Mr Chalifoux founded Petrospec Engineering in 1997 and remains active as President and CEO. Over its 25-year history Petrospec has emerged as a global leader in reservoir monitoring, high technology production optimization systems and enhanced heavy oil recovery technologies. In his career he's been responsible for the design of reservoir monitoring systems, oil and gas process systems, workovers and completions, artificial lift systems and reservoir engineering. He was the founder of Canadian Advanced ESP, held engineering and management positions at ACA and Amoco Canada involved in a myriad of heavy oil and conventional gas operations. He is an author of several Technical Paper Presenters, an inventor listed on nine patents and an instructor of heavy oil and artificial lift courses.