Stephane Rivard

Stephane Rivard

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About

Stephane is the CEO at HiringBranch. He’s on a global mission to improve employee performance using skills-based hiring assessments and training.

Inspired by big data and AI, Stephane leads a team of AI researchers and behavioralists. In partnership with valued customers, they have proven that hiring for skills reduces attrition and improves business outcomes.

Whatever a company’s objectives are - be it improving customer experience, retention, or revenue - it’s their people who are the vehicle to get there. It starts with hiring the right people.

Stephane sees first-hand the dramatic impact of AI-skills-based hiring:

- Contact centers reduce attrition by over 18 %
- Online retailers getting under 1% bad hires
- Outbound sales teams increasing revenue by 15%

As of December 2023, Stephane has led and grown the company without venture funding. With Stephane’s strategic direction, the AI platform has evolved to assess any combination of 30 soft skills and service over 500,000 candidates for 500 recruiters.

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Experience

  • HiringBranch Graphic

    HiringBranch

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Education

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    Activities and Societies: Alpine Ski Team, Ski Team Captain

Volunteer Experience

  • The International Ski and Snowboard Federation Graphic

    FIS TD Applicant in training (Alpine)

    The International Ski and Snowboard Federation

    - Present 1 year 4 months

    Education

  • Zone de Ski de l'Estrie Graphic

    President

    Zone de Ski de l'Estrie

    - Present 2 years 1 month

    Children

  • Alpine Canada Alpin Graphic

    ACA Technicial Delegate - Volunteer

    Alpine Canada Alpin

    - Present 7 years 10 months

    Children

  • Club de Ski Owl's Head Graphic

    President - Board Member

    Club de Ski Owl's Head

    - 4 years 1 month

    Children

    Its mission is to provide athletes with education in ski racing, to ensure their well being and to promote excellence, sportsmanship and personal growth. The Club through the efforts of its board of directors and coaches strive to offer a performance oriented environment and a positive experience for all of its members.

  • Club de Ski Owl's Head Graphic

    Vice President - Board Member

    Club de Ski Owl's Head

    - 2 years 1 month

    Children

Patents

  • United States Design Patent - Foot Board

    Issued US US D693,411 S

    United States Design Patent

    Other inventors
  • United States Design Patent - Game Controller

    Issued US US D651,258 S

    United States Design Patent

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  • IP Patent: Foot-operated controller for controlling a machine

    Filed US US 14/365,312

    There is described a foot-operated controller for providing discrete inputs to a machine to be controlled, comprising: a base; a foot-receiving member for receiving a foot of a user, the foot-receiving member movably secured to the base according to at least one degree of freedom and substantially extending within a plane; at least two switches each located at a different location between the base and the foot-receiving member and each activatable upon a corresponding motion of the…

    There is described a foot-operated controller for providing discrete inputs to a machine to be controlled, comprising: a base; a foot-receiving member for receiving a foot of a user, the foot-receiving member movably secured to the base according to at least one degree of freedom and substantially extending within a plane; at least two switches each located at a different location between the base and the foot-receiving member and each activatable upon a corresponding motion of the foot-receiving member relative to the base; and a communication interface unit for connecting the foot-operated controller to the machine and transmitting to the machine a respective discrete command upon activation of the at least one switch, the discrete command corresponding to a discrete input for the machine, the foot-operated controller being connectable to a power source for powering at least the at least two switches.

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Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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