I'm Andrey, a co-founder of Solunar. I live in Vancouver, and I build software that makes life easier for the people who keep our communities running.
I started as a software engineer in Ottawa and Victoria. One of my first big projects was the British Columbia Ministry of Finance's online tax portal, which millions of British Columbians rely on. It taught me that good software is something people barely notice. It simply works when they need it.
In 2018 I joined Apryse in Vancouver as a solutions engineer. My job was to sit with customers, understand what they were trying to do, and show them how our tools could help. I loved it, and it led me to become the company's first product manager. Over five years we built tools that thousands of organizations, from small startups to Microsoft and NASA, use to view, edit and sign documents.
At Aspire Software, I worked with 14 companies, each making software for one specific industry. One week I was learning how a marina books a slip, the next how a theme park reloads a wristband or how a technician logs a radiation reading. I came in without assumptions and let customers teach me. That made the software better every time.
Along the way I built DockMaster Web, so marinas can run from anywhere and boaters can pay and sign online. I also created BluSynq, an AI front desk that answers every call, and brought AI into restaurant, car rental and safety software so staff spend less time on admin.
All that work was for customers in other places. I wanted to focus it on the place where I live and the communities I'm part of. Strata councils run buildings with volunteers and an inbox. Community centres count visitors on paper clipboards. They deserve software that is simple, affordable and built with them.
That's why I co-founded Solunar. We build OpenStrata for strata councils and residents, and OpenCommunity for community centres and nonprofits. If that sounds like you, I'd love to hear from you.
“The growth you oversaw at DockMaster revolutionized the game for marina management. It was an honor to work with you!”
“It was always a pleasure to work with you. The tech innovations that you brought to DM was truly amazing.”
“It has been a pleasure working with you over the last few years and I hope our paths cross again sometime in the future.”
“It was great collaborating with you during our PDFTron Salesforce implementation.”
“Thank you for the incredible level of energy, dedication and positivity you brought to everything you worked on. It’s been an absolute pleasure to collaborate with you and to see you grow throughout the years. You’ve been integral to our success, and to promoting the culture at PDFTron we greatly valued!”
“Your hard work, dedication, and proactive contributions have been integral to our growth and success. You’ve consistently brought an unmatched level of professionalism and creativity to your work, which has inspired those around you.”
“Andrey led with more care than anyone I’ve worked for. Genuinely invested in the work, and more invested in the people doing it. That combination is rarer than it should be.”
“You were one of the most important people in my Aspire journey, from being the person who gave me the opportunity to join Aspire to someone I learned so much from. I’ve always admired how smart you are, the way you lead, and the way you approach problems.”
“You were a great mentor and fountain of knowledge that helped shape my career in the Product world.”
“Congratulations on completing such a massive chapter, and helping define how to deeply leverage AI to build successful businesses.”
“You deserve the best brother, and you’ll shine wherever you decide to land.”
“It was a great honor working with you. I hope we can collaborate more in future projects.”
“You were a real inspiration to work with, someone who truly leads by example and brings a unique genuine enthusiasm that never failed to align and invigorate people for success!”
“You’re a rare talent, an outstanding leader and a wonderfully genuine person.”
“You’re a true talent, an amazing leader and so key to corporate culture.”
“You have been an inspiring mentor and leader for all of us. It has been a pleasure being on your team.”
“Thanks Andrey for all your support and leadership. You’ll be dearly missed.”
The full record, most recent first, for anyone who wants the details.
Co-founder
A British Columbia software company building practical tools for the organizations communities depend on.
Co-founder
Video security: certifying that live camera streams on calls come from real, uncompromised devices.
Head of Product & Development, AI Lead
The operating arm of Valsoft Corporation, which acquires and holds a portfolio of 165+ vertical market software companies for the long term.
As chief technology officer, built DockMaster Web, the cloud companion to DockMaster Desktop. It adds a marina CRM, a customer self-service portal, online payments, e-signatures, service management and an AI scheduling assistant that suggests technician assignments.
Built an AI agent that manages low-stock inventory, updates pricing and handles reporting for venues.
Led the AI transformation and reshaped the team. They have some really cool stuff cooking.
Built a mobile app that checks customers out faster at vehicle drop-off.
Rebuilt the product from the ground up for the web.
Re-architected the most mission-critical app. It takes real-time readings from technicians working in radioactive environments and recalls them when levels get too high.
Improved Net Promoter Score (NPS) by building a documentation platform, so customers knew what had shipped and how to use it.
Product and technical leadership across the process manufacturing portfolio.
Product and technical leadership as the business joined the portfolio.
Head of Product
Vancouver-born document SDK company trusted by Adobe, DocuSign, Microsoft, NASA and thousands of others. It grew through investments from Silversmith Capital (2019) and Thoma Bravo (2021).
Web Developer
Bitcoin infrastructure and hardware wallet company.
Implementation Consultant
Builds tax, revenue and benefits administration systems for governments.
Andrey Safonov is a co-founder of Solunar, a British Columbia software company that builds OpenStrata, strata management software for councils and residents, and OpenCommunity, member and program management for community centres and nonprofits. Based in Vancouver, he has spent over a decade building software for industries around the world, from document tools used by thousands of organizations to software for marinas, theme parks, restaurants and car rental companies.
He is a co-founder of Solunar, a software company in Greater Vancouver. Solunar builds OpenStrata (https://openstrata.ca), strata management software for British Columbia, and OpenCommunity (https://opencommunity.ca), member and program management for community centres, nonprofits and drop-in programs.
After a decade of building software for industries around the world, he wanted to focus that experience on the place where he lives and the communities he is part of. Solunar builds software for strata corporations and community organizations in British Columbia.
He joined in 2018 as a technical solutions engineer, became the company’s first product manager in 2019, and was Head of Product from 2021 to 2023. He launched new products including the DOCX Editor and Video Collaboration, opened a low-code channel through Salesforce, Appian and Mendix, and grew the portfolio from $5M to more than $50M.
From 2023 to 2026 he was a technical product manager, then Head of Product and Development and AI lead. He worked with 14 companies, including DockMaster Software (as chief technology officer, building DockMaster Web), CORE Cashless, H&L POS, RENTALL, S&W Technologies and VisiumKMS, and created three AI products: Signiphi, BluSynq and BluMarina.