Sylvain Bertrand
CEO
Sylvain has over 25 years of experience in venture capital financing, business development and engineering. He joined Nexus in 2024 and was previously CEO of Airex Energy, a leading climate solutions provider he co-founded in 2011. Sylvain has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnique Montreal, a MBA from HEC Montreal, and a Master of Energy Engineering from ENSEEIHT in Toulouse, France.
Teric Greenan
Co-Founder and VP Business
Teric is a young and dynamic entrepreneur. He co-founded Nexus in 2017 and led the company as CEO until recently, raising nearly $10M in pre-seed/seed rounds and grants.
Prior to Nexus, Teric managed a small vegetable farm for over three years. He noticed that weeding was a repetitive task that seemed feasible to automate. The idea of applying advanced robotics and AI to the development of an autonomous weeding robot emerged as a promising solution.
Jad Tawil
Co-Founder and CTO
Jad has held the role of CTO since co-founding Nexus in 2017. Jad has successfully spearheaded the design and commissioning of the three versions of the weeding robot. Jad has a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is also the inventor of two patents related to Nexus’ weed picking system.
Marlon Wauchope
Co-Founder and Operations/Hardware Director
Marlon has nearly 10 years of experience in design, assembly and testing of mechanical/electrical systems. He joined Nexus in 2017 as Lead Engineer and designed custom parts and full assemblies for the robot chassis, drive and steering systems, articulated robotic arm and pneumatic gripper. Marlon holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Dr. Aldo Vargas
Software Director
Aldo joined Nexus in 2020 and brings more than 15 years of experience in robotics hardware and software integration, including AI and machine learning, with a specialty in unmanned vehicles and systems.
Aldo holds a PhD in Robotics Engineering from University of Glasgow, UK and a Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering from UNAM in Mexico. He has also published a number of research papers related to robotics and UAVs.
Felix-Olivier Duguay
AI Director
Félix-Olivier has 20 years of experience in software design, AI and machine learning. He joined Nexus in 2021 as Machine Learning Lead and contributed to the design and improvement of real-time segmentation, classification and recognition models. Félix-Olivier holds a Master of Computer Science from McGill University and Technical College Diploma in Avionics from National School of Aerotechnics.