Charles Bombardier

Charles Bombardier Ing (born 1974 in Valcourt, Quebec) is a Canadian engineer.

Biography

In 1998, M. Bombardier completed his University studies in Mechanical Engineering at the École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) based in Montreal. In January 1999 he joined Bombardier Inc, a Canadian manufacturer of Planes, Trains and Recreational Product. His first appointment was to the Bombardier Recreational Products R&D facility based in Valcourt, Québec, Canada. During his stay at Bombardier Inc (later to be renamed BRP) M. Bombardier managed three major engineering projects:

*From 1999 to 2000: Bombardier Traxter XL Utility ATV
*From 2001 to 2003: Ski-Doo Elite Snowmobile
*From 2004 to 2006: Can-Am Spyder Motorcycle
In 1999, M. Bombardier founded a company named Evasion Hors-Piste. This retail business based in Sherbrooke, Canada started to sell Snowmobiles, ATV, Personal Watercrafts, Jetboats and Motorcycles, selling brands like BRP, BMW, Kawasaki and Segway. In 2007 Evasion Hors-Piste acquired a second store located in Granby, Canada.

In February 2006, M. Bombardier left BRP to start his own Research Center: ReD DynaMix (Research & Development for Dynamic applications) This small R&D facility located in the Eastern Townships of Quebec near Sherbrooke, Canada develops new kinds of recreational vehicles like the Zeus Nanocar concept and the Sierra Electric Utility Vehicle. In November 2007, M. Bombardier's company acquired the rights to distribute the Segway [cite news |title=Segway still finding its place after hype|url=http://technology.canoe.ca/2008/02/27/4880581-cp.html|publisher=Canadian Press |date=February 27, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-14] and Quantya [cite news |title=Quantya launches FMX Electric Motorcycle|url=http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/11/19/quantya-usa-launches-fmx-electric-motorcycle-in-us/|publisher=The Kneeslider |date=November 19, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-14] Brand in Canada thus his company started distributing 'green' recreational vehicles in Canada along with the Segway Personnal Transporters.

LAND PRESERVATION
In 2004, M. Bombardier acquired a property next to Lake Massawippi in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, over the years he acquired more land and created a 150 acres Private Natural Reserve: The Lake Massawippi Sanctuary this domain has more than 4000 feet on the lake, it includes hills, forest, fields, and humid habitats. In December 2007, M. Bombardier also founded a 140 acres Private Natural Reserve located next to Lake Brompton in Québec, Canada, the Reserve du Domaine Forest. This acquisition prevented the construction of 107 homes next to the lake and helped protect natural habitats and the endangered Lake Brompton from further contamination. [cite news |title=Blue-green algae contamination a crisis: Quebec officials|url=http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/07/12/ot-algae-070712.html|publisher=CBC News |date=July 12, 2007 |accessdate=2008-04-14]

References

External links

* [http://www.reddynamix.com/ ReD DynaMix]
* [http://www.reddynamix.com/ZEUS.html/ Zeus Nanocar Concept]
* [http://www.evasionhorspiste.ca/ Évasion Hors-Piste]
* [http://www.segwaycanada.ca/ Segway Canada]
* [http://www.reservedomaineforest.com/Images.html Reserve du Domaine Forest]