Patrick Branchaud

My companies

I built and operate six complementary companies. Click one to learn more.

• Autoroot Technologies

  Applied AI for car dealerships: lead generation, chatbots, web applications.

  autoroot.ai
• Kampai Voyage

  Tourism-focused marketing and AI for the French-speaking market.

  kampaivoyage.com
• EvalAuto

  Used-vehicle appraisal and inventory management for car dealerships.

  evalauto.com
• Delaplace

  Web and app agency: design, strategy, content, development.

  delaplace.ca
• JetSurf Québec

  Motorized surfboards and supervised intro sessions on Québec’s lakes.

  jetsurfquebec.com
• DDHost Cloud Hosting

  Web hosting, maintenance, email. It’s the infrastructure behind everything else.

  ddhost.ca

What I do

• AI strategy for SMBs

  I put AI to work in your operations. Concretely, no buzzwords.

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• Turnkey chatbot

  I install a chatbot on your site that knows your business and forwards the real requests to you by email.

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• App design and development

  You have a business problem or an idea. I design it, build it and ship it.

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• Modern web development

  I ship web apps, databases, APIs, MCPs, chatbots and more.

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• Digital marketing

  I run Meta, Google Ads and the cloud infrastructure behind them.

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• Technology leadership

  I act as a fractional CTO or executive advisor.

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• UX designer on the side

  I craft simple, clear, user-first interfaces.

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• Branding & corporate video

  I love working on brand identity and shooting corporate videos.

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GitHub activity

That’s what it looks like when I’m working on something.

Events

• 

  Google Cloud Next ’26

  April 22 – 24, 2026

  Las Vegas

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  World Summit AI Canada 2025

  April 15 – 16, 2025

  Montréal

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  Google Cloud Next ’24

  April 9 – 11, 2024

  Las Vegas

Background

1. 2022 – present

   President & CTO · Autoroot Technologies

   Applied AI for the car dealership world.

2. 2021 – 2022

   IT Director · Groupe Beaucage

   IT leadership for a major automotive group in the Eastern Townships.

3. 2011 – 2021

   Director of Web Development · Standish

   Ten years shipping web projects, a team and loyal clients.

4. 2007 – 2012

   Entrepreneur / Web Strategist · Delaplace Design

   My first business, where I learned the trade by doing it.

The full story is on LinkedIn.

Education

• 2006 – 2009

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance concentration

  Université de Sherbrooke

  Co-op internships

  • – GE Capital Solutions · Sales force
  • – GE Capital Solutions · Bad debt accounting
  • – Delaplace · Built a company in three months

• 2001 – 2004

  College diploma (DEC) in Computer Science Technology, Programming specialization

  Cégep de Sherbrooke

  Certification

  • – Cisco · Level 1