Mr. Chiva-Bernard is the co-founder of ARA Robotics in 2014, where he leads product development, business and management efforts. Before founding the company, Mr. Chiva-Bernard, passionate about aerial robotics, participated in several national and international drone competitions within his academic career. Mr. Chiva-Bernard holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering specializing in aerospace from ÉTS Montréal. He has taken several courses related to management and corporate governance, including a microprogram in entrepreneurship at ÉTS, additional courses at HEC Montréal, training in the form of a bootcamp at the École d'entrepreneurship de Beauce. as well as several training courses within the incubation programs of Centech, AéroMontréal and the Montréal inc. foundation. He currently sits on the RPAS sector committee of Aéromontréal, the niche committee Directors of the Alma Drone Center of Excellence.