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Michel Ouimet

Consultant, research advisory services sustainable technological solutions

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Biography

Michel is an experienced consultant in innovative and sustainable technological solutions, and a leader in the optimization of such projects, integrating water, food, energy and waste aspects. With a wealth of experience in the fields of energy-efficient environmental processes, organic and inorganic chemistry, biochemistry and agriculture, he is able to cover the development of technologies from R&D to discovery and commercialization. He is an innovator, which enables him to create and find solutions adapted to the needs of each project.

 

His areas of expertise make him a multi-disciplinary consultant, capable of adapting to situations, responding rapidly to requests in a highly professional manner, analyzing issues, finding solutions, guiding and supporting.

 

Each problem brought to his attention is seriously analyzed to find the best possible solution, based on his knowledge, experience and on his results observed over time with regard to the technologies applied. His goal: to help as many people as possible to improve their living conditions and their environment.

 

Moreover, since 2020, in association with a partner, he covers the territories of North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean to meet the many technological needs of these communities by selecting sustainable, simple and effective technologies for customers calling on its consulting services and expertise.

 

Michel also has several other strings to his bow. He is the president of a non-profit organization called Route des Gerbes d'Angelica whose mission is to help the most disadvantaged living in situations of food insecurity, including children. His goals in creating projects are to spark interest among young people in agriculture, horticulture (edible plants and flowers), nature (the forest and its resources) and the environment. Educational gardens are set up and developed to offer children, adolescents and adults a place where they can get involved, learn, share and feed themselves.

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In addition, this organization owns a company called Auberge la Daïna, located in Baie-Saint-Paul, in the beautiful Charlevoix region of Quebec, a hotel and tourist establishment that offers several rooms in addition to a bistro-boutique and a restaurant. It also collaborates in the development of the company Angelica Route gourmande, which prepares menus and meals for the Auberge's restaurant and processes food to offer ready-to-eat, canned and freeze-dried products from the Bistro-boutique, developed thanks to its expertise. It is also part of the organization's project to develop, implement this new technology in various locations, and teach this new process aimed at reducing food waste and helping to resolve problems related to food insecurity.

 

This new process aims to reduce food waste and ensure a longer shelf life for food and will be taught to all those interested, young and old.

 

It should be noted that all the projects of Route des Gerbes d'Angelica, the non-profit organization, are supported by the two entities named above. All the projects for which Michel collaborates all have the same objective, to work for the good of others and for the preservation of the environment.

Abilities

 

  • Know-how-to-be and know-how;

  • Ability and capacity to create, to invent new concepts, new ways of doing things thanks to my expertise and experience;

  • Good analytical strength, focus and sharp reflexes to find commercially applicable solutions;

  • Lateral thinking - a problem-solving technique that involves looking at problems from several angles, new or outside the usual field of study, rather than focusing on a proven but linear and limited approach;

  • Expert in troubleshooting and problem solving. (Existing technologies)

  • Process optimization capacities

  • Ability to foster team synergy between people and science;

  • Bilingual.

 

Experiences

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2023 to present - Auberge La Daïna, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec

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  • Vice-président of the society registered under the name of Auberge La Daïna

  • Business development and development of agritourism development strategies in conjunction with the general director

  • Joint supervision with the general manager of a team of 13 members (rooms, kitchen, restaurant-bistro-boutique, maintenance, etc.).

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2018 to 2021 - 3R Synergie

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Consultant for the development of the Waste to Energy market with high-performance gasification technology

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2017 to present - Route Gourmande d'Angelica (RGA)

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  • Vice-president and co-founder of the society

  • Responsible for business management and development in collaboration with the General Director

  • Developer of manufacturing processes related to the products grown by Route des Gerbes d’Angelica in collaboration with the general director

  • Collaborator in the development of the Bistro-boutique located in Mirabel, a recognized agrotourism establishment for which prestigious awards have been won.

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2008 to present – Route des Gerbes d’Angelica (RGA)

 

  1. Vice-president and co-founder of the non-profit organization

  2. Responsible for management and business development in collaboration with the Executive Director

  3. Created development plans for the tourist gardens (horticultural and vegetable) covering more than 9,000 square meters. A huge agrotourism project set up in Mirabel and lasting over 16 years at this location, for which several awards and distinctions have been won

  4. More ecological crops. Developer of plant treatment protocols to replace industrial pesticides/fungicides with vegetable oils and essential oils.

  5. Selection of sustainable processes for projects aimed at:

  • green energy autonomy;

  • wastewater treatment using a purifying pond;

  • field cultivation using the regenerative soil principle;

  • the reduction of food waste thanks to the freeze-drying process, which allows for a shelf life of several years without refrigeration or freezing.

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​From 2001 to 2016 

  • ​Participation in numerous piloting activities worldwide for technology development and demonstration, including in the Philippines (1), Belgium (1), Norway (1), USA (3) and Canada (1).

 

From 1997 to 2016

​Creation of various international patents to reduce energy costs and recycle and reuse captured gas.

 

​ Energy reduction and environmental process for the capture/recycling of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) or SO2 (Sulfur Dioxide):

  •  Patent process for carbon dioxide recovery from gas streams - United States US 7601315, issued October 13, 2009.

  • Method for recovering CO2 from gas streams - United States US 7056482, issued June 6, 2006

Capture of pollutants from industrial processes:

  • Patent method and apparatus for NOx and mercury - United States US 7416582, issued August 26, 2008.

  • Method and apparatus for NOx and SO2 emissions - USA US 6872371, issued March 29, 2005.

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