ABOUT
Since 2010, we have dedicated ourselves to creating high quality assessment and learning solutions, with a focus on student success at the primary, secondary, and post-secondary education levels. We are driven by our mission of making assessment and learning experiences truly engaging and impactful for all students.
THE VRETTA
TEAM
Vretta is a highly creative organization, built on integrity and an unwavering commitment to the highest quality standards in the education technology industry. We are passionate about EdTech, focused on our actions, and fiscally responsible stewards of our resources. We leverage our experience, reputation, and deep connections with educators to enhance the assessment and learning experiences for students.
TEAM LEADERS
ANAND KARAT
President and CEO
Anand leads Vretta’s entrepreneurial culture and sets the strategic direction of the company. He ensures undivided focus on our vision to support student-success through his unique innovatively now leadership style. He is the founding partner of Vretta and has an Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics from Bangalore University and an MBA in Science and Technology from Queen’s University.
CHARLES ANIFOWOSE
Chief Innovation Officer
Charles leads the architectural product design and development processes at Vretta. He ensures unparalleled innovation in learning and assessment experiences for student success. He is the co-founder of Vretta, has invented numerous technology solutions, and has a Bachelor’s degree from Brock University.
ALI ALAVI
Product Director
Ali leads product design to ensure that every user has a truly meaningful and amazing learning and assessment experience. He has a Bachelor’s degree of Science from the University of Waterloo and over a decade of experience leading product design and development teams.
ARBANA MIFTARI
Director of Project Management
Arbana leads the management of projects, change, and stakeholder engagement for the development of new products. She ensures products are delivered on time and with world-class quality. She has a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies from Western University, and is a certified Project Management Professional and an Agile Certified Practitioner from the Project Management Institute.
ZACH WILLIAMS
Director of Technology
Zach leads the development and maintenance of technology solutions and security systems. He ensures the use of best practices in process efficiencies, developing scalable solutions, and maintaining high-security systems. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Queen’s University and over a decade of experience working with systems of varying sizes and complexities.
ANGELICA MENDAGLIO
Head of Instructional Design
Angelica leads the instructional design and development of learning and assessment resources. She ensures intuitive product design and seamless user experiences for our learning and assessment solutions. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Cultural Studies from Trent University and a Master of Science in Mathematics from McMaster University.
Jimmy de la Torre
Lead Psychometrician
Jimmy supports our team of assessment specialists and psychometricians by providing guidance on technical and implementation issues related to educational measurement. His expertise is in the areas of item response theory, cognitive diagnosis modeling, and designing and using assessment to inform instruction and learning, and he has published widely on these topics. Jimmy has a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and is currently Professor and Head of the Human Communication, Development, and Information Sciences Unit of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong.
ERALDA GJIKA
Head of Data and Evaluation
Eralda is a data scientist who leads our team of statisticians, psychometricians, and data engineers to validate and interpret big data across data life cycles, bridging the gap between data gathering, analysis, and reporting. She possesses a solid background in pure mathematics and two Master of Science degrees, one in Statistics from the Carleton University and the other in Probability and Statistics, from the University of Tirana. She has also pursued advanced research by earning a Ph.D. from the University of Tirana with a focus on Time Series Analysis, Reduction, and Similarity.
JACOB PUCAR
Head of Customer Success
Jacob leads customer success through his unwavering focus on thoroughly understanding the needs of all users and ensuring they gain immense value from the use of our products and services. Through an established customer-centric approach, he ensures that he gathers ongoing feedback from users to identify ways to support the constant evolution of experience of all users. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from McMaster University.
HARSHA VARLANI
President of Vretta-Lyryx
Harsha drives the strategic vision of Vretta-Lyryx with a deep commitment to excellence and student success in higher education. She leads her team by example, and her ability to inspire and empower them has fostered a culture of innovation and collaboration. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and a Masters of Science degree in Computer Applications.
Awards
We are honoured to have been recognized by several renowned awarding bodies for the quality and implementation of our learning and assessment resources across all education levels.
International e-Assessment Award
2022 Lifetime Contribution Award
Dr. Graham Orpwood receives the Lifetime Contribution Award from the e-Assessment Association for his contribution and commitment to transforming the educational assessment landscape in numerous jurisdictions across the world.
