Robert Arthur Menard FOTL (Freeman on the Lam)

[Burnaby49]

The guys over at International Skeptics managed to scoop Quatloos on some Menard trivia;

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/fo ... 45&page=85

Rob now has a website dedicated to his drone camera thingie:

http://www.ninjagoat.net/

Which identifies three persons behind the project, including:

Robert Menard, President, Founder, Inventor
Mr. Menard, a Mechanical Engineering Technology graduate of St.Clair College is the designer and developer of several innovative products ranging from a portable electric powered personal water craft called Lounge-A Boat to MrMite-E, a foliar spray made from food grade ingredients to his latest product, NinjaGOAT, a robotic camera dolly system.

Nothing apparently online about the "Lounge-A-Boat". "Mr. Mite-E" is familiar (a failure). Well, we know all about Rob, how about his two collaborators?

John Neufeld, CEO
Mr. Neufeld has extensive experience in the start-up of new companies. Mr. Neufeld's expertise lies in the building of a domestic and international sales and marketing force consisting of direct sales and marketing/business development personnel, manufacturing agents, value added dealers and resellers (VADS/VARS),wholesale distributors, mass merchants and original equipment manufacturers (OEM's).

I think this is probably him

http://www.zoominfo.com/p/John-Neufeld/476363672

http://www.walkersresearch.com/profileP ... 08355.html

http://www.nexgenci.net/About-us.php

Notice the word-for-word identical description of his skill/expertise.

The OrbitECommerce.com website is dead. So is the purenet.tv website. Nexgenci is an almost placeholder 'let us plan your business for YOU!' website. Mediatube.co.uk is a little more developed. Websurfer.co.uk redirects to another web hosing business. Converge Global Inc still has a website

http://www.convergeglobalinc.com/site/home

which promises ... well, who knows what? In any case, it's bankrupt

http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/cvrg/quote

Oh, lots of fun with Converge Global:

https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/lr18887.htm
http://www.hotstocked.com/article/86982 ... ashes.html
http://www.investorsunderground.com/be- ... y-to-halt/

Nice. And John is proud to acknowledge he is a director of that company.

How about Wade?

Wade Brown, CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
Mr. Brown has extensive experience in the design and implementation of control systems. He has designed control system for a wind generation system as well as a control system for cameras using ropes and cables. His experience includes being Technical Director for an unmanned air vehicle system used by the UK Army for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for the Desert Hawk program. Mr. Brown has a BS in Physics/ Mathematics, MS in Physics and a MS in Electrical Engineering.

Well, this is weird, it looks like this individual might actually be legitimately qualified to do things:

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/wade-brown/5/16/14b
https://www.lead411.com/Wade_Brown_16051645.html

Here's a link to an internal Lockheed Martin document (no isea why this is on the web) which seems to identify Brown as an actual project leader:

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=& ... 2980,d.cGU

Here's the project in question:

http://lockheedmartin.ca/us/products/desert-hawk.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_ ... esert_Hawk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_ ... t_Hawk_III
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/d ... ochure.pdf

Bizarrely enough, Brown appears to have quite a number of related patents:

http://patent.ipexl.com/inventor/wade_w_brown_1.html

I have no idea why that name would be associated with anything to do with Menard. However, if history is a guide, he can expect Menard to finish his part of the project about the twelfth of never.

[LordEd]

Is it possible that maybe, just maybe, Mr. Menard has realized the freeman and peace officer thing isn't working and has decided to get a job?

[arayder]

When Bobby came up with the pesticide MrMite-E years ago he and his then partner, Robert-Scott: Christy (not to be confused with Scott Duncan), came up with some magic freeman paperwork declaring that they didn't have to follow any of those pesky rules Canada had developed regarding use of pesticides: http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/mrmitee/exempt.pdf

One has to figure that Bobby has taken a similarly cavalier additude toward any patents that exist on all the little motorized cameras.

Like I say, Bobby can't function in Canadian society.

