Valerie Girouard is a founder and operational leader with nine years of experience helping entrepreneurs and SMEs offload administrative burdens so they can scale. As founder of Girova and vice-president at both DIY-Robotics and CFM Robotics, she combines administration, HR, and accounting expertise with a practical drive to democratize affordable, modular robotics for industry 4.0. Valerie has a hands-on background in business development and turnkey automation solutions for plastics and manufacturing, plus earlier leadership roles in operations and team development. Trained in industrial relations and commerce management, she pairs people-first management with technical project insight rooted in physics and computer science interests dating back to 2014. Notably, she leverages an open-source, community-driven approach at DIY-Robotics to accelerate adoption and innovation in industrial automation. Based in Canada, she brings entrepreneurial grit and cross-functional fluency to bridge business strategy and technical implementation.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Baccalauréat Relations industrielles (24 crédits - réorientation), Baccalauréat Relations industrielles (24 crédits - réorientation) at Université Laval
Technique Gestion de commerces, Technique Gestion de commerces at Cégep de Sherbrooke
Exploration théâtrale, Exploration théâtrale at Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe
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