Biography

In 2009, Dr. Jean Luc Bérubé joined CRC as Vice-President of Broadband Network Technologies Research. Dr. Bérubé brings to CRC an in-depth knowledge of technology R&D combined with over 20 years of experience developing and marketing technology in a highly competitive, business-driven milieu. Dr. Bérubé has a proven track record in managing the human and technological issues inherent in complex telecommunications R&D projects. His ability to foresee client needs, then build award-winning teams to develop solutions, has lead to the launch of new technology and products, and has been key to expanding markets and increasing sales for some of Canada's foremost electronics firms.

Dr. Bérubé began his career in 1984 as a design engineer with Canadian Marconi Company, where he pioneered the use of field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). In 1993 he joined Nortel, leading teams designing advanced telecommunications equipment. With a move to Motorola in 1997, Dr. Bérubé worked closely with both Motorola clients and the company's product development specialists to ensure that product planning and customer needs were tightly aligned. Motorola captured almost 100% of the market share during this period.

Following Motorola, Dr. Bérubé moved to Altera Corporation as Senior Manager, Field Application Engineering, where he oversaw both applications and market development for the Canadian wireless and broadband network communications sectors. His dual focus on building successful teams and product-development driven by a careful analysis of clients' current and future needs, led to a doubling of Altera's market share with targeted clients, as well as a doubling of total regional sales, all within a five-year period.

Dr. Bérubé holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, N.B., an M.Sc.A. (Génie électrique, 1987) from Montréal's École Polytechnique, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (1995) from the University of New Brunswick.