Jean-Francois Charland

Current

Vice President, Product Development at PSL Group

Past

Director of Application Development (News) at PSL Group
Owner, President at EngageWeb
Owner at Total Support

Owner at NET100.ca
Web Producer, Usability Department at Microcell i5
Web Marketing Manager at BCE Emergis
Senior Web Manager at Eicon Networks
Director, Marketing at CAM Internet

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Education

McGill University
Champlain College
Loyola High School

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Jean-Francois Charland’s Summary

J.F. Charland is a product development leader who translates business strategy into execution-level objectives and business results.

With a specialization in Web and Mobile social media product development, he has most recently applied his product leadership to the healthcare industry.

J.F.'s partners, co-workers and customers appreciate the final product he delivers as much as his creative flair, project leadership, attention to detail and strong communication throughout the product development process.

Jean-Francois Charland’s Specialties:

Mobile applications (iPhone), social media, product development, user experience, project management, business planning, e-business, content management, web hosting, Web Design & Development, search engine optimisation

Jean-Francois Charland’s Experience

Vice President, Product Development

PSL Group

(Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)

Currently focused on social Web and iPhone mobile product development for the medical and pharmaceutical industries.
Director of Application Development (News)

PSL Group

(Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)

February 2006 — March 2009 (3 years 2 months)
Owner, President

EngageWeb

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

September 1998 — February 2008 (9 years 6 months)

EngageWeb provided business-class e-mail hosting and Web hosting services and created captivating, database-driven Web sites and applications.
Owner

Total Support

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2002 — February 2006 (3 years 5 months)

IT Consulting and Web application development start-up. (No longer active.)
Owner

NET100.ca

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

October 2001 — October 2002 (1 year 1 month)

NET100.ca was a virtual Internet Service Provider providing high-speed ADSL Internet access and Web hosting services to businesses throughout Ontario and Quebec.
Web Producer, Usability Department

Microcell i5

(Wireless industry)

January 2001 — October 2001 (10 months)

As Web Producer within the Usability department, responsible for the quality and ease of use of the largest Canadian GSM Portal providing interactive mobile services and secure mCommerce transactions to Fido subscribers. Managed an information architect, copywriter, graphic designers and UI developers.
Web Marketing Manager

BCE Emergis

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year )

General responsibility for the BCE Emergis Web site and online marketing. Initiated a North America-wide online and offline ad campaign to attract traditional bricks and mortar companies to business to business e-commerce services. Also participated in some operations projects involving B2B procurement portals for the financial, telecommunications transportation and shipping industries.
Senior Web Manager

Eicon Networks

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; EIC; Telecommunications industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year )

Responsible for implementation of a global Internet marketing strategy, bringing together elements of online marketing, Web application development, content development, Web site design, and multimedia broadcasting. Worked with regional sales teams, product marketing managers, investor relations and corporate communications as internal clients and directly managed three web developers.
Director, Marketing

CAM Internet

(Internet industry)

1996 — 1998 (2 years )

CAM Internet is the first Internet service provider in the greater Montreal area, providing Internet access, Web site hosting and other Internet services to residential customers and local businesses.

Jean-Francois Charland’s Education

McGill University

BA , Psychology , 1991 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

Rugby
Champlain College

DEC , Social , 1989 — 1991

Activities and Societies:

Rugby
Student Council
Loyola High School

1985 — 1989