François Dorval
Head Of Operations - Motor Vehicle Test Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolFrançois Dorval is a senior operations executive with 11+ years in leadership and over three decades of engineering and program-management experience across automotive and aerospace sectors. As Head of Operations at Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Test Centre, he combines continuous improvement discipline with culture transformation to deliver sustained, measurable results. He has held multiple VP roles managing quality, airworthiness and programs, bringing deep familiarity with international standards, regulatory compliance and multi-generational teams. Known for collaborative leadership, he prioritizes developing people and building lasting competencies while executing complex transformation programs. Trained in mechanical engineering and executive leadership (École Polytechnique de Montréal; University of Washington Foster School), he blends technical rigor with strategic change management. Less obvious: his career arc from hands-on test engineer to senior public-sector operations leader gives him rare end-to-end insight into product validation, regulatory pathways and operationalizing safety-critical systems.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.), Bachelor's degree, Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.) at École Polytechnique de MontréalExecutive Education, Esterline Advanced Leadership Program, Executive Education, Esterline Advanced Leadership Program at University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
Github Skills (32)
android9
geocaching9
geo9
swagger7
rest7
parsing7
api7
rest-api7
postman6
openapi6
api-documentation6
mocking6
prism6
mock-server6
xapi6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
francois-dorval/asteroid-api
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:35 commits, 2 PRs, 28 pushes in 1 year 11 months
francois-dorval/SpoilGotApp
May 2019 - Jan 2021
Contributions:49 commits, 2 PRs, 45 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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