Business works better when you know who you’re dealing with — and who’s actually behind the work.

So, let us introduce ourselves.

We’re AvidCube Studios (ACS), an e-commerce-focused web development agency with a particular focus on sound money (settlement in Gold and Silver) commerce.

AvidCube was founded by Jeff Cairns, a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Alberta, an APEGA Life Member, and a Queen’s University engineering graduate (B.Sc. Eng. ’81). He is a serial entrepreneur with decades of leadership and start-up experience spanning both the petroleum and software industries.

Jeff was co-founder and President of Cityhues Corporation, a private company founded in 1997 that developed community-based web portals and business-to-consumer e-commerce initiatives. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Vice President of Product Development for VerticalBuilder Solutions, where he led the development of cloud-based collaboration and procurement software for the Canadian energy industry.

In 2003, Jeff founded the AutoHunter network of online automotive portals, which operated across Canada until 2007.

In 2005, Jeff and three partners co-founded Peace Oil Corp., a private oilsands development company with a significant resource base, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. The company was sold to a group of private U.S.-based investors in 2007 for $18 million.

Over the years, Jeff has led teams in the development of web-delivered applications, mobile data solutions, custom-engineered content management systems, websites, digital design, and broader corporate digital strategy. He also brings more than 25 years of experience in the Canadian and international upstream petroleum industries, including direct involvement in operations, corporate financing, business development, production, project management, and facilities engineering.

From 1992 to 1997, Jeff and his wife Judy lived in Indonesia with their two young children, where he served as Chief Engineer for a major enhanced oil recovery project in Central Sumatra.

You might think Jeff would have retired by now, hung up his hat, pulled off his boots, and called it a day. It’s been considered. The problem is that he still thrives on building things. He always has. It’s what keeps him engaged, curious, and still very much in the game.

In his spare time, Jeff enjoys staying fit through weight training and urban walks with his incredible wife, Judy. He parks his boots in Calgary.

AvidCube is one of the latest things Jeff has built over the course of four decades in engineering, business, and digital strategy. When you work with AvidCube, you work directly with him.

Hope to meet you soon.