Our Team

Jacques DeLarochelliere is the CEO and cofounder of ISAAC Instruments, and Chair of the Board of Directors. His business journey began on a racetrack. One morning in 1990, Jacques tried to understand his poor performance as a race car driver, which he initially blamed his race car’s tuning. Santo, his mechanic, then pretended to make adjustments, as he was convinced that everything was fine.

When he got back on the track, Jacques made the best time. Proud of his performance, he was sure the adjustments he had asked for had done the trick. He was then told nothing had changed. This lesson in humility helped Jacques realize that people couldn’t feel, record and explain actions and reactions as well as technology. This triggered his need to develop a tool to quantify the behavior of race car drivers and their vehicles.

The family home’s garden shed then became ISAAC’s first laboratory. With his childhood friend David Brillon, he spent his free time working on his telemetry system. At the time, the Internet, GPS, cellular communication and accelerometers were brand new tech!

In the early 2000s, his telemetry system piqued the interest of leading automakers, like Ford, GM, Chrysler, Honda and Toyota. His entrepreneurial vision enabled him to build a successful business, which today brings its unique expertise to the transportation industry.

Jacques’s entrepreneurial leadership led to his nomination as a finalist in the Ernst & Young and Desjardins entrepreneurship awards. Jacques holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a flight theory and practice certification from the Kansas University School of Engineering, and specialized training in aircraft certification from Transport Canada.

Jacques is a sportsman at heart. He particularly enjoys speed and extreme sports. If he so enjoys riding his longboard to the office, it’s because the slopes along the way help get him there really fast!

Driven by this ambition, J.S. brings a wealth of expertise to his role. His journey is marked by over 15 years of deep conversations with hundreds of trucking fleets, uncovering what keeps them up at night while leveraging his solid foundation in computer engineering from McGill University.

Before becoming Chief Product Officer, J.S. showcased his strong leadership for over a decade as executive vice president of Sales at ISAAC. In that role, he played a key part in building ISAAC’s business strategy and was critical in launching the ISAAC solution and the ISAAC InControl mobile tablet.

David Brillon is Chief Technology Officer and cofounder of ISAAC Instruments. A true software Jedi, David launched the “ISAAC” project in 1999 with his childhood friend Jacques DeLarochellière. He now leads the software and hardware development teams which help set ISAAC Instruments apart by covering all aspects of vehicle telemetry.

The products developed under his leadership have been used by the major global vehicle manufacturers (Ford, GM, Chrysler, Honda, Toyota, FAW, BRP, Volvo, John Deere, etc.) and the largest carriers (CNTL, TransX, Groupe Robert, Trimac, Challenger, etc.). His vast expertise includes software architecture, distributed applications, communication protocols, processing, analysis and viewing of vehicle data.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering as well as a master’s degree in industrial electrical engineering.

Ross holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honors in Accounting from McGill University and earned his Chartered Accountancy designation from the John Molson School of Business. With over 20 years of experience in finance, accounting, and management, he is a seasoned leader in his field.

Outside of his professional commitments, Ross is an enthusiastic supporter of Liverpool Football Club and the Baltimore Ravens. He is an avid golfer and enjoys spending his leisure time on the golf course, perfecting his game.

Josiane Lorange is Chief Wellbeing Officer at ISAAC Instruments. She envisions and leads organizational development initiatives to maximize ISAAC Instruments human potential and leverage the team’s innovation, leadership and management capabilities. Always curious about humans and what drives them, she continuously strives to find alternate work methods to be more creative, agile and collaborative while putting people at the center of every decision.

Prior to joining ISAAC Instruments, Josiane worked with various technology companies including HydroTerra (WSP) and Geo-3D (Trimble). Josiane holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from McGill University, a Fellowship in International Development Management as well as an MBA from HEC.

A nature lover, Josiane is also passionate about lifelong learning. She describes herself as an aspiring impact maker, but those around her will tell you that she is already doing it wonderfully!

Sam has spent his entire career in the transportation telematics space, helping fleets implement technology to improve drivers’ lives and developing strong relationships with carriers across the US and Canada. His decades-long experience with PeopleNet, Trimble Transportation, and Spireon brings a strong background of understanding carriers’ technology needs and managing high-performing sales professionals. 

