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In late 1989 we met Lucien through a mutual customer who described Lucien as a very talented engineer. When we met Lucien and started talking about our business and product ideas, we found that introduction to be fortuitous. To top it off, the three of us had grown up within forty miles of each other in Quebec.

Lucien had some of the missing skill set that we needed at that time – hardware and firmware development. He designed the first interactive whiteboard that we brought to market as part of the SMART 2000 Conferencing System. Not only did he design the hardware, but he also set up a manufacturing operation to produce it. We operated on a handshake and a simple, one-page agreement for several years. In 1995 SMART bought the manufacturing and product development activity from Lucien, and Lucien continued to work with us, applying his leadership and talents in our product development activities.

SMART’s relationship with Lucien was a critical one in our development. The ability to multi-task and work well together as we imagined the future were key elements in our success. The time between imagining a product and having it available to demonstrate was often short. To add to the challenge of creating a whole new industry, we were doing it with a good portion of our team two thousand miles away. A vision of the future, a focus on the customer, a drive to innovate and a willingness to iterate quickly are all attributes and values that Lucien contributed to and had in common with SMART staff.

We deeply appreciate Lucien and his substantial contributions to SMART’s success. Creative. Determined. Committed. Talented. An engineer’s engineer. An entrepreneur.