Founding President of ValkarTech, Serge Rioux has been in the business world for over 30 years, including 20 years in building hygiene and sanitation. His extensive industry expertise and innate business acumen make him a quality advisor to organizations seeking to optimize their processes related to building housekeeping.
Over the course of his career, he has successfully completed various mandates in building hygiene management, ranging from auditing, staff training and mentoring of managers, to the rehabilitation of full housekeeping departments. Knowing how to surround himself with the most qualified experts, he has carried out major projects in all types of industries, including agri-food, health, clean rooms and industrial facilities.
Serge Rioux has a pragmatic vision of management, based on continuous improvement, innovation and logic. His great strength is to identify problems, to provide effective solutions and to make them accessible in order to evolve the building hygiene industry. He has thus designed more efficient work tools, environment-friendly computer systems and innovative management techniques. He also developed a number of targeted trainings for managers and housekeeping staff.
A pioneer in building hygiene management in Quebec, he is notably responsible for the province’s first green building and is often asked for his unique point of view. His company is the exclusive representative of ISSA throughout Quebec. It is accredited to provide training certified by ISSA, which acts as the world reference in the industry.