Mathieu Fyfe-Leblanc is a reliability/maintenance project specialist at Ethanol Greenfield, Inc. in Varennes, Québec. Hired as a millwright for the plant’s start-up in February 2007, Mathieu has more than 10 years of experience, and in 2014, he accepted the challenge to be in charge of the reliability improvement. www.greenfield.com
Frédéric Thivierge is an operations manager at Ethanol Greenfield Quebec. Starting as a maintenance manager, Frédéric quickly advanced and only after two years, was placed in charge of production, establishing a strong culture of continuous improvement and world-class maintenance best practices. Frédéric has worked in maintenance for 15 years, and has held positions in maintenance departments for companies in a variety of industries. www.greenfield.com
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