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Jay Giraud

Jay Giraud is the founder and President of REV™ Technologies Inc. An entrepreneur since the age of 18, Jay has spent the last three years researching and studying renewable technology and its impact on the automotive and energy industries. During this time at Carter Motorsports he achieved the highest sales every month as Salesperson, and as Sales Manager increased sales 98% during the lean winter months.

As Co-Founder and Director at Athena Apparel from 2003-2006, he was responsible for handling all strategic partner relationships, bank and investment matters, marketing, sales and sales forecasting. He worked with lawyers, accountants and bank managers negotiating funds and with large corporate clients such as Intrawest and Snowshoe resorts, with whom he achieved first sales orders of $60,000 each while also managing an outside sales force across Canada and the U.S.

Jay’s other business experience includes owner/operator of promotions and marketing companies in travel and tourism, as well as contract sales and marketing with companies in Canada and the US.

Transforming Gas Guzzling Fleets: The Time is Now

Editor’s Note: This is a guest contribution by the Founder and President of Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV).

This past week I have spent considerable time traveling throughout California, Oregon and Washington discussing the transformation of fleet vehicles to electric. My company, Vancouver-based REV (Rapid Electric Vehicles), has created a fully integrated solution to transform existing fleet vehicles including the Ford Escape into a 100 percent electric vehicle with long-range AC drive systems, integrated data management, charging stations, fleet charging management and Vehicle 2 Grid.

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