[Burnaby49]

When Bobby came up with the pesticide MrMite-E years ago he and his then partner, Robert-Scott: Christy (not to be confused with Scott Duncan), came up with some magic freeman paperwork declaring that they didn't have to follow any of those pesky rules Canada had developed regarding use of pesticides: http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/mrmitee/exempt.pdf

One has to figure that Bobby has taken a similarly cavalier additude toward any patents that exist on all the little motorized cameras.

Like I say, Bobby can't function in Canadian society.

I can't think that the NinjaGoat, even if he gets it working, is in any way unique. He's been pissing around with it quite a while now.

[Jeffrey]

Mr. Menard, a Mechanical Engineering Technology graduate of St.Clair College

First I've heard of him receiving any type of higher education.

[Burnaby49]

Mr. Menard, a Mechanical Engineering Technology graduate of St.Clair College

First I've heard of him receiving any type of higher education.

News to me too. This should be the place;

http://www.stclaircollege.ca/

They do have a Mechanical Engineering Technology program.

Somehow Rob was missed in the list of "Alumni of Distinction."

[LordEd]

3 year program in Ontario. Didn't think he was around that area that long, so maybe in his pre-freeman days?

Don't discourage him. Can't tell him to 'get a job' then give him a hard time for doing so.

[grixit]

Menard doesn't strike me as the type to participate in Engineering Week.

[Jeffrey]

Not giving him a hard time. Just odd that a guy with a legitimate degree in a good field is out scrounging.

[arayder]

Menard doesn't strike me as the type to participate in Engineering Week.

Not giving him a hard time. Just odd that a guy with a legitimate degree in a good field is out scrounging.

Menard never mentioned his graduation from St. Clair on his Facebook page and in fact has said he graduated from the school of hard knocks.

In his father's obituary every degree earned by the Menard sisters is mentioned. But Bobby's "degree" from St. Clair is not: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/windso ... =167300422

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Dope Clock II
It has been 167 days since Robert Menard announced the revival of the Association of Canadian Consumer Purchasers. So far there is no documentation of a successful purchase using Menard's system.

[LordEd]

A diploma (associate degree in the us) does not earn you alphabet soup behind your name.

[arayder]

A diploma (associate degree in the us) does not earn you alphabet soup behind your name.

A good point. That means there was no easy way to put a degree designation after Bobby's name in the obit. Since it would take a short sentence to mention the degree (his army experience was spelled out) it's possible it was edited out.

But my point is still that it seems out of character for Bobby to have buckled down and gotten a three year degree and then never once bragged about it. It is in character for him to make up a self-aggrandizing story, especially when money is involved.

But this is all speculation.

Considering Bobby's history it is worth investigating. Inquiries are being made. It will be at least early next week before I hear something.

[Burnaby49]

I've moved a bunch of Pigpot's rambling posts to his own personal discussion here;

http://quatloos.com/Q-Forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=10659

Pigpot. You're not being censured, you can ramble on all you want. But you can't post totally irrelevant gibberish to any topic you chose. We try to keep on topic. This discussion is about Menard. If you have anything relevant on Menard feel free to post it. Any long rambles about your own beliefs or open-ended questions irrelevant to the topic will be moved. If anyone wants to debate or argue with you they can go to your own dedicated discussion and do it.

[Wake Up! Productions]

I saw this post on Twitter at the time he posted it. Rob has since deleted it from his account, but like everything on the internet, it is never fully deleted.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 322&type=1

It appears as though he got his "angel investor", however, if you notice Rob is listed second in the "about us" section of the website. This means John Neufeld is not so much an investor, as he is a majority share holder. Having watched "Shark Tank" for many years, I would say that the take is at least 60/40, should the Ninjagoat ever take off.

When I visited Rob in January 2014, he took me to the basement of the house that he was "house sitting", and I saw the Ninjagoat first-hand, though it wasn't completed. He was still sanding the fiberglass at that point. When he described it's purpose to me, I admit, I couldn't grasp why the world needs such a thing. He painted it camo in order to target military contractors, however he told me that he really wanted to market it to Hollywood !!! Only one problem, with cheepish ($2,000) drones, with "8K" video capability now widely available - why would the military, let alone Hollywood need a Ninjagoat?

