Bertrand Groulx – President

Over a 13 year career in the upstream energy sector, Bertrand has worked in over 16 countries for more than 40 companies – developing workflows, analysis methodologies and software solutions focused on the delivery of consistent, reliable information for decision makers. After 7 years working with Merak/Schlumberger, Bertrand cofounded Visage Information Solutions (ViS). When he isn’t working you’ll find him serenading his wife and daughter on the guitar, tending to his garden or in his woodworking shop.

Brad Benedict – Director of Software Development

Brad has worked for oil & gas focused software companies for the last 13 years. As a Product Champion with Schlumberger, Brad helped create software solutions for major oil and gas companies in 12 different countries who faced real world oil and gas problems. As one of the Founding Partners at ViS, Brad utilizes both his software design skills, as well as database programming techniques, and applies his senior level consulting expertise. Brad also happens to spend most of his spare time coaching and volunteering with Little League Baseball and Minor Hockey, giving him more time with his 3 children.

Ryan Bancroft – Software Architect

As a Software Architect for ViS, Ryan applies his passion to make technology work for people by focusing on software design and architecture, ensuring the best software performance possible. Prior to joining the ViS team, Ryan work at Merak/Schlumberger for 3 years as a Software Developer. Ryan has travelled extensively, including cycling from Calgary to Montreal and travelleing through Europe for a year.

Deon Ball – DBA

Deon brings with him over 15 years of experience in upstream oil & gas software development. At ViS, Deon leads the software development, as well as database development and administration. Prior to ViS, Deon focused on software and database development at Merak and previously on seismic processing and processing software development. Deon holds a Physics degree from the Univeristy of Guelph and also took Object Oriented Software Technology at the University of Calgary. Deon enjoys hockey in his spare time.