joined
DMR
Group
in
1979,
where
he
became
Western
Region
Manager
of
Office
Automation
before leaving to found Minerva in 1985.
Revett
attended
the
Royal
Air
Force
Technical
College
and
the
University
of
Birmingham,
and
is
a
1993
graduate
of
Harvard
Business
School’s
Owner/President
Management
Program.
In
2005,
he
served
as
the
first
Entrepreneur
in
Residence
at
Innovate
Calgary,
a
high-tech
incubator
jointly
owned
by
the
University
of
Calgary,
the
Calgary
Chamber
of
Commerce,
and
the
City
of
Calgary.
In
that
role
he
acted
as
advisor
and
the
‘voice
of
experience’
for
some
75
technology
startups.
As
a
resource
for
TEC,
The
Executive
Committee,
he
taught
more
than
1,000
Canadian,
American,
and
Australian
executives
how
to
plan
for
effective
computing
and
information
management
in
a
small
and
mid-size
business
environment.
Until
leaving
Calgary
in
2012,
he
was
a
guest
lecturer
in
the
University
of
Calgary’s
MBA
program,
was
a
mentor
to
MBA
students
as
part
of
the
Haskayne
Mentorship
Program,
was
a
repeat
judge
in
the
Haskayne
School
of
Business’s
24-hour
Case
Competition,
and
taught
‘Bootstrapping’
in
Innovate
Calgary’s
Financing
Your
Vision
seminar.
He
was
for
many
years
a
member
of
the
Computer
Technology
Industry
Advisory
Committee
for
Southern
Alberta
Institute
of
Technology.
In
his
youth,
he
became
the
youngest
person
in
the
UK
ever
to
earn
a
Private
Pilot’s
Licence.
Revett
is
married
to
Shaune,
a
small
business
TEC
Chair
and
formerly
co-owner
and
President
of
Athene. They live in Kelowna, BC.
Excalibur Leadership Group Inc.
1651 Granite Road
Lake Country, BC
V4V 1M9
revett.eldred@outlook.com
250.863.5500
“Stand tall for something.”
Excalibur Leadership Group Inc.
1651 Granite Road
Lake Country, BC
V4V 1M9
© 2018 Excalibur Leadership Group Inc.
“Stand tall for something.”
Shaune: 250.863.2188
Revett: 250.863.5500
