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Mr. Roberts is a Director at Reed Construction Data, a leading worldwide provider of construction information products and services. Reed Construction Data is a division of Reed Business Information, a global provider of critical information and marketing solutions to business professionals and a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK and ENL). Prior to joining Reed, Mr. Roberts was a Senior Director at a Vancouver-based software firm. Working with the U.S. partner, McGraw-Hill Construction (NYSE: MHP), and joint customers, Mr. Roberts led a team driving meteoric growth for a web-based software platform focused on the sales and marketing needs of construction suppliers.
Mr. Roberts brings to Barrier extensive experience working with a broad list of commercial construction customers including United Rentals, Caterpillar, White Cap, Georgia Pacific, Dal Tile, Degussa, Dow Chemical, Honeywell, Simplex Grinnell, USG, and Turner Construction. From September 2005 through April 2006 Mr. Roberts developed an international licensing template for Barrier to expand globally through licensing opportunities with selected partners abroad. Mr. Roberts was invited to join Barrier’s Board as a Director in August 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honors) from Queen’s University and will complete in November 2006 an Executive MBA through the Johnson School of Business at Cornell and Queen’s School of Business. | 