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Toronto, ON, CA

Endicott, New York, US

Ubiquity Solar is a Canadian technology company with renowned international experts in cost competitive, high-quality, low carbon, and utility-grade solar PV manufacturing.

Varennes, Québec, CA

EVLO energy storage systems are built from the ground up for performance and reliability — the culmination of decades of research and development in battery technology at Hydro-Québec’s advanced innovation lab. EVLO's core technology offers significant advancements in safety and reliability and allows to deploy superior energy storage products to market..

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Eolectric Capital Inc. is a joint venture between Fondaction and Eolectric, a pioneer in developing, financing, building, owning and operating renewable energy projects across North America.

Ottawa, ON, CA

Through the Green Municipal Fund, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities funds leadership and innovation in municipal sustainable development. The Community Efficiency Program and other initiatives aim to achieve significant environmental impact and have the potential to be replicated by other Canadian municipalities.

New York, US

MIP is a collaborative strategic investment platform that brings together the leading companies in the mobility ecosystem - auto companies, parts suppliers, energy companies, fleet operators, logistics providers, financial companies- to help each partner define a dynamic and adaptive strategy, catalyze innovation in their core business, and engage.

Montréal, Québec, CA

An innovative financial offering providing 100% of the capital required for investments in energy efficiency, SOFIAC enables businesses across the commercial, industrial and multi-residential sectors to lower their operating costs and to increase their competitiveness, while contributing to the necessary energy transition and doing their part in the fight.

CaSA.energy aggregates distributed residential electric loads through utility-grade secured hardware and software that leverage latest developments in artificial intelligence and machine learning. It contributes to mitigate rising time-of-use electricity prices and peak capacity costs for consumers and electric utilities, and to reduce GHG emissions by.

Markham, Ontario, CA

Following the privatization of Enercare Inc. by Brookfield Infrastructure (BIP) in late 2018, I assisted the Enercare team in devising their growth plans for the sub-metering business.

During the start-up period, in charge of capital markets outreach to attract private capital towards financing economically viable energy efficiency projects.During the wind-down period, in charge of financial wind-down planning, tax reporting, human resources, and oversight on final financial statements preparation and audit process.

Montréal, Québec, CA

Defined the vision of building a global platform comprised of select anchor utilities investments to fulfil the 2015 government mandate and 2016 strategic plan objective of generating $100 million in additional net income by 2020 and $600 million by 2030.Prepared business cases totalling over $10 billion in equity investments in predominantly hydro.

Markham, Ontario, CA

Following the acquisition by Enercare of Direct Energy's Home Services business unit in Ontario, I assisted Enercare's CEO in executing the next steps of its corporate M&A strategy. This lead to the acquisition of Service Experts as the launchpad for Enercare's U.S. Home Services growth strategy, and also the acquisition of Triacta Technologies in Canada.

Montréal, Québec, CA

Developed relationships with key strategic operators, project developers and funds for direct and co-investment opportunities, resulting in a proprietary deal flow in over $1 billion in capital to deploy.Co-led the review of energy investments portfolio and presented recommendation to risk committee.

Houston, Texas, US

Paris, France, FR

Consulted for several corporations in Canada, United States, Europe and Asia.Expertise manufacturing, strategic sourcing, supply chain and logistics network optimization.

Global Professional Master Of Laws (Gpllm), Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Securities Law

Mba, Finance & Global Management

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering

Imba Exchange Student, School Of Economics & Management

International Baccalaureate, Applied Science

High School Diploma