Tenacity and discipline are definitely two qualities that distinguish Simon Grondin, a mechanical engineering student at the Université de Sherbrooke. Simon had already made his mark on elite sports teams at an early age, distinguishing himself in both tennis and table tennis. He participated in the Canadian Junior Golf Championship in 1997 and was a member of the Vert et Or golf team in 2000 and 2001. His fighting spirit and entrepreneurship then led him towards student commitment. In turn a member of Relève PME, the Association générale des étudiants en génie, Junior Team Canada and the Club entrepreneur étudiant at the Université de Sherbrooke (vice-president and president), this young man also recently participated in an Engineers Without Borders economic mission in Chile. Furthermore, he has completed a trimester at the Virginia Tech University in the United States as well as a training course on cooperation in Germany, and co-developed the Université en affaires project. This project, which won the 2003 Concours québécois en entrepreneurship in the university students category, enables students from the business administration and engineering departments to acquire concrete experience in entrepreneurship and product development.