Michael Saucier, Founder & CEO

Michael Saucier has 25 years experience leading enterprise software companies and innovation in the mobility, manufacturing and utilities industries.  Transpara is the third software company he has founded.

Prior to Transpara, Saucier served as vice president of worldwide marketing and business development for OSIsoft, developers of the OSIsoft PI System data historian. In this role, he worked closely with customers - including those in the power generation, T&D, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and chemicals markets - and partners around the world.

Previously, Saucier founded Sequencia Corporation, which pioneered the process Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) market and was purchased by OSIsoft, as well as PID, which became the market leader in innovative batch process manufacturing software and was purchased by Rockwell Software.  He also held senior technical and engineering positions at Honeywell and ABB.  Saucier also founded the World Batch Forum, and served many years on standards efforts such as ISA S88 and S95.

Saucier received his M.S. and B.S. degrees in chemical engineering and a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating with highest honors. He is an acclaimed speaker on strategic business and technology issues, including the value of enterprise mobility and performance management technology in the utility sector, and has presented at numerous industry events worldwide.