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Eric Traclet

Vancouver, British Columbia

Infrastructure architect, IT leader and multidisciplinary artist. 24 years designing and running the systems that national agencies, studios and businesses depend on, from the network and the cloud to security and strategy. The same drive carries into the music, film, design, software and live events on the other side.

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24
years in tech
100+
organizations supported
26
countries across those organizations
7
organizations built
15+
industry certifications
100+
original tracks since 1999
75+
film and video projects
16+
events produced

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Explore

The rest of the site lives on its own pages. Start wherever looks interesting.

Work Systems that stay upTwenty-four years of networks, cloud and security for health agencies, research funders, defence and film studios, plus the teams who keep it all running. Practice Bring the hard problemAdvisory, consulting and hands-on project work, with design and development when the job calls for it. What I take on, and how working together actually goes.
Studio Sound, film and the open roadMusic since 1999, aerial film from three years living out of a van, and the visuals and stages that pull it all together. SoundPhoto and film
Lab Built for the fun of itTouch-screen art, browser games and odd experiments that started as weekend ideas. Everything runs right here, so go ahead and play. Community Built by showing upA creative community and a sober rave collective, run by volunteers and kept alive by the people who come back season after season.

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What I do

Two sides of the same habit: build things properly, then make them worth showing up for.

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Organizations I've supported

Public health agencies, research funders, federal departments, film studios and a multinational spread across 26 countries, plus dozens of the small firms that keep a city running.

100 organizations, by sector

  • Health 8
  • Technology and communications 7
  • Research and innovation 5
  • Energy and materials 4
  • Industry and engineering 11
  • Government and defence 7
  • Culture and media 7
  • Professional services 7
  • Small businesses 44
  • Non-profit, NFP or charity 10

Health

  • Canada's Drug Agency (non-profit, NFP or charity)Independent agency that evaluates drugs, devices and health technologies for Canada's health systems.
  • Healthcare Excellence Canada (non-profit, NFP or charity)Independent charity working to make healthcare safer and better across Canada.
  • Hôpital MontfortFrancophone academic hospital in Ottawa.
  • Mental Health Commission of Canada (non-profit, NFP or charity)Federally funded organization leading national work on mental health and suicide prevention.
  • Ontario Dental Association (non-profit, NFP or charity)The professional association for Ontario's dentists.
  • Partners for Mental Health (non-profit, NFP or charity)National charity working to change how Canadians think about and act on mental health.
  • Priority Patient Transfer ServiceNon-emergency patient transfers between homes, hospitals and care facilities in Ottawa.
  • The Working MindWorkplace mental health training program from the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Technology and communications

  • Internal Office SolutionsOttawa managed IT services provider.
  • QmaticQueue management and customer flow systems for hospitals, governments and retail.
  • Roddis CommunicationsWeb and Drupal development agency.
  • Rogers CommunicationsOne of Canada's largest wireless, cable, internet and media companies.
  • SyntronicSwedish electronics and product design house, with a large engineering centre in Ottawa.
  • Tantalus SystemsSmart grid networks and software for electric and water utilities.
  • Visual Planning CorporationOttawa supplier of planning boards and audio-visual systems for offices and boardrooms.

Research and innovation

  • AvivagenOttawa animal health company developing alternatives to antibiotics in livestock feed.
  • Canada Foundation for Innovation (non-profit, NFP or charity)Funds research infrastructure at Canadian universities, colleges and hospitals.
  • National Research Council CanadaCanada's largest federal research and development organization, working with industry on science and technology.
  • Sustainable Development Technology Canada (non-profit, NFP or charity)Federal foundation that funded Canadian clean technology companies.
  • U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities (non-profit, NFP or charity)Association of fifteen of Canada's leading research universities.

Energy and materials

  • Braille Energy SystemsLightweight lithium batteries for motorsport, powersports and electric vehicles.
  • Focus GraphiteGraphite exploration and development, with its main deposit in Quebec.
  • GrafoidOttawa graphene research and development company.
  • Stria LithiumLithium exploration company in Quebec.

Industry and engineering

  • Cardel HomesHome builder in Ottawa and Calgary.
  • Condair GroupSwiss maker of humidification and evaporative cooling systems, with sites around the world.
  • Gardner DenverIndustrial compressors, blowers and pumps.
  • Lloyd Douglas SolutionsOttawa engineering design firm, now part of Syntronic.
  • MARSARS Water Rescue SystemsWater and ice rescue equipment for fire departments and first responders.
  • MDS Aero SupportOttawa engineers of test facilities for aircraft and aero engines.
  • Modern NiagaraMechanical, electrical and building services contractor.
  • Production Case CompanyOntario maker of custom road and shipping cases.
  • RichcraftOttawa home builder and developer.
  • Swish MaintenanceCleaning and sanitation products and equipment, distributed across Canada.
  • Valley CompressorCompressed air sales and service in the Ottawa Valley.