He obtained degrees in Business Management and Spanish from North Dakota State University while playing on the basketball team!

Living in Salt Lake City, UT, he loves to ski and hike with his wife and 3 children.

Mike grew up in Ohio in a transportation family and has been reading Transport Topics since he was 7 years old. He was exposed to the supply chain at a very early age, with his father as a traffic manager for a large manufacturing company that used various modes of transportation. After high school, he obtained a degree in transportation at the University of Tennessee, while playing basketball on the side. From there he jumped both feet into the trucking industry, working in the LTL sector.

After 15 years with Yellow Freight and Watkins Motor Lines, and his work ethic learned in trucking, Mike jumped to the technology side of the fence and has been there since. Mike spent 25 years in a strategic sales role with Omnitracs, managing relationships with the largest fleets in the United States while engaging with state and national associations.

Although he travels like a rock star, he loves to hang out at home with family and friends to play as much golf as possible. Aside from golf, he’s into most sports, as well as muscle cars and music.

Beth Tattershall, Vice President of Business Development for the Southeastern U.S. at ISAAC, is a graduate of University of Tennessee, with a BS degree in Logistics and Transportation. She has spent her entire career in the trucking industry, assisting fleets to solve problems, identify areas of opportunity and attain business objectives. Most of her time has been spent in the telematics space. Prior to joining ISAAC, she was with SmartDrive Systems for close to two years and Trimble/PeopleNet for almost 17 years. Beth is based in Greenville, SC.

Drew has more than three decades of experience in the transportation sector with enterprises such as GE Capital/TIP, Daimler Truck Financial, and Velocity Vehicle Group/Crossroads Equipment Finance.

After spending most of his career on financial aspects of equipment, Drew successfully switched his focus to advanced trucking technology. His industry knowledge and trucking relationships help guide ISAAC in the U.S. market for telematics.

Born in Connecticut, Drew earned a Marketing and Finance degree from Providence College in Rhode Island before moving to California to pursue business opportunities and career growth.

Currently residing in Arizona, Drew enjoys golfing, skiing, and gathering with family in his free time.

Neil Abt, Vice President of Public Relations at ISAAC Instruments, is a veteran journalist with over 25 years of reporting experience, including 20 years spent covering the trucking industry. A graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., he began his career covering sports for The Washington Post, followed by a position in the newsroom of America Online (AOL) and then both reporting and leadership roles at Transport Topics and Fleet Owner. Neil is based out of Portland, Oregon.

Joe Russo, VP IT & Security at ISAAC, is an IT Executive with over 20 years’ experience leading IT teams in multinational environments and various sectors: banking, pharma, transportation and technology services. He has held senior leadership roles in Switzerland at Morgan Stanley and the Bank for International Settlements, and then in Montreal at McKesson Canada, Syntax and CN Rail. His experience in aligning IT strategy with corporate strategy makes him a strong transformational leader who excels at overcoming technical, cross-cultural and organizational challenges to solve business challenges. Joe holds a MSc in Information Technology & Management from Sheffield University, completed the Mini-MBA program at McGill University and holds the CISSP certification.

Early in his career, François started up various companies specializing in software development and products, and found his niche in transportation after exploring different sectors.

Founder of Jarca and JFleet, François has built and developed sound methods and practices to ensure maintainable, long-lasting software solutions. It was then as CTO of Clear Destination that he developed his expertise in bringing a fast-growing company to maturity, while prioritizing stability and scalability.

With a degree in computer engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, François is passionate about innovation, software architecture and process optimization. He is keen on continuing to innovate in the field of logistics and transportation and to establish sustainable and efficient practices.

Her mission? Melanie lives to share her decades of trucking knowledge and her passion for the industry with the people around her, to empower them to excel and exceed expectations.

Passionate about new technology, Angelique is dedicated to enhancing operational effectiveness with client satisfaction as her top consideration. With expertise in SaaS, management and operational excellence, she is driven by the power of teamwork and takes pride in building collaborative relationships.

Angelique is an avid amateur chef, foodie, and music lover. She revels in the joy of discovering the great outdoors by bike or paddleboard, or of practicing Yoga on a dock. Her favorite place to be is on a beach, book in hand.