In the Strategize phase, Dexcent takes a deep dive into your business’s needs to identify the most effective, tailored solutions. This phase isn’t just about choosing the right technology—it’s about thinking through the entire solution from start to finish. We conduct comprehensive assessments of your current systems, challenges, and objectives, ensuring that we have a complete understanding of your business landscape before we move forward.
A key outcome of this phase is the development of a detailed roadmap. This roadmap outlines the steps needed to ensure a successful transformation, from solution selection to implementation and beyond. But it’s more than just a plan—it ensures that we have the right tools, the right people, and the right processes in place, so nothing is left to chance.
Solutions to Power Your Growth
Seamlessly deploy or upgrade your Enterprise SCADA system to enhance operational efficiency and real-time data monitoring for liquids or gas pipelines. Dexcent provides tailored solutions to ensure your SCADA system evolves with your business needs.
Gain reliable, 24/7 Level 1 support for your SCADA operations. Dexcent’s expert team is ready to troubleshoot and maintain your system, ensuring uninterrupted and efficient performance.
Make informed decisions with comprehensive evaluations of emerging technologies and solutions. Dexcent’s strategic assessments help you identify the right tools to improve your operations and maximize ROI.
Protect your critical infrastructure with Dexcent’s thorough cybersecurity assessments. We identify vulnerabilities, provide actionable insights, and recommend strategies to safeguard your operations against threats.
Ensure peak performance of your assets with Dexcent’s in-depth asset management assessments. We analyze and optimize your asset management strategies to boost efficiency and extend equipment life.
Smooth transitions with Dexcent’s proven change management services. We guide your organization through the complexities of operational changes, ensuring adoption and minimal disruption.
Accelerate your digital transformation with a tailored control and safety assessment. Dexcent evaluates your current state and outlines a roadmap to integrate advanced digital technologies safely and efficiently.
We make sure your business is fully equipped for success before we even think about implementation. This means ensuring that your team is prepared, your processes are aligned, and that all necessary tools are accounted for. Our focus is to avoid the dreaded “failure to launch” by eliminating potential obstacles before they arise. By planning for every scenario, we set your business on a path to a smooth, seamless transformation.
At Dexcent, we maintain an unbiased perspective, selecting solutions based on what works best for you—not tied to any single vendor. Our goal is to give you the flexibility to choose what’s right, with the confidence that your transformation is supported by solid, strategic planning.
A strategy that looks at the full picture—from the tools and people to the processes—prevents costly delays or missteps during transformation. By planning strategically, you avoid failure to launch and ensure a clear, actionable path to success that you can follow with confidence.
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, 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.
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., 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 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., 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.
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
