Rene Jean Lavallee, P. Eng., M.A.Sc., is the President and founder of Valtech Energie inc., an engineering firm specialised in thermal processes and energy engineering. Over the past twenty-two years, he has developed and implemented many major projects designed to: increase the productivity of various thermal systems and equipment, reduce energy consumption and ensure compliance and safety. He has carried out several design reviews of installations aimed at optimizing the operating conditions, identifying the most relevant strategies for their optimization and ensuring their compliance. He was part of the design and developed many technologies in the field of industrial combustion and thermal processes.Specialties: energy engineering, industrial combustion, heat transfert, process integration, design of custom thermal systems, compliance, approval and safety of ovens, furnaces and boiler systems.