Webinar: Bridging IT–OT Gaps: OT-Led Data Transformation in Action

Dexcent, AVEVA’s Official Partner

Over 50 years of experience, AVEVA is the global leader in industrial engineering, design, and information management software. AVEVA’s industrial software powers top companies in key verticals such as oil and gas, mining, power and utilities, manufacturing, infrastructure, food and beverage, and CPG.
Dexcent formally became an AVEVA System Integrator on October 13, 2020. Our partnership with AVEVA will create new openings in both the types of applications we currently offer to existing customers and the capabilities we can offer to new customers.

System Integrators

As AVEVA solutions are integrated onto a common, unified platform, ready for fast installation, rapid development, and streamlined maintenance, this will enable Dexcent team to spend more time focusing on ensuring customer satisfaction and lowering our clients’ total projects costs.
Together with AVEVA, Dexcent can provide our mutual customers world-class support with expertise close-at-hand. With AVEVA’s extensive portfolio of offerings and solutions, Dexcent will be able to grow our solution base to our customers, allowing us to start with our customers’ current needs, and then growing the capabilities of those systems to address unique new value over time.

Subject Matter Experts

Over the years, Dexcent has built a senior team of technical resources and subject matter experts in different areas of AVEVA Enterprise SCADA (formally known as OASyS). These technical resources have over 10-25 years of experience working closely with AVEVA Enterprise SCADA on client projects. The project development, commissioning, and start-up experience, specifically with the AVEVA Enterprise SCADA, has made our team quite unique in engaging our customers during the entire life-cycle of a project from initiation to closeout and further supporting and maintaining the systems we provide.

Industry leading Technology

With input and collaboration throughout AVEVA’s network, Dexcent has now access to the latest released software and training and so our team can stay on top of the latest technologies being offered. This allows Dexcent to enable end users to quickly deploy solutions and take advantage of savings driven by edge-to-enterprise improvements. Staying ahead of the changes in technology requires constant learning. In today’s work environment, coming to the table with industry experience alone is not enough. Dexcent and our team must maintain a knowledge base of the latest innovations in the industry. As part of being a System Integrator with AVEVA, Dexcent team has access to the latest training to ensure our team keeps up with the cutting edge of industrial software and ensuring continuation of our knowledge build-up.

Proud Partner

Commercially, with AVEVA’s Flex Subscription, Dexcent as an AVEVA SI partner, is in a distinct space to offer a unique licensing and pricing model on AVEVA’s portfolio, to match our customers’ operations and asset lifecycle objectives and budgets. In contrast to traditional one-time purchase perpetual licensing models, this model offers our customers complete flexibility in accessing and implementing AVEVA software at a lower initial cost on a recurring basis. Benefits include reduced cost barriers to initial ownership, flexibility to scale licensing to future. 

Conclusion

We have started on a new rewarding journey with the top industrial software and solution provider, AVEVA, and believe that we can provide our mutual customers with the best top-of-the-class solutions and services. If want to know more about our partner solution please leave your name and email and one of our agents wil be happy to assist you. 

Andrew Capper

Vice President of Industrial Digital Transformation

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Andrew Capper is Vice President of Industrial Digital Transformation at Dexcent, helping industrial organizations improve data-driven decision-making by optimizing the data journey, reuniting siloed information, and delivering a trustworthy version of the truth.

With more than 25 years of experience, he is known as a results-driven leader who delivers on commitments and tackles complex information management challenges with a practical, human-centric approach. His work spans digital transformation strategy and roadmaps, governance, digital maturity assessments, and performance measurement through clear KPIs and metrics. Andrew is a NAIT graduate with training in Instrumentation Engineering Technology and Security Systems, and he brings a strong focus on safer, more effective operations from data producers through to data consumers

Nader Asgharinia

MP, P.Eng.

Vice President of Enterprise SCADA & Advanced Applications.

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Nader Asgharinia, PMP, P.Eng., is Vice President of Enterprise SCADA & Advanced Applications at Dexcent, leading the delivery of complex, mission-critical solutions with a clear focus on client experience and operational excellence. With more than 30 years in business execution and over 25 years managing multi-million-dollar programs for mission-critical and SCADA systems, he brings a pragmatic, delivery-at-scale approach to every engagement. Nader is recognized for building high-performing teams, driving disciplined portfolio execution, and delivering measurable business outcomes, including significant growth in program portfolios and team capacity over time. He holds a B.Sc.(Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Type in the UK, a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Calgary, completed Georgetown University’s Director’s Program, is a Professional Engineer in Alberta, and a Project Management Professional.

