My Entrepreneurial Journey

From cadet competitions to healthcare IoT — a path shaped by engineering challenges, startup pivots, and the drive to build impactful solutions.

Current Venture

ATEK 2016 - Present

Bringing Smart to Life

Founder & CEO of ATEK, providing automated environmental monitoring for pharmaceutical, biotech, research, and healthcare organizations. Our IoT solutions protect over $1 billion in products and medications, and monitored 80% of Quebec's COVID-19 vaccine supply. ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration lab with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.

2017
CENTECH Propulsion Program
2018
First hires and team building
2019
New office in St-Laurent (1,450 sq ft)
2021
COVID-19 vaccine monitoring
2022
Strategic pivot to cold chain vertical
2023
TEC Canada executive program
2024
3,300 sq ft office • ISO 17025 • Sales team
Visit ATEK.io

Previous Venture

INOVAE Inc. 2009 - 2016

Co-founder — Energy Efficiency Solutions

Real-time wireless energy management through the ENSIS platform, helping buildings achieve significant energy savings. Developed Smart-Manager for enterprise energy optimization.

  • Winner: 12th Edition HEC-POLY-UdeM Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition (2009)
  • Winner: 12th Quebec Entrepreneurship Competition — Business Services (2010)
  • Featured in La Presse: "Un tableau de bord pour l'efficacité énergétique" (2012)

International Experience

2014

InnoSphere Colorado

3-month accelerator program

  • Lean Startup methodology training
  • Steve Blank's "How to Build a Startup"
2013

United Arab Emirates

Business exploration and international networking

Professional Experience

2008

MSB Design

Engineering design work

2007

Port of Sept-Îles

Engineering Internship — Civil engineering experience on the North Shore

2006

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Summer Internship — Metal fabrication and manufacturing processes

Education

2009

Master's in Engineering Management

Université de Sherbrooke

2004-08

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières — HVAC Specialization

  • Team Lead — Machine des Jeux de Génie (2005)
  • Vice-President External Affairs, Student Association ITR
  • 1st Place — Quebec Engineering Competition (2008)
  • Represented Quebec at Canadian Engineering Competition, Waterloo
2001-04

CÉGEP — Sciences Nature

Science on tourne engineering competitions

  • Prix de la recherche et de l'ingéniosité André Grasset (2004)
  • Bridge building competition at Université de Sherbrooke
1997-01

Cadets Corps 3014

Ste-Julie, Quebec

  • Biathlon competitions
  • Best marksman trophy
  • Leadership training at Valcartier

Certifications

Industrial Ventilation

École des technologies gazière

2011

Certified Energy Manager (CEM)

Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

2010

Certified M&V Professional (CMVP)

Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

2010

Energy Management

Office de l'efficacité énergétique (OEE)

2009

Professional Associations

Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
ASHRAE Montreal Chapter
Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
AQME
AGPI
BOMA Québec

Awards & Recognition

2010

1st Place — Business Services Category

12th Quebec Entrepreneurship Competition

2009

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Winner

12th Edition — HEC-Polytechnique-UdeM Centre

2008

1st Place — Engineering Consulting Category

Quebec Engineering Competition

2004

Prix de la recherche et de l'ingéniosité

André Grasset — Science on tourne competition

2000

Concours Génie inventif Winner

Secondary School Engineering Competition

Core Values

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Authenticity

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Problem-solving

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Results-oriented

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Quality over Quantity

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Freedom

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Independence