He obtained his Ph.D. in 2005 at the École Polytechnique de Montréal. His thesis focused on the environmental assessment of brownfield management options using consequential life cycle assessments. He worked from 2005 to 2007 as a research officer at the CIRAIG and headed the Montreal office of an LCA consulting firm, Sylvatica. He has been acting as associate professor at the CIRAIG since early 2009.