A fourth-generation Calgarian (his great grandmother was born in Calgary in 1895), he grew up in the southwest community of Glenbrook and attended Viscount Bennett High School.

He worked for the City of Calgary Electric System and for Alberta Government Telephones and then in 1983, started a small construction company.

In 1987, Bronconnier and his business partner founded First General Services, a company which specializes in various types of insurance restoration in buildings.

[7] In November 2011, Bronconnier was named by Premier Alison Redford to be Alberta's trade commissioner in Washington, D.C. for a nine-month term.

[14] Pembina scholars compiled the Options for Reducing GHG Emissions in Calgary[15] to advise the city on how to implement infrastructure projects for environmental protection.