Erick Van Houtte

I am happily married and have two wonderful children.  

Born in Montréal, QC Canada, in 2009, I moved to Massachusetts.  I also spent one (1) year in Paris, France (May 2011 to May 2012) on a professional assignment.

My career has been rather particular, having worked in various functions; each without the usual prerequisites or experience.  This has provided great opportunity to grow through lessons learned....I have grown quite a bit.

I started working in 1986, after graduating from CEGEP.  My very first (out of school) job was with a start-up game board company.  My entrepreneurial spirit was lit!  For two years, in a bad economy (which was normal to me), I experimented, did various jobs (even sold door to door...fire extinguishers and insurance).
My break came in 1988.  I have been working for companies in the fields of business and technology since then.

I have been a regular speaker in conferences, wrote numerous articles on business transformation and  published two books (Internet: Le Guides des Affaires, Les Édtions Logiques, 1996, and La famille Van Houtte, l’histoire d’un bon café, Les Éditions Logiques, 2001).

Outside of my daily career, my hobbies:
  - one that consists of translating the Van Houtte family book to English
  - a second to provide the means for individuals, teams and businesses to
    - ‘Think and Act WithIn Context for Effective Decision Making.’
    - ‘Make Comprehensive Efficient Operations’