Spoken languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese
Tenured professor, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1991 to the present.
Corporate Comptroller for a group of medium sized companies, 1990-1991.
Head Financial Analyst at a large insurance company, 1990.
Supervising Auditor and Computer Consultant at a large international accounting and consulting firm, 1987-1990.
Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration (major accounting) at the University of Florida. Dissertation topic: “Evidence on Bank Holding Companies’ Use of Investment Securities as Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk Management Tools. ” May 1997.
Bachelor in Business Administration (major accounting) at the Université du Québec à Montréal. April 87.
Canadian Chartered Accountant (CA) since 1989.
University of Florida representative at the American Accounting Association’s National Ph.D. Consortium, Lake Tahoe, California, 1994.
Université du Québec à Montréal Academic Excellence Award for graduating with a perfect grade point average of 4.0, 1987.
Deloitte, Touche, Samson, Bélair Scholarship for highest grade point average in accounting at the Université du Québec à Montréal, 1986.
Canadian National Motocross Champion, 500cc Junior, 1980.
Québec Provincial Motocross Champion, 500cc Senior,
1982.