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For John Jastremski, senior vice-president of business development at MDS in Ottawa, it’s expertise and persistence that count most when competing in a global market.

The aerospace engineering company grew out of a construction company in the 1970s and was incorporated in 1985 as a provider of turnkey engineering solutions to gas turbine engine manufacturers around the world. “We started doing international work right away because of the growth in the aviation business worldwide,” says Jastremski. In 2007, he and four other business leaders bought out the original owner and increased their focus on the growth of their service business.

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Today MDS has over 200 employees, and subsidiary operations in Europe, Russia and the United States. It services customers in close to 20 countries, including big-name aviation players such as Pratt & Whitney, Solar Turbines, Rolls-Royce, Siemens, MTU and General Electric.