Our Management

Amine Smires
CEO

Amine Smires has nearly 20 years of experience in Systems and Software Engineering in high tech industries including Aerospace, Defense and Automotive. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Concordia University and an Executive MBA from McGill University, where he focused on how to create value by developing innovation through collaboration. Since joining CS Canada in 2007, Amine has occupied various senior positions in Engineering, Project Management and Business Development where he was a key player in building the Automotive business from the ground-up. With the EXCOM, Amine’s focus is to strengthen CS Group position with key customers in North-America, as well as diversify and grow the company by building and delivering innovative offerings. He is also involved in various local clusters and scientific committees that aim to develop collaborative and academic innovation projects.

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Eric Mathieu
Vice-President Operations & Finance

Eric Mathieu joined CS Canada from its inception in the year 2000. He holds a Masters in Engineering with a specialization in “Artificial Intelligence and Databases” from the “National Institute of Telecommunications”. Eric holds more than 25 years of experience including 14 years within the Aerospace industry and, as chief of the operations, he manages more than 100 engineers, leads R&D initiatives, and he is accountable for customer satisfaction. His leadership and attention to details contribute to the success of their endeavors. Eric and his team are passionate about the high-tech projects in which they participate, and it is with rigor, assiduity, empathy, ethic and professionalism that they deliver their expert services.

Eric Mathieu

Ryan Feldmann

Project and Account Manager

Working in the Aerospace industry since 1998, Ryan Feldmann joined CS Group USA in 2024 as Project Manager.  He is responsible for execution for the Aero Business Line and leads teams of engineers for USA centered work.  Ryan is passionate about program execution and well studied in various management styles, tools, and techniques.  He is strong in project, program, portfolio, and business management and is PMP® certified.  Ryan is well experienced in leading mixed teams for full-lifecycle projects within highly regulated industries with knowledge strongest in DO-178C and DO-254.  Able to provide a start-to-end turn-key solution for customers within embedded development, he provides a customer centric service that lowers both direct and indirect costs associated with executing large scale efforts.  Ryan diligently strives to operate in a manner that is honest, transparent, and inclusive to all stakeholders such that everyone is enabled to be successful.

Ryan Feldman

Lamia Lamane
Human Resource Director

With 15 years of experience in the field of Human Resources, Lamia Lamane has developed a strong expertise in sourcing and staffing within several IT companies before taking over the HR responsibility for CS in 2008. She supported the corporation in their most important growth period and she set up the base of the HR department (policies, performance appraisal, compensation system, staffing, etc.). The mobilization and evolution of employees, the acquisition of new talent, the implementation of increasingly efficient HR systems are part of her daily challenges. She is forward looking with respect to best practices in the field of Employee Experience in order to support CS in their new growth phase.

Lamia Lamane

Said Sukkarieh
Senior Officer

Strong with over 20 years of experience in the Aerospace industry, Saïd Sukkarieh joined CS Group Canada in 2011 where he held senior roles as Program Manager, Director of PMO, and Director of Operations. He is responsible for the Aero Business Line P&L and leads large teams of engineers globally – including partners and suppliers – in the development and certification of various critical embedded software systems. Saïd oversees also business growth opportunities, R&D initiatives, and the development of tools and processes to promote efficiency and agility, with a customer centric focus. With his teams of professionals, he ensures the delivery of expert services built on trust, transparency, quality, and a high working ethic. Saïd holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, a Master of Engineering from McGill University, and an MBA from HEC Montreal

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