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Chris Smillie

CTO and Partner, Assembly

Enterprise softwareToronto

Chris Smillie is CTO and a partner at Assembly, the software firm Smillie co-founded with John Wilk about twenty years ago. Assembly builds, modernises and runs cloud applications for enterprise clients from Toronto and Fort Lauderdale. The company describes Smillie as the engineer of the founding pair and says it remains privately held and founder-led.

Chris hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because of Chris’s work at Assembly.

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What is Chris Smillie's role at Assembly?

Assembly's About page, checked 2026-09-25, lists Smillie as CTO and Partner.

Who founded Assembly?

Assembly's About page, checked 2026-09-25, says John Wilk, an entrepreneur, and Chris Smillie, an engineer, came together about twenty years ago to start the company, and that it is still privately held and founder-led.

Where does Assembly work from?

The same About page lists offices in Toronto, at First Canadian Place, and in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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