Alumni Office Hour: At the Intersection of Technology, Manufacturing & Sustainability

Monday, February 27, 2023 4:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Dave Fox

Whether you’re interested in entrepreneurship, manufacturing or Industrial IoT, join Geography grad Dave Fox for a value-packed Alumni Office Hour.

With a background in project management and environmental consulting, Dave is the founder of Quantify Environmental, a company that leverages cutting edge Industrial IoT/Industry 4.0 technology to help manufacturing plants across Canada become more competitive, integrated, profitable and of course sustainable.

Sign up today to learn about starting your own business and the importance of networking and to hear Dave’s insights on Industry 4.0 and the future of Canadian manufacturing.

Join us Monday, February 27, 2023

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. EST

In person in EV1-221 or join us virutally via Teams - link will be provided upon registration 

Submit your questions for Dave when you register or ask them during the event.

Dave Fox (BES 2009, GEOG)

Principle and Owner, Quantify Environmental

Dave is on a different manufacturing facility and production floor every week. He is an industry leader in industrial water and food loss & waste (FL+W) analysis. With over ten years of consulting experience, Dave has a proven record of implementing practical ways for factories to reduce water use and ingredient loss during production, often with ROIs of less than one year. Dave’s proficiency to connect traditionally unrelated ideas and build meaningful relationships between plant managers, owners, and approved contractors and service providers, enables him to push both capital investment projects and valuable low-cost/no-cost projects through to completion. Dave’s ability to communicate with all stakeholders engages the entire team and drives sustainability projects to completion.  

In addition to his role with Quantify Environmental, Dave is a part-time instructor in the Department of Applied Sciences and Technology at Humber College, instructing courses focused on Sustainable Resource Management.  

Prior to founding Quantify Environmental, Dave was a Project Manager and Technical Sales leader at a leading consulting firm. Dave managed corporate accounts, managed individual projects, and drove sales by expanding new areas of service. Dave has personally completed FL+W assessment projects at over 30 unique Food and Beverage facilities across North America. Previously, Dave worked in environmental consulting as an Environmental Scientist managing Phase 1 and 2 site remediations on brownfields impacted by petrochemicals and associated LNAPLs.

Dave Fox is a recipient of the Clean 50 – Emerging Leader (2019).

Dave holds a Bachelor of Environment Degree in Biogeography and Earth Sciences from the University of Waterloo and a MSc Degree in Arctic Geomorphology from McGill University.


This is a limited space event. If you register and are no longer able to attend, please notify the advancement office so we may offer your spot to another person. Failure to comply with this policy will result in not being able to attend the next two Alumni Office Hour events. ALUMNI OFFICE HOURS, A Leadership Series Event. Hosted on ENV Connect, powered by Ten Thousand Coffees.