Summary
Pierre Ménard is a Montreal-based technology leader and researcher with 8+ years focused on natural language processing, text and data mining, and knowledge engineering, now serving as Director and Associate Professor in Software Engineering and IT. He combines academic rigor—a PhD from ÉTS and years of postdoctoral research—with practical delivery experience in project management, BI/warehousing, software architecture and business process analysis from roles spanning CRIM to industry. His work bridges research and applied systems, producing NLP solutions informed by strong data modeling, estimation and enterprise architecture skills. Notably, he has sustained a parallel academic teaching and research trajectory while leading departmental initiatives, reflecting an ability to translate advanced NLP research into operational, business-aligned software.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at École de technologie supérieure
DEC, DEC at Cégep de Sept-iles
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Université du Québec - Ecole de Technologie supérieure
French, English