Christian Croteau

Christian Croteau has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Christian is currently serving as the Vice-president of Information Technology and Data Governance at Location d'outils Simplex. In this role, they manage a team responsible for providing IT services to achieve the organization's business goals and deliver the best services to external clients.

Prior to their current position, Croteau worked at Desjardins Technology Group (GTD) as the Director of the Data ETL Center. Christian led a team in providing secure and masked data for multiple application development groups. Christian also implemented Agile project methodology and focused on change management within the team.

Croteau has held various positions at Desjardins, including Director of IT Infrastructure and Central Systems, Director of IT Results and Performance/Application Development Environment Support, and Founder and Owner of Criamcro Solutions Inc. Christian was responsible for overseeing IT outsourcing contracts, maintaining IT scorecards and metrics, and maximizing tax credit returns for IT SR&ED.

Additionally, Croteau has experience working as the Director of IT Operations and Outsourced Services at Cirque du Soleil, Director of IT Planning and Transition Services at Domtar, and Director of IBM PLM Outsourcing & Caterpillar Logistics Services Governance, Director of PLM Competency Center and Applications Development, and Director of SAP Transformation Manufacturing Information Systems Program (BMIS) and PMO at Bombardier Aerospace.

Early in their career, Croteau worked at Deloitte Consulting, where they served as the Manager of IT Strategies and Services, providing consulting services in IT planning, implementation of project portfolios, and process re-engineering.

Overall, Christian Croteau has extensive experience in IT leadership, project management, and strategic planning across multiple industries.

Christian Croteau has an Executive MBA in Process re-engineering and optimization from the University of Sherbrooke. Additionally, they hold an International Admn Diploma in organization and processes from ENAP. Furthermore, Christian has a Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning from UQAM.