Paul Coninx has written on consumer, safety, and technical issues for over 15 years and his works in these areas have been cited in peer-reviewed scientific and medical journals. He has taken part in I/M stakeholder meetings and has written three comprehensive reports, financed by grants from Industry Canada, on vehicle emission inspection and maintenance programs for the Automobile Protection Association (APA). For many years, Mr. Coninx designed and implemented covert garage investigations revealing fraud and incompetence for the APA. Mr. Coninx holds a degree from McGill University and has held technical positions at IBM (New York) and with television stations in the United States.