Gerrit Nel

CISSP, CISM – Vice President of OT Infrastructure and Cyber Security Services

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Tobias (Gerrit) Nel, CISSP, CISM, is Vice President of OT Infrastructure and Cyber Security Services at Dexcent, leading the development and delivery of practical services and solutions that integrate, complement, or replace OT infrastructure and protect OT assets from cyber threats. He is known for building resilient security frameworks, governance processes, and integrated solutions that reduce risk and support compliance across diverse industries. Gerrit has over 40 years of relevant IT/OT experience and has built and delivered highly skilled and high-performance delivery teams. His strengths include Cyber Security roadmaps, security architecture, incident response, and alignment to standards such as IEC 62443, NIST, and NERC CIP. Furthermore, he has deep foundational technical experience in Networking and OT infrastructure systems architectures that he leverages in building and leading successful delivery teams. Gerrit holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Johannesburg and brings deep cross-sector experience supporting clients in oil and gas, mining, chemical, healthcare, financial, and government environments.

Jaydeep Deshpande

P.Eng. – President

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Jaydeep Deshpande, P.Eng., is a seasoned and decisive executive with over 25 years of experience driving operational excellence, profitability, and market growth in national and multinational organizations. As President, he is recognized for his strategic leadership, disciplined execution, and ability to lead organizations through change. Jaydeep is passionate about developing people, building strong leadership teams, and fostering a positive, performance-driven culture. His expertise spans strategic planning, business diversification, financial management, and organizational transformation, with a consistent focus on delivering growth-oriented, profitable results. He holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta, is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner and Project Management Professional (PMP), and has completed the CMA Accelerated Accounting Program, bringing deep financial and strategic insight to executive decision-making.

Karim Amarshi

Chairman of the Board

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Karim Amarshi is Chair of Dexcent’s Board of Directors, providing governance leadership and strategic oversight to support the company’s long-term strategy and executive team. With nearly 40 years as an entrepreneur and owner-operator, he is recognized for building high-performance organizations and forging strategic alliances across Information Technology, government, health care, education, and energy. He is the former co-owner and Chief Executive Officer of one of Canada’s leading enterprise Information Technology solution providers, where he led the organization through three successful mergers and helped scale long-term client and vendor partnerships. Karim remains active across a diverse business portfolio, serving as a founding principal, officer, and advisor to organizations spanning Information Technology, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and real estate in Canada and internationally.

Yasmin Jivraj

FCIPS, I.S.P. | Board Member

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Yasmin Jivraj, FCIPS, I.S.P., is a Board Member at Dexcent, providing executive guidance and strategic oversight to support corporate management and long-term business direction. Over a 35-year career, she has held senior leadership roles across private, public, and non-profit organizations, with a track record of building operating foundations and driving profitable growth. Following a 15-year tenure as a co-owner and President of one of Canada’s leading strategic Information Technology solution providers, she expanded her governance leadership through active board service in post-secondary education and community-focused organizations. She is recognized for decisive, purpose-led leadership, clear communication, and deep expertise in technology, business models, and methodologies that help enterprise organizations advance digital transformation.

Nadir Jivraj

CEO, Board Member

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As Chief Executive Officer, Nadir is accountable for providing overall leadership and Dexcent’s Industrial operational performance. Nadir has been involved as an executive sponsor with Oil & Gas and Mining companies for over 35 years, and through the years has developed a strong working relationship with the Executive leadership team of many Fortune 500 companies.

Nadir is known for recognizing value and superior investment opportunities in the technology services sector. His pursuit of highly prospective technology companies around the world has resulted in numerous company start-ups. Prior to starting Dexcent, Nadir had led companies through highly profitable business transactions, including the merger of Atlas Systems Group with CompCanada (later renamed Acrodex) in 2000 and later as Chairman of the Board of Axcend Pvt – an engineering solutions provider – based in Bangalore, India from 2004 – 2014. Acrodex and Axcend were sold in 2015