About | Nord Paradigm

The Founder

Dominic-André Leclerc

Dominic spent 21 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force, reaching the rank of Warrant Officer as an avionics systems technician. As an AF9000+ Lead Auditor, he was responsible for quality management compliance across complex aeronautical systems: ensuring that critical processes met rigorous standards with zero margin for error.

That career built something specific: the ability to audit complex systems, identify governance gaps, and build structured remediation plans. When AI began transforming every industry, Dominic recognized that the same discipline was urgently needed in AI adoption. Organizations were moving fast, but few were building the governance structures to sustain it.

Nord Paradigm was founded to bridge that gap. Based in Quebec, the firm combines hands-on AI expertise with aeronautical audit methodology, serving clients in both English and French.

Dominic is currently pursuing ISO 42001 Lead Auditor certification (AI Management Systems) and IAPP AIGP certification (AI Governance Professional) to formalize his AI governance practice alongside his existing audit credentials.

Mission

Why Nord Paradigm Exists

"As we step into an increasingly complex future, AI is the most powerful tool we've ever been given. My mission is to guide individuals, organizations, and governments through its adoption — responsibly and confidently — so that they can unlock the efficiency, transparency, and abundance this technology makes possible."

Core Values

The Principles Behind the Work

Responsibility

AI must be deployed with care. Every recommendation, framework, and audit is grounded in the principle that powerful tools require disciplined oversight.

Transparency

Trust is built through clarity. Organizations deserve to understand how AI decisions are made, where risks exist, and what governance looks like in practice.

Abundance

AI, governed well, unlocks extraordinary potential: greater efficiency, better decision-making, and new capabilities that serve people and communities.

Credentials

Qualifications & Background

AF9000+ Lead Auditor

National Defence Quality Program. Led quality audits across Canadian Armed Forces aviation maintenance organizations, ensuring compliance with rigorous standards.

ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management Systems

Certification in progress. The international standard for establishing, implementing, and improving an AI management system within organizations.

IAPP AI Governance Professional

Certification in progress. Focused on the practical and legal dimensions of governing artificial intelligence within organizations.

21 Years, Canadian Armed Forces

Aviation Systems Technician, Warrant Officer. Two decades of service dedicated to maintaining the safety and operational readiness of aeronautical systems.

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