Sylvain Boudrias, P. Eng., MBA, leads the engineering team at Darspec, of which he is the founding president. His thirst for knowledge, his passion for teamwork and his competitiveness, also expressed on the ice as a hockey player, allowed him to establish ethical principles that continue to fuel and grow the company.
Holder of a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Concordia University and a MBA with John Molson School of Business (JMSB), Sylvain is a recognized expert in drinking water protection and cross-connection engineering. He is regularly called upon to advise Canadian businesses and municipalities on the subject. A certified AWWA trainer, he has trained hundreds of backflow preventer device testers in Quebec.
Sylvain works on many committees, including the AWWA Cross Connection Control Committee. From 2009 to 2015, he acted as a certification officer and technical consultant for the Quebec Section of AWWA. He served on the Canadian Coordinating Committee for the Control of Cross-Connections, for which he still acts as a consultant, which is undoubtedly a testament to his commitment to the industry. Aware of current and future issues relating to drinking water, he constantly seeks to offer building owners solutions to protect this resource.
In June 2015, Sylvain’s leadership and expertise were recognized by the industry, which awarded him with the AWWA’s prestigious George Warren Fuller Prize.
Sylvain is a member of the following industry organizations:
- The Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
- The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)
- The AWWA Quebec Section
- Association des gestionnaires de parcs immobiliers institutionnels (AGPI)
- The American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)