{"id":957,"date":"2016-09-14T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T19:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en"},"modified":"2020-07-24T15:10:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T19:10:48","slug":"david-berthiaume","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/en\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/","title":{"rendered":"David Berthiaume &#8211; Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-776f8c96e7a66d9b0183fc7f49507a07\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-776f8c96e7a66d9b0183fc7f49507a07{\npadding-bottom:20px;\nfont-size:70px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-776f8c96e7a66d9b0183fc7f49507a07 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-776f8c96e7a66d9b0183fc7f49507a07 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >David Berthiaume<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below '><p>Executive Director<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_third-93407bb19249d2c06b1ab9d23b9661df\">\n#top .flex_column.av-av_one_third-93407bb19249d2c06b1ab9d23b9661df{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-av_one_third-93407bb19249d2c06b1ab9d23b9661df{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-av_one_third-93407bb19249d2c06b1ab9d23b9661df{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_third-93407bb19249d2c06b1ab9d23b9661df av_one_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-9410e6c2abde2e93654ad7ded7b4d179\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-9410e6c2abde2e93654ad7ded7b4d179 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-9410e6c2abde2e93654ad7ded7b4d179 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-3641 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3641 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/web_David-Berthiaume-OLEOTEK-Thetford-Mines.jpg\" alt='' title='David Berthiaume'  height=\"800\" width=\"533\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/web_David-Berthiaume-OLEOTEK-Thetford-Mines.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/web_David-Berthiaume-OLEOTEK-Thetford-Mines-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/web_David-Berthiaume-OLEOTEK-Thetford-Mines-470x705.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/web_David-Berthiaume-OLEOTEK-Thetford-Mines-450x675.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_third-531d5d4d3d3a74d4c56d8363993d8877\">\n#top .flex_column.av-av_two_third-531d5d4d3d3a74d4c56d8363993d8877{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-av_two_third-531d5d4d3d3a74d4c56d8363993d8877{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-av_two_third-531d5d4d3d3a74d4c56d8363993d8877{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_third-531d5d4d3d3a74d4c56d8363993d8877 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Expertise:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Project management<\/li>\n<li>Synthetic organic chemistry<\/li>\n<li>Green\u00a0chemistry<\/li>\n<li>Scaling up of chemical synthesis processes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Education:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>MBA Business Administration (2002) \u2013 Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/li>\n<li>Master\u2019s degree in Organic Chemistry (2000) &#8211; CHUL Research Center- Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree in Chemistry (1998) \u2013 Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Experience:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Executive Director,<\/strong> Kemitek\u2013 since 2006<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific Director, <\/strong>Kemitek &#8211; 2003 to 2006<\/li>\n<li><strong>R&amp;D Chemist, Project Manager and Production Manager, <\/strong>Matrix Innovation &#8211; 2000 to 2002<br \/>\nResearch and development of new resins for solid phase chemistry (functionalized resins).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Master\u2019s degree student,<\/strong> CHUL Research Center &#8211; 1999-2000<br \/>\nDesigned and synthesized enzymatic inhibitors for breast cancer research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Implications:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Member of the advisory committee and President, Tech-Access Canada &#8211; since 2014<\/li>\n<li>Director, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) &#8211; 2007 to 2013<\/li>\n<li>Administrator, Secretary Treasurer, President of R\u00e9seau Trans-tech &#8211; 2007 to 2017<\/li>\n<li>Secretary Treasurer, Conseil qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois du biodiesel (CQB) &#8211; 2007 to 2010<\/li>\n<li>Administrator, Chambre de commerce et d&#8217;industrie de Thetford Mines &#8211; 2008 to 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Accomplishments:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Funding and realisation of two important infrastructure investments (5,2M$ and 1,7M$)<\/li>\n<li>Obtention and renewal of a Technology Access Centre recognition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Scientific Accomplishments:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Study on the oxidative stability of Canadian biodiesels according to the EN 14112 method (Rancimat)<\/li>\n<li>Study on the valorization of animal fats (mink oil, seal oil)<\/li>\n<li>Developed new technology for the combustion of waste oils.<\/li>\n<li>Developed a new process for the fractioning of fats by precipitation of a urea complex.<\/li>\n<li>Developed rust-proofing oil for cars with a low level of volatile organic components (VOC).<\/li>\n<li>Developed a new oleochemical heat transfer fluid for use in electrical transformers, at low temperatures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Memberships:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Member of the<em> Ordre des Chimistes du Qu\u00e9bec (OCQ)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Member of the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Publications &amp; Patents:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Patent-pending: Insulating oils for use in electrical equipment (2005)<\/li>\n<li>Berthiaume, D.; Poirier, D. \u201cO-Methoxycarbonyl cyanohydrin as a new protective group for carbonyls\u201d Tetrahedron 56, 5995-6003 (2000)<\/li>\n<li>Poirier, D.; Berthiaume, D.; Boivin, R.P. \u201cUnexpected formation of O-methoxycarbonyl cyanohydrin showing potential as a protective group of ketones\u201d Synlett 1423-1425 (1999)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":2030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[37,47,34],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>David Berthiaume - Executive Director - Kemitek<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"David Berthiaume holds the position of Executive Director at Kemitek.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"David Berthiaume - Executive Director - Kemitek\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"David Berthiaume holds the position of Executive Director at Kemitek.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kemitek\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kemitek.ca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-07-24T19:10:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/une_David-Berthiaume-OLEOTEK-Thetford-Mines.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Kemitek_CA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/\",\"name\":\"Kemitek\",\"description\":\"Recherche et d\\u00e9veloppement en chimie verte\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/une_David-Berthiaume-OLEOTEK-Thetford-Mines.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/une_David-Berthiaume-OLEOTEK-Thetford-Mines.jpg\",\"width\":533,\"height\":533},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en\",\"name\":\"David Berthiaume - Executive Director - Kemitek\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-09-14T19:29:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-07-24T19:10:48+00:00\",\"description\":\"David Berthiaume holds the position of Executive Director at Kemitek.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/portfolio-item\/david-berthiaume\/?lang=en#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kemitek.org\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"David Berthiaume &#8211; 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