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Paul Allard Canadian technology entrepreneur. Say something important about the topic.

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Paul Allard, born in Winnipeg Manitoba on the 6th of September 1964, is Canadian technology entrepreneur living in Montréal. Mr. Allard has more than 20 years of experience in management, marketing and funding of innovative companies in growth environments specifically in the tech/communication industry. In 2008 he is founder and CEO of Engagement Labs Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EL), the data-based communications company and creator of eValue™ - the global benchmark for social scoring. The company developed evalue™ analytics (www.evalueanalytics.com), an Intelligent Data on Demand platform for agencies, marketing teams and dashboard providers. Offered as a SaaS or through an API. He is currently shareholder and member of the board.

Since 2006, he is lecturer at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal) for a series of seminars on entrepreneurship. In 2004, Mr. Allard is founder and CEO of Triangle Growth Capital 1, a Capital Pool Company that he lists on the TSX Venture (TRL.P) in March 2005 raising 1,5M$ and proceeding with a RTO transaction in December 2006. In 2005, as main promoter and CEO, Mr. Allard designed the going public transaction of Image In Media Inc. (Film & Television producer) on the TSX Venture through a transaction with Section Rouge Media (SRO.V) involving a 2M$ placement. From February 2004 to January 2005, Mr Allard has been mandated, by the prestigious Media & Society Foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland, to promote and implement in the media industry a quality standard (ISAS BC:9001) to be unfolded worldwide on the ISO standards type. In 1997, he founded ZAQ Interactive Solutions Inc. and acted as President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer). He raised $16M and floated the company on the TSX venture in 2000. In March 2003 he sold the company to Intasys (NASDAQ: INTA) and ISAC Technologies (ISF.VN). His background also includes experience as co-founder and Chairman of APMQ (Association des Producteurs en Multimedia du Quebec) from 1997 to 1999. APMQ is now known as Alliance Numérique. In 1999 Mr. Allard also acted as co-founder and Chairman of IMPAC (Interactive Multimedia Producers of Canada) until 2001. These two organizations where responsible for negotiating and discussing government policies (federal and provincial) affecting this new industry.