Mikaël Cardinal is the co-founder of a startup company located in Bromont (QC) which offers technical and scientific services for general aviation. His company provides turnkey solutions for the integration of systems dedicated to specialized aerial work, from design to certification with Transport Canada Civil Aviation. His company is also integrating the efforts of several Québec SMEs to develop a semi-autonomous vertical takeoff electric aircraft (eVTOL) solution for cargo missions. Mr. Cardinal holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Université de Sherbrooke, including a major in aeronautics, and a master's degree from the Université de Sherbrooke during which he has developed high-fidelity dynamic models of fixed-wing aircraft through system identification techniques and flight testing. Prior to founding Zenith Altitude Inc., Mr. Cardinal taught aircraft structural analysis at the Université de Sherbrooke for 6 consecutive years. He has also participated in several certification projects for general aviation, in addition to a project consisting in the development and manufacturing of a composite wing within the context of an industry-academia partnership.