Experience

Institut des troubles d'apprentissage (Institut TA)

• Canada
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Operations

  • Jul 2020 - Present

• Digital Transformation Consultant

  • Feb 2018 - Jul 2020



District 3 Innovation

• Canada
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Startup Coach

  • Dec 2015 - Jul 2020

  District 3 is the Startup hub of Concordia University. I've been coaching the BMV program (Business Model Validation). It's an intense 12 week program aiming to validate business ideas. The goal of the program: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● Conduct 100 interviews to complete the BMC (Business Model Canvas); ● Conduct a strong market research on the industry; ● Learn how to create a solid pitch (for Investors/Mentors/Board Members, etc...). My work: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● Coaching over 50 startups in the program; ● Coached 5 startups in one on one @ the MVP & PMF stage; ● Conducted workshops on how to increase user engagement & retention with any products Show less



AmpMe

• Montreal, Canada Area

• Product Manager

  • Feb 2017 - Jan 2018

  AmpMe is a mobile app that allows you to sync your phone with friends and create a portable sound system. My goal as a Product manager was to increase the usability of the app (retention & engagement) by transforming AmpMe into the biggest social music player. Metrics: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● 5x MAU's (Monthly active users) to over 1 million. ● Achieved a World Record of the most devices sync (22k devices) My work: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● Setting the product roadmap, vision & strategy; ● Working closely with our designer to build the UI & UX of all features; ● Prioritizing features & improvements and managing the sprints; ● Managing the sprints ● Constantly improving the app by analyzing the metrics on all features released Show less



Mobile App Development

• Montreal, Canada Area

• Product Manager & Digital Marketing Manager

  • Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

  Since early 2016, my partner & I have built & launched mobile apps for other startups. List of Clients: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● Taskr (Available on the App Store) "The UBER for 20 services" ●GrassRush & SnowRush (Available on the App Store) "Grass cutting & snow removal services on demand with no contracts." My work: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● Select the MVP features to develop; ● Testing the UI/UX with potential users; ● Manage the development to respect schedule & client expectations; ● Branding & communication; ● Build a Digital Marketing Strategy for user acquisition; • Create a promo video that reached 500,000 views. ● Create a Hook model to increase engagement. Show less



UpNext

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2016

  About upNext: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Back in 2015, we were tired of missing out on great events & parties. Instead of scrolling into the past we wanted to scroll into the future and see what's next. So we built upNext. upNext is the go to app when you want to be aware of the coolest things to do today in your city. Our algorithm was built to find where the crowd goes and automatically creates a custom TOP 10 events of the day for you. We wanted to help people live more moments offline. Metrics: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● 2,000 + event planners ● 15K users in Montreal ● 10% DAU (Daily Active Users) ● Reached the Top 3 most popular *Lifestyle* apps in Canada Show less



Memo App

• Software Development

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2015

  About Memo App: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Juggling with emails, phone calls, text messages and inboxes to plan get-togethers and small events has become a nightmare. So we came up with Memo App, the ridiculously easy way to organize and coordinate everyday events on the go! Memo App is the fastest, most personalized and organized way to suggest a plan to your best friends. Metrics: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● 7,500 plans created ● 10K users in Quebec ● Strong viral growth. About Memo App: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Juggling with emails, phone calls, text messages and inboxes to plan get-togethers and small events has become a nightmare. So we came up with Memo App, the ridiculously easy way to organize and coordinate everyday events on the go! Memo App is the fastest, most personalized and organized way to suggest a plan to your best friends. Metrics: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● 7,500 plans created ● 10K users in Quebec ● Strong viral growth.



Unlok.me

• Montreal, Canada Area

• Founder

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  About Unlok.me: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ The Unlok project was a Facebook app that gives you the ability to see in one second what events your friends will be attending in the near future. Unlok will easily display on a Google map, a very simple and attractive way of seeing who ‘s planning to do what, where and when. * The project closed when Facebook changed their API request access. Metrics: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● 300,000 events in our data base ● 2,500 users About Unlok.me: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ The Unlok project was a Facebook app that gives you the ability to see in one second what events your friends will be attending in the near future. Unlok will easily display on a Google map, a very simple and attractive way of seeing who ‘s planning to do what, where and when. * The project closed when Facebook changed their API request access. Metrics: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● 300,000 events in our data base ● 2,500 users



Unikshirts

• Textile Manufacturing

• Founder

  • Jan 2009 - Apr 2013

  About Unikshirts: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ I started my 1st venture at age 19 while starting my first year in university. Basically, I wanted to create my own job. So I googled how to print a t-shirt & a month later, we signed a $40K deal to become the official clothing supplier for the University of Montreal. That's when it took off. Unikshirts became a recognized promotional product company. Our sales nearly doubled every year. We sold mainly clothing and accessories in order to promote events, increase visibility and build a strong team spirit. Metrics: ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ● 500 clients ● Built a strong team of 5 people ● 30 suppliers all over the world ● 25,000 promotional products sold ● Successfully sold the business in February 2014. Show less