Jim is an experienced Chairperson with a demonstrated history in the civil engineering and environmental monitoring industry. Currently, he serves as Chairman of DFOST® Corporation and its parent company, Sanlien Technology Corp. Under his leadership, Jim has continued Sanlien’s legacy of over 55 years of success, positioning it at the forefront of environmental monitoring through multiple strategic investments and M&A.
Patrice Pelletier, Founder and CEO of DFOST® Corporation. As a seasoned C-suite executive he has successfully managed operations and sales as President, CEO and/or Senior Executives of international private and public companies (OSMOS Group, ATS Automation, L-3 SPAR, Bombardier Transportation, SNC-Lavalin), over 30 years in various sectors including: engineering-construction of infrastructures; industrial automation; railway and aerospace manufacturing; energy and water.
Anthony is a seasoned expert serving as the Chief Data Science Officer at DFOST®. Holding a dual master’s in physics and computer sciences, along with 8 years of industrial experience in machine learning, he specializes in deep learning models for computer vision. His proficiency fuels data pipeline and model advancements, powering insightful analysis in the distributed acoustic sensing domain.
Stein possesses over 5 years of experience in the optical optoelectronic sector, excelling in system design, verification, troubleshooting, and refining processes. Keen on embracing new technologies, Stein is passionate about contributing significantly to the domain. He’s been instrumental in designing and evolving distributed fiber sensing systems for DFOST®.
Justin, Program Manager at DFOST® Corporation and Assistant to the Chairman at Sanlien Technology Corp., brings a blend of corporate and startup experience to steer daily operations and projects seamlessly. Justin previously held positions at China’s largest foreign-funded CNC machine tool firm and NIO Inc., a NYSE listed EV automotive startup.
