Management Team

Frédéric Boulanger

President and CEO

As CEO and co-founder, Frédéric is responsible for Macadamian’s long-term vision and strategic direction. Under his leadership, Macadamian has grown to be one of the most respected software development firms in the industry.

Frédéric is on the executive committee of the Ottawa Software Cluster, and is co-founder and co-executive of the Ottawa Software Executive Forum, he is also a board member of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) and is active in a number of ITAC committees, including outsourcing and Canada's competitive positioning.

Prior to founding Macadamian, Frédéric was the Senior Development Manager of Paradox, Corel Corporation’s flagship database product and he also managed Corel Family Tree Suite, which received the ZDNet Editor’s Choice award.

Fred believes for a nation to be strong in innovation, it needs to invest in education and he is one of the of the  Ottawa High School Technology program, an initiative that pairs industry with schools to nurture students’ interest in science and technology.
Twitter: @fredboulanger

Scott Plewes

Vice President of User Experience Design

Scott Plewes is an expert in user experience design, user research, and incorporating the voice of the customer into product design and has worked in both the public and private sector. His experience design skills cover the spectrum from desktop, web, and mobile user interface design through to command line interface and telephony interface design.

Scott joined Macadamian through the merger with Maskery, one of Canada’s leading user experience design consultancies, where he was a founding partner. He holds a Master's degree in Science from Queen's University and prior to Maskery, was a 9 year member of Nortel's Usability Design Group.

Stephane Lussier

Vice President of Engineering

One of the original founders of Macadamian, Stephane oversees all project operations, and is responsible for leading a diverse team of project managers, user researchers, development leads, UX designers, developers, quality assurance specialists, and technical writers.

Stephane has more than 10 years’ experience in the management, design, analysis, and development of software projects and has led many of Macadamian’s groundbreaking projects.

Prior to joining Macadamian, Stephane was a software engineer developing software and firmware for Eicon Networks and holds a Baccalaureate in Computer Science from Université de Sherbrooke.

Melanie Rodney

Ph.D., Distinguished Researcher

Dr. Melanie Rodney is a highly skilled qualitative and quantitative researcher specialized in the development and evaluation of high-tech products and online products and services. Clients benefit from her skill in designing and conducting research, coupled with her ability to provide insightful, practical recommendations from research results.

A founding partner of Maskery, one of Canada’s leading research and design consultancies focused on human factors and user experience design, she has more than 18 years of experience conducting usability research internationally in the public and private sectors. She’s worked on product and services market assessments, technology evaluation and acceptance tests, customer/user satisfaction surveys and benchmarking.

Melanie holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and an M.Sc. in kinesiology from the University of Waterloo. Earlier in her career, Melanie worked in the high tech industry at Nortel Networks and Bell Canada and in the financial industry at CIBC. She is an active member of the Ottawa chapter of the Professional Marketing Research Society (PMRS) and is a recurring guest lecturer in Carleton University's Human Computer Interaction and Algonquin College's Multimedia programs.

Francois Boisvert

Vice President of Services Delivery

Francois joined Macadamian in 1999 as a software engineer and has worked on hundreds of projects with customers.

He now oversees all project operations and is leading a team of PMP-certified project managers that helps him build win-win partnerships and successfully deliver a World Class customer experience.

Francois has a Baccalaureate in Electrical Engineering from Université de Sherbrooke.

Sylvain St-Germain

Director of Process Improvement and IT

Sylvain joined Macadamian in 1998 and prior to his role as Director of Process Improvement, Sylvain led a wide range of projects, including the Living Dictionary project (www.livingdictionary.com), a Web application that won the Technology in Government Week Distinction Gold Medal and the 2001 SCOAP award for Best IT Initiative Resulting in Positive Social or Community Advancement.

Sylvain works closely with Computers for Communities, an Ottawa-based non-profit that collects computers from technology companies, refurbishes them, and puts them in the hands of community groups like the Boys and Girls club.

Sylvain has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Université de Sherbrooke, Québec.

James Stanish

COO

As Chief Operating Officer, Jim keeps Macadamian running smoothly. He oversees all internal functions including finance, HR, and IT.

Jim brings over 20 years of finance experience in the technology sector combined with significant international expertise with Solectron Manufacturing and Cablecom International.

Matthew Hately

General Manager, California and Vice President, Product Strategy

As General Manager of California for Macadamian, Matthew manages Macadamian's operations in Silicon Valley and Southern California.

Matthew combines his knowledge and experience in marketing and business development with a hands-on technology background. Matthew joined Macadamian in 1998, and prior to his role as VP Product Strategy, Matthew was VP of Marketing and responsible for Macadamian's North American marketing strategy.

He has also served as Director of Web Solutions at Macadamian, responsible for managing a team that delivered Web application development projects to public and private sector clients.

Matthew earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering from the University of Waterloo.