Our Team
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Jeremy S. Boucher, P. Eng.
CEO & Co-Founder
Jeremy has over 10 years of experience in the energy market having managed several electrical distribution and engineering projects for commercial, industrial and institutional clients.
He has pioneered all chapters of the company since the inception of the vadiMAP solution including organizational structuring and partnerships across the industry in North America and abroad. He is a Professional Engineer, acquiring his electrical engineering degree at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montreal.
Passion: Jeremy enjoys tasting and brewing new and original beers.
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Nicolas Mary, PhD(c)
CTO & Co-Founder
Nicolas has over 8 years of experience in the microgrid market having developed highly creative simulation and smart control algorithms aiming to size and control microgrids.
He has led over 40,000+ hours of R&D and is a PhD candidate at ÉTS focusing on the design, simulation and optimal control of nanogrids with vadiMAP. He completed his engineering degree at ESME Sudria (Paris) and his master's degree in renewable energies at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS).
Passion: Nicolas likes sliding in deep powder on his snowboard.
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Samuel Durette, P. Eng.
Project Director
Samuel has over 8 years of experience in energy and electrical distribution markets having worked on several engineering projects for commercial and industrial clients.
He has led several projects with key partners to deploy renewables and energy efficiency measures on commercial buildings over the past years. He is Professional Engineer, acquiring his electrical engineering degree at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montreal.
Passion: After a workday, Samuel is excited to push himself in sports activities.
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Oumaima Fennane, M.Sc.
Feasibility Study Expert
Oumaima has over three years of experience in the energy and power distribution sector, where she has worked on several renewable energy projects.
She completed her engineering degree in energy and renewable energies from the International University of Rabat (Morocco) and her master's degree in renewable energies and energy efficiency from the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montreal.
Passions: Oumaima enjoys hiking, sports and board games after a busy day at work.
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Lucas Batier
Principal Software Developer
Lucas has over 6 years of experience in web development and industrial informatics having worked on several software solutions for the automotive industry.
He has led user experience initiatives on our platform, as well as data enhancement and agile development methodology. He completed his engineering degree in industrial informatics at Télécom Saint-Etienne (France) and his master's degree in Artificial Intelligence at ENSIMAG (Grenoble, France).
Passion: Lucas loves to play the pop star with his 3 guitars and his few vocal cords.
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Omar Lawand
Head of Business Development
With over 12 years of international sales experience, Omar has developed expertise and specialized in constructing sales systems and leading top-performing teams. He upholds unwavering integrity and professionalism in all his interactions with clients and colleagues.
Passion: Spending time with loved ones, maintaining an active lifestyle, and, of course, enjoying delicious food!
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Rafik Mansour
Full Stack Developer
Rafik has over 10 years of experience in full-stack web development and video game creation, having worked on more than 80 web projects at various levels. He completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Tizi Ouzou in Algeria in electrical engineering and computer science and graduated from Ahuntsic College in Montreal in web development.
Passion: Rafik enjoys cinematography, photography and video games.
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Vincent Taboga, PhD(c)
PhD - Research and Development (sponsored by vadiMAP)
Vincent has completed a master's degree at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Plus, his PhD research for vadiMAP was concentrated on the optimization of the electrical and thermal load profiles of buildings. In this capacity, Vincent has won several recognitions for his works.
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Inoussa Legrene, PhD(c)
Master's Degree - Research and Development (sponsored by vadiMAP)
Inoussa has completed a master's degree at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). His master's research project for vadiMAP was focused on the implementation of data acquisition and valuation tools using artificial intelligence.
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Rodrigue Tonga, PhD(c)
Master's Degree - Research and Development (sponsored by vadiMAP)
Rodrigue has completed a master's degree at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). His master's research project for vadiMAP was based on overall data security and blockchain technology.
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Charles Girardet, M.Sc.
Master's Degree - Research and Development (sponsored by vadiMAP)
Charles has completed a master's degree at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). His master's research project for vadiMAP was focused on quantifying the impact of renewables and energy efficiency projects.
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Normand Hétu
Executive Account Manager
Steven Desrochers
Executive Account Manager
Greg Farthing
Strategic Advisor
Denis Chartrand
Strategic Advisor
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André Hudon
Board Member
André's career spans more than 30 years in senior management positions in major national and international distribution companies in diverse sectors such as food, computer peripherals, heavy vehicles and equipment, as well as industrial and safety products. He is known as a change initiator who focuses on profitable growth to take organizations to the next level. André is a Chartered Professional Accountant, CPA, CA, with additional governance certifications, and Vice-Chair of Canada Post.
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Éric Ducharme
Board Member
Éric has led successful organizations with full profit and loss responsibilities for delivering a variety of projects in different countries. He has more than 30 years of experience in electrical maintenance service operations, design of distribution equipment and field safety for large utilities in Canada and global industrial companies such as Hydro-Québec, Hydro-One, BC Hydro, Hydro-Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, GE, Alstom, Domtar, Kruger, Rio Tinto and Tafisa.
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Dan Boucher, P. Eng.
Chairman & Co-Founder
Dan has over 30 years of experience in energy and automation markets having worked with some of the globe's largest companies in this sector, on a national, North American and global basis.
The ideation of vadiMAP goes back to 2010 when smart grids, distributed energy resources and smart buildings were being conceived and Dan was in the middle of it. He is a Professional Engineer, acquiring his mechanical engineering degree at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montreal and a PMP degree with the Project Management Institute in Newark Square, PA. He founded the company (initially called vadimUS) in 2017.
Passion: Dan likes to work with his hands at home, especially when he has to build with imagination.
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