Quick answers
Did Simon Breslav co-found Trax?
Yes. Trax's team page, checked September 24, 2026, lists Simon Breslav, MSc, as Co-Founder and CTO. His Trax bio page, checked the same day, says he designs the software architecture and leads the implementation of its cloud-based building code and standards platform.
What did he do before Trax?
His Trax bio page, checked September 24, 2026, says he worked at Autodesk for 10 years as a Principal Research Scientist in simulation, graphics, human-computer interaction and information visualization research. It also lists work at Thomson Reuters on Westlaw and an internship at Adobe's Creative Technology Lab.
What is his academic background?
His Trax bio page, checked September 24, 2026, says he earned a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Michigan in 2006 and an MSc in computer science, concentrating in computer graphics, from the University of Toronto in 2010. It credits him with more than 35 research papers and 5 patents.
What else is he involved in?
His Trax bio page, checked September 24, 2026, says he holds an elected seat on the board of directors of the Toronto Zen Centre.