# Justin Villiers

> Justin Villiers is Scription’s co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, formerly its CEO. A University of Ottawa mechanical engineering graduate with master’s research in machine-learning-based fault detection, he has worked on rocketry, vibration monitoring and earlier startups. His work at Scription connects predictive maintenance with fixed-price equipment service contracts; the company announced a US$7.85 million seed round in 2025 and an HVAC monitoring partnership with GlacierGrid in September 2026.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Scription
- **Organizations:** Scription, University of Ottawa, uOttawa Rocketry, LCS Images Technology, UpWind, Buildup Products, NEXT Canada, Creative Destruction Lab
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, MASc; research in machine-learning-based intelligent fault classification for rotating machinery, University of Ottawa
- **Known for:** First place at the 2018 Ontario Makers & Mentors Innovation Design Competition for a robust vibration monitoring device., Co-author of two 2021 conference papers on machine-learning-based predictive maintenance and fault detection., Co-founded Scription, which reported US$10.35 million in total funding in May 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Co-founded the University of Ottawa rocketry project; worked as a CNC technician at LCS Images Technology.
- **2018-2019** — Co-founder and CEO of UpWind; lead project manager at LCS Images Technology.
- **2019-2020** — Co-founder and CEO of Buildup Products; teaching assistant at the University of Ottawa.
- **2020** — Participated in NEXT Canada’s AI entrepreneur programme; Scription’s company announcements date its founding to 2020.
- **2021** — Co-authored conference research on bearing fault detection and automating predictive maintenance; participated in CDL-Wisconsin’s risk specialisation cohort.
- **2022-2025** — Scription CEO; public career records list March 2022 to May 2025.
- **2023** — Scription announced a US$2.5 million pre-seed round led by Markd.
- **2025** — Became Chief Strategy Officer as Gerritt Graham was introduced as CEO; Scription announced its US$7.85 million seed round.

## Achievements

- First place at the 2018 Ontario Makers & Mentors Innovation Design Competition for a robust vibration monitoring device.
- Co-author of two 2021 conference papers on machine-learning-based predictive maintenance and fault detection.
- Co-founded Scription, which reported US$10.35 million in total funding in May 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Scription announced a GlacierGrid reseller partnership on September 23, offering RoofIQ Plus monitoring to small commercial operators in the United States.
- **2025-06** — Villiers described Scription’s distributed team, his Ottawa base and a first Canadian deal with a McDonald’s owner-operator.
- **2025-05** — Scription’s seed-round announcement identified Villiers as Chief Strategy Officer and introduced Gerritt Graham as CEO.

## Links

- Website: https://scription.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-larocque-villiers/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12