
Timeline
About me
🟪 Senior Odor Expert 🟪 Founder & CEO 🟪 Olf-Actions International
Education

Mit sloan school of management
2008 - 2009Edp
Université grenoble alpes
1994 - 1999Engineer's degree
Experience

Etna (étude et tracage des nuisances de l'atmosphère)
Jul 1995 - Sept 1998Jr. eng. - air sampling and analysisContinuous student internship, E.T.N.A. Company (survey of chemical air pollution), France🟢 Monitored industrial air and gas pollution (physicochemical analysis, acoustic measurements)🟢 Asbestos, formaldehyde, as well as mold and bacteria studies🟢 Impact and environmental studies (air, water, soil, noise)

Ville de montréal
Dec 1998 - Jul 1999Engineer internship trainingInternship for a forward-thinking landfill-site (192 hectares complex)🟢 Building of a EMS (Environmental Management System)🟢 Complete range of environmental sampling and measures🟢 Multi-disciplinary approach to all facets of projects: water quality, regulatory compliance, water & soil sampling, air quality & hazardous materials, lateral migration of biogas, and odor management

Linde
Sept 1999 - Jul 2002Qehs manager / logistic managerHead Office (AGA Gas AB) & Air separation units (Linde Gas Gmbh.)Regional Quality Environment & Safety manager:🟢🟣 Clean technologies implementation (Pure gases) & environmental actions (Air decontamination)🟢🟣🔵 Main contact with government agencies (Environment, Health & Safety)🟢🟣🔵 Director of hygiene, safety & working conditions council🟢🟣🔵 Review & audit engineering process & guidelines for quality, health, safety & environmentNorthern France region logistic manager:🟢 Reduced annual logistic budget by 16 % in 2001 by optimizing competitive strategies🔵 Created economic indicators based on 6-sigma method to improve performance level🔵 Development of worlwide internal logistic software package among international team🟢🟣 Management of major industrial projects (construction, optimization, conformity) Show less
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Odotech (now envirosuite)
Jul 2002 - Mar 2009Expertises dedicated to industry and governments - Europe & North America🟢🟣 Recognized odor expert🟢🔵 National / municipal odor laws & regulations🟢🟣🔵 Environmental management strategy🟢🔵 Training of authorities🟢🟣 Inter-laboratory partnerships / consulting Odor consulting services manager - Europe & North America🟢🟣🔵 Team management🟢🟣🔵 Business development🟢🟣🔵 Head-office and laboratory implementation🟢🟣🔵 Product and field hardware implementation🟢🟣🔵 Odor diagnosis and impact studies🟢🟣🔵 Monitoring and supervision of study progress
Odor expert
Aug 2006 - Mar 2009Consulting Services Division Manager
Jul 2002 - Mar 2009

Spb solutions
Mar 2009 - Sept 2012Odor & environment expert - senior manager environmental affairsEnvironmental & Energy Services for Good industry across Canada:🟢 Zero Waste Programs Implementation as well as Audits🟢 Food-Waste Project Design and Implementation as well as Cardboard, Plastic & different Raw materials🟢 Dumpser Dive and other Waste & Energy Services🟢 Full-time member of "Food & Beverages Environmental Conferences" for both South & North Americas🟢 Environmental Project Management for Wastewater / Contaminated Soils / Waste Programs🟢🔵 Odor Management with Both municipal and state regulators🟢 Launch of a Waste-To-Energy Plant in Ontario, Canada Show less

Olfacto expert inc.
Apr 2012 - Dec 2018Odor expert🟢🟣🔵🟡 Odor sampling, analysis and measures🟢🔵 Impact study - Dispersion modeling🟢🔵 Odor Regulations worldwide🟢🟣🔵 Legal support for a wide variety of industrial activities

Olf-actions international
Jul 2019 - nowCeo & founder🟢🟣🔵🟡 Odor sampling, analysis and measures🟢🔵 Impact study - Dispersion modelling🟢🟣🔵🟡 Odor Engineering & Solutions (from measures to treatment, from complaint to conformity)🟢🔵🟡 Municipal / MDDEP / MOE / EPA support🟢🟣🔵🟡 Verification of facility compliance with existing/future regulations🟢🟣🔵🟡 Determination of abatement/reduction level required to eliminate odor issues🟢🟣🔵🟡 Odor complaint mapping and studies🟢🔵 Odor observer committee and public audiences🟢🟣🔵 Training and communication milestone🟢🟣🔵 Olfactive perception threshold certification🟢🟣🔵🟡 Building audit related to odor issues and ventilation🟢🟣🔵🟡 Environmental management strategies and advices🟢🟣🔵🟡 Scientific, Technical & Legal Odor/Fragrance Expertise🟢🟣🔵🟡 National & municipal odor laws and regulations🟢🟣 Laboratory implementation & auditOffered by :🟢 Environmental Division🟣 Products & Materials Division🔵 Legal & Expertise Division🟡 Infrastructure & Building Audit Division Show less
Licenses & Certifications

Expert en olfactométrie (environnementale)
Tribunal de grande instance de parisMar 2009
Odor expert (environmental)
American bar associationJun 2019
Six sigma black belt
SbtiJul 2001
Odor expert
Canadian bar associationSept 2018.webp)
Odor expert
Odotech (now envirosuite)
Témoin-expert
Barreau du québecJan 2009
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Yann H. Contratto"Support to technological and commercial development of environmental industry" CETEQ - Envirolys Gala's 5th edition Nov 2014 OlfactoExpert was honored to be awarded the "Support to technological and commercial development of environmental industry" prize at the Envirolys Gala's 5th edition.On November 11th in Montreal, OlfactoExpert's team was rewarded for their great effort throughout the year 2014 by Mr David Heurtel, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change.OlfactoExpert is an odor management experts firm. The technical skills it offers in olfactometry… Show more OlfactoExpert was honored to be awarded the "Support to technological and commercial development of environmental industry" prize at the Envirolys Gala's 5th edition.On November 11th in Montreal, OlfactoExpert's team was rewarded for their great effort throughout the year 2014 by Mr David Heurtel, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change.OlfactoExpert is an odor management experts firm. The technical skills it offers in olfactometry, air quality, flue gas treatment and atmospheric modelling combined with communication and legal defense expertise have made the company a leader in the odor management industry. OlfactoExpert offers custom-made solutions to fix any odor emission. In addition to its consulting services, the firm offers assistance to companies and municipalities. Odor-generating companies must comply with increasingly demanding standards and neighborhoods. OlfactoExpert is striving to supply necessary resources, tools and trainings for a better mastery of industrial odor emissions. Show less
- Awarded to Yann H. ContrattoPrix honorifique "Ovation" pour la rédaction et la mise en place de la Règlementation Odeur de la Ville de Boucherville Union des Municipalités du Québec (U.M.Q.) 2010
Languages
- frFrançais
- enEnglish
- esEspagnol
- itItalien
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