Dave Bowatta

About

I build the systemsa business runs on,and the work that putsit in front of people.

Infrastructure, security and AI automation, digital marketing and growth, and the photography, film and 3D that carry them. Below are the skills, the certifications and the record.

Dave Bowatta

Skills

AI first, and the systems it connects to.

Passed LinkedIn Skill Assessment

01

AI and automation

What I build now.

  • AI automation
  • Machine learning
  • Data pipelines
  • Agents and workflow automation
  • Document AI and extraction
  • Forecasting and scoring
  • Retrieval over company documents
  • Human review and approval
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Claude
  • Microsoft Copilot Studio
  • Microsoft Copilot

  • 02

    Networks and infrastructure

    • Cisco Meraki networks
    • Meraki access points, switches and gateways
    • Meraki dashboard operations
    • Cisco Spaces
    • WatchGuard Firebox firewalls
    • Buffalo network storage
    • CCTV and camera systems
    • Access control and fob systems
    • Office networks, printers and scanners
    • Cellular signal boosters and antennas
    • IT infrastructure
    • IT operations
    • IT service management
    • IT strategy

  • 03

    Security and identity

    • Cybersecurity
    • Security operations
    • Microsoft Entra ID
    • Microsoft Intune
    • Cisco Duo
    • Keeper
    • Barracuda email protection
    • Access control management
    • Security compliance standards

  • 04

    Platforms and migrations

    • Microsoft 365
    • SharePoint migrations
    • AvePoint Fly
    • Server to server migrations
    • On-premises to cloud migrations
    • Salesforce
    • HubSpot
    • Cisco Webex
    • ICT management

  • 05

    Software and web

    • Software development
    • Web development
    • Web applications
    • Web design
    • Mobile applications
    • WordPress design and developmentPassed LinkedIn Skill Assessment
    • E-commerce

  • 06

    Growth

    • Digital marketing
    • Marketing strategy
    • Digital strategy
    • SEO
    • Google Ads
    • Google Analytics
    • Social media and SMO
    • Lead generation
    • Digital content

  • 07

    Production

    • Adobe Creative Cloud
    • Adobe PhotoshopPassed LinkedIn Skill Assessment
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe InDesign
    • Adobe Premiere Pro
    • Adobe After Effects
    • Blender
    • DaVinci Resolve
    • Graphic design
    • Animation
    • Motion graphics

  • 08

    Transformation

    • Digital transformation
    • Business analysis
    • Product analysis
    • Requirements and process mapping
  • A ceiling wireless access point and a single network cable on a white office ceiling, seen from below.

    Wireless, switching and gateways

  • A small building security office at night, a wall of monitors showing empty corridors and a car park above an access control console.

    Cameras and access control

  • Phones, a laptop and a hardware security key laid out in a grid on a white desk for device enrolment.

    Identity and device enrolment

Where the work sits

The expensive failuresrarely sit inside a function.

They happen between departments: a campaign the CRM cannot support, or a new hire with no accounts on day one. What I build sits in those handoffs, so work moves between functions without a person carrying it across.

TechnologyGrowthPeople
Where one function hands off to anotherOne person accountable for all three

Experience

Career to date.

Now · Since May 2026 · Greater Sudbury

President, Auxcura Inc.

I founded it in May 2026 as a technology and digital growth company. Client delivery is run there by its team.

auxcura.com →

Canada

Greater Sudbury · 2023 to now

Auxcura Inc., President, since May 2026
Gold Leaf Financial Group, May 2023 to Mar 2026, promoted Aug 2024
Northern Skyline Developments, Jan 2025 to Mar 2026
Di Brina Film, Jan 2024 to Mar 2026
Di Brina Family Holdings, May 2023 to Mar 2026
Super 8, Feb to May 2023
A month in the rolePromotion or current role

  1. May 2023 to Mar 2026

    Gold Leaf Financial Group Inc.

    Greater Sudbury · Full-time, on-site

    1. Information Technology and Digital Marketing Manager Aug 2024 to Mar 2026

      • Owned cybersecurity, IT operations and IT systems management.
      • Ran digital marketing, media production and project management.
      • Led the firm's digital transformation initiatives.
    2. Promoted · Aug 2024

    3. Digital Marketing and IT Specialist May 2023 to Aug 2024

      • Ran email campaigns, social media, SEO and SEM, content, video production and podcasts.
      • Supported the CRM and marketing automation, and designed and built for the web.
      • Handled IT support and solutions, and connected the marketing work to the firm's systems.
    CybersecurityIT operationsDigital marketingMedia production

  2. Jan 2025 to Mar 2026

    Northern Skyline Developments

    Sudbury

    1. Digital Marketing and Information Technology Management Consultant

      • Consulted on IT infrastructure, cybersecurity and digital solutions.
      • Specified access control, CCTV surveillance and network security as one system.
    InfrastructureSecurityAccess control

