Guillaume Parent

CEO & Cofounder at Gallea

Guillaume Parent has held a variety of roles throughout their career. In 2015, they were VP Finance for the CÉGPA (Comité Étudiant en Génie de la Production Automatisée) and an Auxiliary Course Instructor for Conception Assistée par Ordinateur en SolidEdge at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). Guillaume also held a Mechanical Engineering Internship at Automacad Inc. that same year. In 2017, they were a Production Automation Engineering Intern at Cascades. In 2019, they were part of the MT Lab Accelerator Program Cohort. In 2020, they were part of the FounderFuel 2020 Cohort and the Focus - Zù 2020 Cohort. In 2021, they joined the ACET Startup Program. Finally, in 2022, they became a Member of the Advisory Committee for Fil Relax.

Guillaume Parent attended Jean de la Mennais before completing a Technique en Génie mécanique at Cégep du Vieux-Montréal from 2010 to 2013. Guillaume then went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in Automated Manufacturing Engineering from École de technologie supérieure, which they completed in 2018. In 2016, they obtained a certification in Développement durable: Enjeux et trajectoires from Université Laval and a certification in La Littératie Financière et Fiscale Ouverte à Tous from UQTR - Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in 2015. From 2018 to 2019, they participated in three entrepreneurial cohorts at Novae, Quartier de l'Innovation, and Coopérathon, respectively. Guillaume also participated in a Cohorte entrepreneuriale at MT Lab from 2019 to 2020.

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  • CEO & Cofounder

    July, 2016 - present