Government and defence

  • 4th Canadian Division Support Base PetawawaArmy base in the Ottawa Valley, home to thousands of soldiers and their families.
  • Department of National DefenceThe federal department behind the Canadian Armed Forces.
  • Petawawa Fire DepartmentThe town of Petawawa's fire and rescue service.
  • Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre (non-profit, NFP or charity)Support services for military families at Garrison Petawawa.
  • Public Services and Procurement CanadaThe federal government's buyer, builder and service provider.
  • Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceCanada's national police service.
  • Town of PetawawaMunicipality in the Ottawa Valley.

Culture and media

  • Beacon Media GroupNew Jersey media agency that plans and buys advertising aimed at kids and their parents.
  • Canada Aviation and Space MuseumNational museum of Canadian aviation and space history in Ottawa.
  • Canada Science and Technology MuseumNational museum of Canadian science and innovation in Ottawa.
  • Kartoon StudiosChildren's entertainment company that owns Mainframe Studios.
  • Mainframe StudiosVancouver animation studio behind ReBoot and dozens of series since.
  • Music and Beyond (non-profit, NFP or charity)Ottawa's summer festival of classical music and everything around it.
  • Platform 9Vancouver event venue.

Professional services

  • Craig & Taylor AssociatesOttawa financial planning and insurance advisors.
  • Intersol GroupOttawa consulting firm for facilitation, strategy and organizational change.
  • IPC WealthCanadian wealth management and financial planning firm.
  • Osgoode PropertiesOttawa property management and real estate company.
  • Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougallOttawa law firm.
  • RE/MAXReal estate brokerage franchise.
  • Uniglobe CBO TravelOttawa travel management company.

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Organizations I've built

Companies, collectives and communities started from scratch, some for profit and some for the love of it.

Now2026–now North Rain Technologies Founder

A boutique IT consultancy for cloud, security, AI and SaaS rollouts, built to scale with a bench of specialists.

northrain.ca Now2022–now SUP Kitsilano Founder

Paddleboard rentals and lessons on Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver.

supkits.ca Now2024–now The Cottage BC Founder and president

A zero-profit creative community in Vancouver, with city events and festival stages across BC.

thecottagebc.ca Now2023–now Recovery House Infrastructure lead and steering committee

A not-for-profit sober rave collective out of Victoria, raising money for addiction treatment in BC.

recoveryhouse.ca Now2016–now Smile Machine Interactive Arts Founder

A zero-profit studio for interactive art, games and music, home of the AESTHETIC FM vaporwave stream.

smilemachine.ca
Past2003–2012 2Basic Solutions Founder and president

An Ontario IT services company for businesses and homes: networks, hardware, cabling and web hosting, later growing into commercial AV system design and installation.

PastEarly 2000s WaverLAN Founder

Charity LAN parties in the Halifax area, raising money for the Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia. GameSpy and IGN picked us up along the way.

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Volunteering and community

  1. 2024–now

    The Cottage BC

    Founder and president

    A volunteer-run, zero-profit creative community in Vancouver. City events and festival stages across BC, each with a sober bar, chill-out cabin, harm reduction and daily recovery meetings alongside the workshops and DJs.

    • 50+members
    • 600+wider community
    • 16events
    • 1,990tickets sold
    • $57K+raised
    • $8K+paid to artists
    • 84workshops, activities and performances
    • 100+DJ sets
  2. 2024–now

    Vancouver Consent Council

    Co-Founder & board chair

    A community-wide council for consent and conduct concerns, not tied to any one group. The aim is repair: everyone heard, accountability agreed, and a way back where it fits. Also trains volunteer Consent Angels for festivals and events.

    • 2024launched
    • Reparativeprocess by design
    • Community-widenot tied to one group
  3. 2023–now

    Recovery House

    Infrastructure lead and steering committee

    A volunteer-run, not-for-profit sober rave collective out of Victoria. Alcohol- and drug-free parties on a sliding scale, a recovery space at Otherworld each June, and money raised for addiction treatment beds in BC. Infrastructure, branding and the website are mine.

    • 25+members
    • 13parties
    • Otherworldrecovery space since 2024
    • Sliding scalenobody turned away
  4. 2010–2012

    Music and Beyond · The Chamber Players of Canada

    Web and festival volunteer

    Web development and hosting for an Ottawa music festival, plus festival-day help at another.

  5. 2007–2012

    Petawawa community

    Video, web and computers

    Training videos for the Petawawa Fire Department and Karate Club, free websites for local non-profits, and refurbished computers for schools.

  6. Early 2000s

    Halifax Regional Centre for Education

    Volunteer computer technician

    Three years keeping computers running in elementary and junior high schools across Halifax.

Contact

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