Richard Groulx
President and CEO

Richard founded Vision Circuit Technologies after working more than 20 years in the PCB Design industry for Nortel Networks. He has worked in Mechanical design, Software Development and support as well as PCB Layout design. During that time he worked with several CAD softwares such as UniCad, Cadence, Viewlogic, Catia, PADS and Mentor Graphics. While in PCB layout design he captured first prize in the PCB/MCM Design Excellence award in the category of high-speed designs. Rick has also provided CAD training in western Canada, the US, Ireland and England.

His current responsibilities include Financial planning, corporate growth strategies and Business Structure Development.

Fabien Lavallée
Chief Operating Officer

Fabien is Vision Circuits' Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for all operational issues related to customers' projects, managing the company's operational staff, and interfacing with customers. With over ten years experience with VCT, Fabien has designed extremely dense boards, radio frequency circuits, and many high-speed designs. As part of his management responsibilities, Fabien not only worked on getting Vision Circuits ISO 9001:2000 certified, but also serves as the company’s Quality Representative. Fabien is currently acquiring a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Quebec.

 

Daniel Groulx
Chief Technology Officer

With over ten years experience with Vision Circuit Technologies, Daniel Groulx is not only a Lead Designer, but also provides the company with critical direction in the selection, implementation, and management of technology and software. His experience with numerous CAD tools, such as Allegro, Unicad, OrCAD Capture, Concept, Specctra, and Valor is invaluable in selecting the best tool for the project. Additionally, his skills and knowledge are critical to training VCT’s other designers. Dan has experience with RF, Analogue, Digital and High Speed designs, many of them with tight critical placement / critical routing requirements and numerous layers; some as high as twenty-two layers. Dan has completed courses in numerous CAD tools and management.