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Clément
Fortin, Ph.D., Eng.
President and CEO, CRIAQ (www.criaq.aero)
Dr
Clément Fortin
is
President and CEO of CRIAQ since August 2010. He was Head of the
Department of Mechanical Engineering at École Polytechnique de Montréal
(Québec, Canada) since 2005 and a Professor at the institution since
1987. He obtained his Mechanical Engineering Degree from the Royal the
Military College of Canada in 1973, his Master’s of Applied Science
Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Institute of Aerospace
Studies, University of Toronto in 1975 and his PhD in Mechanical
Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston in 1985 in the area of
vehicle dynamics.
He
served as a pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1975 to 1980, where
he logged over 1,600 hours of flying time on jet trainers and fighters.
He is the founder of Polyplan Technologies Inc., a spin-off of Polyvalor.
Polyplan established itself as a leader in Manufacturing Process
Management (MPM).
Professor Fortin is a member of the Order of Engineers of Québec, the
American Association for Engineering Education, the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Design Society. He received the SAE
Teetor Award in 1985 for his academic contributions as a young professor
and École Polytechnique Chief Executive Officer’s Excellence Award in
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