  3. Jan 2024 to Mar 2026

    Di Brina Film

    Greater Sudbury · Part-time, hybrid

    1. Digital Marketing and Information Technology Manager

      • Set technology strategy across IT infrastructure, cybersecurity and digital platforms.
      • Managed web development and IT projects supporting media production and marketing.
    Technology strategyWebMedia

  4. May 2023 to Mar 2026

    Di Brina Family Holdings

    Sudbury · Part-time, hybrid

    1. Digital Marketing and Information Technology Manager

      • Led technology initiatives across IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, web development and digital strategy.
      • Managed IT projects focused on security and efficiency.
    InfrastructureCybersecurityDigital strategy

  5. Feb 2023 to May 2023

    Super 8

    Greater Sudbury

    1. Front desk and night audit

      • My first role in Canada, running the front desk and the overnight audit.
    Operations

Before Canada

Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom · 2018 to 2023

  1. Jan 2022 to Feb 2023

    Edhirya IT

    United Kingdom and Sri Lanka

    1. Head of Digital Marketing

      • Led digital marketing and handled client communication.
      • Worked on web development and ERP system projects.
    Digital marketingERPWeb

  2. Sep 2021 to Jan 2022

    Apex Managed Solutions

    Colombo

    1. Digital Content and Marketing Manager

      • Directed content and creative production across more than seventy client accounts at once.
    ContentCreative production

  3. Aug 2018 to Dec 2018

    Lyceum International School

    Sri Lanka

    1. Director's Media Unit, internship

    Media

Education

Victoria University · Melbourne, Australia

Bachelor ofInformationTechnology

Dave Bowatta on graduation day in gown and mortarboard, holding a Victoria University degree tube
Major
Web Engineering and Mobile Application Development
Years
2018 to 2021

Units included

  • Mobile Application Development
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Cloud Computing
  • Computer Architecture

Before the degree

Cambridge Advanced Level, AS and A2

Lyceum International School · Sri Lanka · Sep 2015 to Aug 2018

  • Physics
  • Computer Science
  • Pure Mathematics
  • Mechanics
  • Statistics

Certification

Certificates and training.

30 in all, newest first

2025 to now

  • AI for Research and Insights

    Google Jul 2026

  • AI Fluency: Framework and Foundations

    Anthropic Jul 2026

  • AI Fundamentals with Claude

    Anthropic Jul 2026

  • Valid to Mar 2027

    ISC2 Candidate

    ISC2 Mar 2026

  • Copilot Studio in a Day

    Microsoft Aug 2025

  • Pilot certificate, remotely piloted aircraft

    Transport Canada Feb 2025

2024 and earlier

  • Digital Transformation

    University of Virginia Jul 2024

  • Verified International Academic Qualifications

    World Education Services Jan 2024

  • Account Management and Sales Force Design

    West Virginia University Sep 2023

  • Social Media Management

    Meta Sep 2023

  • Introduction to Social Media Marketing

    Meta Jul 2023

  • Advanced Google Analytics

    Google Jun 2023

  • The Retail and Customer Service Program

    Spark Employment Services Apr 2023

  • Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce

    Google Mar 2023

  • Master Digital Marketing

    LinkedIn Feb 2023

  • Augmented Reality Marketing

    LinkedIn Feb 2023

  • Social Media Marketing: Managing Online Communities

    LinkedIn Feb 2023

  • Social Media Marketing: Strategy and Optimization

    LinkedIn Feb 2023

  • Social Media Marketing Foundations

    LinkedIn Feb 2023

  • Social Media Marketing Strategy: TikTok and Instagram Reels

    LinkedIn Jan 2023

  • SEO: Videos

    LinkedIn Jan 2023

  • SEO: Link Building

    LinkedIn Jan 2023

  • Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Essential Training

    LinkedIn Jun 2022

  • SEO Foundations

    LinkedIn May 2022

  • Digital Marketing Foundations

    LinkedIn Apr 2022

  • The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

    Google Jan 2022

  • Learning Java

    LinkedIn May 2020

  • Learning Cloud Computing: Core Concepts

    LinkedIn May 2020

  • Diploma in ICT and Computing

    IDM Nations Campus Lanka Aug 2017

  • Certificate in Computer Applications

    IDM Nations Campus Lanka

Current practice

AI systems, built for production.

I build AI automation, machine learning and data pipelines, and the production systems they run in.

Delivery runs through Auxcura Inc., the company I founded in May 2026, with its team.

Currently

Testing AI tools against real work.

Most do not hold up inside a real process. I keep the ones that remove a task outright and drop the ones that only create more checking.

See the architecture