[Wake Up! Productions]

i wonder if there's any way we could get Menard and Belanger under the same roof. Or pile of leaves, maybe.

Rob told me that he was at a speaking event with Belanger years ago, and the BUTT-HEADS butted heads.

The story went something like this: It was at a BBQ, and there was only a few pieces of chicken left. Belanger marched in, and grabbed that last 2 or 3 pieces of chicken. Rob called him out on it, stating that there are still women and children that haven't eaten yet. They got into a war of words, which ended up with Rob declaring Belanger to be an insane control freak. Take what you want from that.

In any case, as with all of Menard's stories, he ends up coming out as the victor and all-round hero/savior.

[Burnaby49]

i wonder if there's any way we could get Menard and Belanger under the same roof. Or pile of leaves, maybe.

Rob told me that he was at a speaking event with Belanger years ago, and the BUTT-HEADS butted heads.

The story went something like this: It was at a BBQ, and there was only a few pieces of chicken left. Belanger marched in, and grabbed that last 2 or 3 pieces of chicken. Rob called him out on it, stating that there are still women and children that haven't eaten yet. They got into a war of words, which ended up with Rob declaring Belanger to be an insane control freak. Take what you want from that.

I've got a posting to make about Belanger, perhaps later tonight. He's not happy. Seems to be losing it. Until then we do have this record of an epic meeting between them;

viewtopic.php?f=48&t=9261#p159581

[arayder]

Wake Up! Productions, I really appreciate your posts. Your insights into his activities are invaluable.

[arayder]

As promised here is my follow up on Robert Menard's claim to have gained a degree in mechanical engineering technology from St. Clair College.

. . .it seems out of character for Bobby to have buckled down and gotten a three year degree [at St. Clair College] and then never once bragged about it. It is in character for him to make up a self-aggrandizing story, especially when money is involved.

But this is all speculation.

Considering Bobby's history it is worth investigating. Inquiries are being made. It will be at least early next week before I hear something.

Well, the results of my investigation are in and I have to say there doesn't seem there's any danger that the FBI or CIA are going to whisk me off on some secret mission based on my investigatory skills.

-- Bobby's dating profile on Plenty Of Fish: http://www.pof.com/viewprofile.aspx?profile_id=3599366 claims "some college", which generally indicates that he started a program but didn't finish.

-- Bobby's LinkedIn profile doesn't claim any college.

-- I contacted St. Clair College and an official there informed me that due to Canada's privacy laws they can't inform me of Menard's record at the college (or even if he ever attended) without Bobby's permission.

So I am requesting that Menard (we know you lurk here, Bobby) use my e-mail, which I gave him while he was sock puppeting over on the TPUC forum, to contact me as to whether or not he will give St. Clair College permission to release his college record to me.

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Dope Clock II
It has been 172 days since Robert Menard announced the revival of the Association of Canadian Consumer Purchasers. So far there is no documentation of a successful purchase using Menard's system.

[pigpot]

But whilst a peaceful man and not too bad a guy (it seems), if you'd took some ideas of those around certain people, you might find that he's not a REALLY bad guy. He just doesn't like what the system ever had to offer, see Tom Crawford, Dean Clifford etc. Nothing wrong with that, same as lawful rebellion and civil disobedience. Have you got a problem with that / them?

Do you advocate people lying down and just taking it. Stalin and Hitler, Mao? Take the guns and then kill the defenseless... Bat sh!t crazy.

Your choice and don't make stupid comparisons (as though they aren't the same as present day stuff) as that's the way the extreme left and right started. Both arms on the same body. Neither better or different. Same old SH!TE.

[arayder]

You can spare me your attempts at deflecting the discussion with leading questions and innuendo, pigpot. What you think I think is of no importance.

The thread is about Menard. And most of what Menard does is prey upon folks who have had a rough time in life by giving them the false promise of abundance. In the course of doing so he sells bad legal advice, peddles worthless materials, lies and in a very un-freeeman way leaves a mile wide trail of harm in his wake.

Menard doesn't get a get-out-of-jail-free card for the harm he causes just because he points out some of the injustices of life.