Andrew Pridham is the Academic Chair of the Information and Communications Technology Department. In that role, he is responsible for providing academic leadership in the management and administration of faculty, support staff and students, and establishing a strategic direction for the department that is aligned with the College’s strategic plan and Faculty goals.

Andrew possesses considerable industry experience from his prior employment at CGI from 1997 to 2009, where he held progressively senior roles, culminating in the Directorship of CGI’s Information Security Practice in Ottawa. Before joining CGI, Andrew served as an officer in the Canadian Forces. Among the many roles and positions he held during his time in the CF, he worked at the National Defence Headquarters as Communications Systems project officer and Software Engineering project officer for the North American Aerospace and Region/Sector Air Operations Centre Modernization Projects. Andrew obtained his Masters Degree in Computer Engineering from the Royal Military College in Kingston and has a Bachelor Degree of Science in Physics and Computer Science from Royal Roads in Victoria. He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario association and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. 

Andrew was elected by the Administrative Staff of Algonquin College to represent them on the Board of Governors for a three-year term beginning September 1, 2011.