About us

A Canadian mobile engineering practice, built for the long term.

Since 2008, Pacific Mobile Innovations Inc. has helped Canadian and international organizations ship mobile products their customers actually rely on — from logistics platforms to regulated financial apps.

Our story

We started in 2008 in a one-room studio off West Hastings, building some of the first native iPhone apps for Canadian businesses. Three principles defined the practice then and still do now: senior engineers on every line of code, transparent commercial terms, and a relentless focus on the user's hand.

Today, our Vancouver headquarters at Royal Centre is home to product managers, designers, iOS and Android engineers, mobile QA specialists, and a dedicated security team. We've delivered 240+ production mobile applications for organizations across finance, healthcare, logistics, energy, and the public sector.

Mission

To make mobile the most trusted, productive interface between Canadian organizations and the people they serve — through engineering excellence, ethical design, and durable partnership.

SOC 2
Type II attested
PIPEDA
Privacy compliant
100%
Canadian-owned
6.4 yr
Avg. client tenure

Leadership

Portrait of David Chen

David Chen

Vice President, Business Development

Leads enterprise partnerships and growth across North America, with 18 years of experience scaling mobile product organizations.

Portrait of Emily Rousseau

Emily Rousseau

Chief Executive Officer

Founded Pacific Mobile Innovations in 2008. Former mobile platform lead at a major Canadian telecom; board advisor to two B.C. technology accelerators.

Portrait of Liam O'Connor

Liam O'Connor

Chief Technology Officer

Architect of our delivery platform. Two decades shipping iOS and Android at scale, with deep expertise in offline-first systems and mobile security.

What we value

Senior by default

Every project is staffed with senior Canadian engineers — no offshore handoffs, no junior padding.

Outcome accountable

We commit to measurable business outcomes, not just sprint velocity.

Quietly secure

Security and privacy reviews are part of every release, not a quarterly afterthought.

Long-term partner

Average client relationship: 6.4 years. We build for the decade, not the demo.

Our timeline

  1. 2008

    Founded in Vancouver as a boutique iOS consultancy.

  2. 2012

    Expanded into Android and enterprise mobility management.

  3. 2016

    Opened a federal public-sector practice based in Ottawa.

  4. 2019

    Achieved SOC 2 Type II attestation across all delivery operations.

  5. 2022

    Launched our cross-platform Flutter and React Native delivery practice.

  6. 2025

    Surpassed 240 production mobile applications delivered worldwide.