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WORKING AT
VRETTA
Vretta is a highly creative organization, built on integrity and an unwavering commitment to the highest quality standards in the world. We are passionate about education technology, focused on our actions, and fiscally responsible stewards of our resources. We leverage our experience, reputation, and deep connections with educators to enhance the learning and assessment experiences for learners.
We work each day to create a safe working environment for all of our employees and promote a culture that fosters creativity, passion, and innovation.
Our six Keys to Success define how we achieve each of our goals. They include talent, systems and processes, relationships, funding and resources, research, and quality.
Workspace
The office overlooks the landmark St. James Park giving employees a view of the beautiful greenery. It is also a 10-minute walk from subway lines and the Union Station, Toronto’s railway station, and intermodal transportation hub, making it convenient for our staff to commute to work. It is a 5-minute walk from numerous restaurants and the historic St. Lawrence Market.
careers
We are always looking for new members to join the Vretta team. We value ambitious professionals who are not afraid of a challenge and will take opportunities to learn something new. As a world leader in education technology, we offer a working environment where you will be exposed to the latest technologies and exciting innovations in learning and assessment.
Data Engineer
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Full-time, Permanent
Immediate
Vretta is looking for a Data Engineer to join our Data and Evaluation team. This position requires excellent communication skills, creative problem solving ability, and a sound technical ability to be able to understand requirements, develop technological solutions for data analysis, collaborate with the data engineering and development team, and maintain processes that support student learning and assessment. As a member of the Data and Evaluation team at Vretta, the Data Engineer must have the attitude and energy to innovate and build solutions that support student success.
Account Manager
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Full Time, Permanent
Immediate
Vretta-Lyryx is looking for an Account Manager for Academic Partnerships. The Account Manager will be responsible for new sales and growth of existing accounts, managing relationships with clients. The role involves building strong relationships with the clients and to grow the account across all products and services.
HR Assistant
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Full-time, Permanent
Immediate
Vretta is looking for an HR Assistant for the recruitment, operational, and administrative HR needs of our company. This position requires a people person motivated to kick-start or progress their careers in HR by gaining hands-on experience in various functions of HR in the ed-tech field.
Full Stack Developer
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Full Time, Permanent
Immediate
Vretta is looking for a Software Developer to join our Product Development and Implementation team. This position requires excellent communication skills, creative problem solving ability, and a sound technical ability to be able to understand requirements, develop technological solutions, and maintain systems that support student learning and assessment. As a member of the Product Development and Implementation team at Vretta, the Software Developer must have the attitude and energy to innovate and build solutions that support student success.
Tech Lead
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Full-time, Permanent
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Vretta is looking for a Tech Lead to join our Technology team. This is a senior position that requires both technical and business skills, along with strong experience in the software industry. The Tech Lead will ensure the delivering the highest quality products while meeting project milestones.
AWS/DevOps Engineer
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Full-time, Permanent
Immediate
Vretta is looking for a AWS/DevOps Engineer to join our Product Development and Implementation team. This position requires excellent communication skills, creative problem-solving ability, and a sound technical ability to be able to understand requirements, develop applications, and maintain systems that support student learning and assessment. As a member of the Product Development and Implementation team at Vretta, the Systems Developer must have the attitude and energy to innovate and build solutions that support student success.
Marketing Coordinator
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Full-time, Permanent
Immediate
Vretta-Lyryx is looking to hire a Marketing Coordinator who has excellent communication skills (written and verbal) to support us with ongoing marketing and campaign projects. This includes creating blogs, social media posts, articles, applications, etc. This position will also require the strategic coordination for marketing events, conferences, and other targeted campaigns.
Instructional Designer
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Full-time, Permanent
Immediate
Vretta is looking for an Instructional Designer to join our Assessment Development team for the K-12 division. This position requires excellent writing and communication skills, creative problem solving ability, and an ability to confidently collaborate with subject matter experts, designers, and developers.
Psychometrician
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Part-time, Casual
Immediate
Vretta is looking for a Psychometrician to join our Data & Evaluation team. This position requires excellent communication skills, creative problem solving ability, and a sound technical ability to be able to understand requirements, develop reusable solutions, and provide guidance to our engineering teams. As a member of the Data & Evaluation team at Vretta, the Psychometrician must have the attitude and energy to innovate and build solutions that support student success.