You know you need to automate.
But automate what?
Consultants sell you projects. Integrators sell you equipment. Nobody has yet given you a method to decide for yourself.
15 lessons in 5 modules.
One concrete deliverable per lesson.
Click on each module to see the lessons. 15 lessons released on a transparent delivery schedule.
These prices will never come back.
Guaranteed price for life upon registration.
Once the 25 spots are taken, the standard rate applies.
- 15 video lessons — complete immediate access
- 15 PDF tools and deliverables
- Auto-generated SAF Scorecard /100
- Lifetime access + all future updates
- 30-day guarantee
- All Autonomous content
- Personalized async video from JF on your deliverables
- 2 group coaching sessions / month
- Founding Members community
- Lifetime access + all future updates
- All Guided content
- Private 1:1 call with JF (60 min)
- 30–40 page diagnostic report
- Companion AI agent for 90 days
- Lifetime access + all future updates
How to claim your Founding Member price
Click the tier you want above. On the Stripe checkout page, click “Add promotion code” and enter the code matching your tier below. Your price updates to the Founding Member rate automatically.
Autonomous
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$997 → $497
Guided
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$2,497 → $1,497
Strategic
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$4,997 → $2,997
25 Founding Member seats available per language. Lifetime price guarantee. Once sold out, standard pricing applies.
Your delivery schedule
SAF English is in production. You get a written schedule in your purchase confirmation — hold me to it.
| Module 1 (3 foundation lessons) | within 30 days |
| Module 2 | 7 days after M1 |
| Module 3 | 7 days after M2 |
| Module 4 | 7 days after M3 |
| Module 5 | 7 days after M4 |
Full course delivered within ~60 days of your purchase.
30-day guarantee — satisfied or refunded
Watch the first 3 lessons. If you’re not convinced that this method can reduce your lead times, your errors, and your dependence on rare experts — we refund you in full, without question, without delay.
We don’t hide this course behind the fear of refunding you. We defend it with its value.
Our customers from 25 years ago are still our customers today. We only build relationships that are profitable in the long term — and it starts with earning your trust before asking for it.
* Approximate CAD equivalent (rate ≈ 1.38). Actual amount varies depending on your bank.
I don’t teach you theory. I teach you what worked in real factories, with real budgets, facing real problems. For 30 years, I’ve helped manufacturers automate intelligently.
A specialized 3-day training costs $1,500–$2,000 and teaches you software buttons. The SAF Course teaches you how to transform your operation. It’s a decision, not an expense.
Real results. Their words.
Jean-François is very passionate about life and brings that enthusiasm to his professional work. He’s not afraid of the unknown or to try new innovative ideas in order to get more desirable results. Through his determination, creative genius, training, and refinements using Pro-Engineer (PTC CREO), we are able to produce hundreds of custom sports equipment each year causing his team to often refer to him as the ‘grand master’. This commitment falls over into his personal life as well enabling him and his family to experience the more important things in life. Well done, JF!
I highly recommend Jean-François’ services for all aspects of product development and automation. What struck me most was his ability to keep his cool under pressure. Jean-François is always available to help and give advice to others. I consider myself lucky to have worked with him! In a short period of time, he has greatly improved the overall practices of the entire technical department.
You have questions.
Here are the honest answers.
The SAF is designed to be mastered at two levels simultaneously: by decision makers (CTO, VP Operations, directors) who approve choices and defend budgets, AND by executors who implement on the ground. You drive the direction. Your team executes. But for it to work, both must speak the same language. A Vision Card misunderstood by the team never materializes. That’s why the SAF was designed so the leader and the executor can study it together — or separately — and meet at the same place.
You live the problems the method solves every day: CAD models that aren’t parametric, configurations that require human intervention for every order, data that duplicates from one system to another. The Operational Reality and Technical Integration modules (parametric CAD, web configurator, Murphy Testing) will give you tools directly applicable to your daily work.
The real short-term value: when your director also completes the course, you’ll speak the same language. He’ll understand why you need time to parametrize models. You’ll understand why he prioritizes certain automation projects. The SAF eliminates the gap between strategy and execution — that’s its central proposition.
And even if you make this investment alone, without your company’s support: configurable manufacturing is a growing market, and the shortage of professionals who understand both the technical reality of the field and the levers of strategic automation is real. Mastering the SAF positions you as the rare person in your organization — or your next one — who can make this bridge. That’s the profile that configurable manufacturers are looking for, struggling to find, and compensating accordingly.
First, an important clarification: the content of the 15 lessons is the same across all 3 tiers. What changes is the level of support from JF in your personal application.
You receive the 15 video lessons, the 15 PDF tools, and the auto-generated SAF Scorecard /100 at the end of Lesson 15. You apply the method at your own pace, in your operation. This is the tier for the autonomous leader who already has the experience to contextualize and execute alone.
Ideal if: you’re an experienced leader, you’ve already led transformations, and you’re looking for a structured method to apply without external support.
All Autonomous content, plus: JF personally reviews your deliverables (your Vision Card, your NVA Heatmap, your Roadmap) and sends you an async video with his observations directly on your operation — not generic advice. You also participate in 2 group coaching sessions per month where JF and other manufacturing leaders examine real cases together.
Ideal if: you want the method AND an expert eye on your specific situation. You want to avoid blind spots. You benefit from exposure to challenges from other configurable manufacturers like yours.
All Guided content, plus: a private 1:1 call with JF (60 min) at the start to calibrate the method to your specific operation, a personalized diagnostic report of 30 to 40 pages on your SAF maturity (the 5 modules scored, priority bottlenecks, quantified action plan), and a companion AI agent for 90 days — available anytime to help you apply SAF concepts to your real situations.
Ideal if: you want the fastest transformation. You want JF to analyze your operation in depth and the action plan to be custom-tailored — not adapted, made for you.
For companies: The SAF Course qualifies as continuing professional education. In Quebec, companies subject to the Skills Act (payroll > $2M) can integrate this training into their training plan and declare it within the 1% dedicated to skills development. In other Canadian and international jurisdictions, similar tax credits for employee training may apply — check with your accountant. Many participants get reimbursement approval from their employer before even starting the course.
For the technician or project manager investing yourself: Even without your company’s help, this investment is one of the most strategic you can make in yourself. Configurable manufacturing is a growing market — and the shortage of professionals who understand both the technical reality of the field and the levers of strategic automation is real. Mastering the SAF positions you as the rare person in your organization who can bridge direction and execution. That’s the profile that configurable manufacturers are looking for, struggling to find, and compensating accordingly.
25 spots. A price that will never come back.
Your spot is there — right now.
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