Quebec, Canada
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- Solution Architect at Veloce Consulting (Self-employed)
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- Consultant at CGI
- Consultant at LGS Group
- Developer & Analyst at Air Canada
- Education
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- Université de Sherbrooke
- Séminaire Saint-Georges
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Carol Roy’s Summary
I graduated in 1991 from Sherbrooke University in Quebec, Canada, with a Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc.) in Management Information Systems. Through my IT career I have acquired extensive experience developing projects on three-tier client/server architectures, graphical user interfaces (OS/2 and Windows), and transactional Web sites. I have more than 18 years in architecture, analysis, and development with object-oriented and component-based approaches.
I have worked primarily as a consultant for two (2) large System Integrators, LGS, an IBM company, and CGI. I worked on large-scale projects within major organizations, including Air Canada, Hydro-Quebec, Desjardins, Department of Defense, and the Government of Quebec.
In 2001, I joined Microsoft as consultant in Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS). I spent two years as a consultant specializing in Microsoft .NET architecture and development. I also became an early achiever of the .NET Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD).
In 2003, I moved to the Developer and Platform Evangelism organization at Microsoft Canada as a .NET Architect, showing architects how to leverage .NET in different types of architectures (including smart client and mobile application, Web 2.0, and Service Oriented Architecture).
In 2005, I achieved the top certification managed by Microsoft which is the Microsoft Certified Architect. To obtain this certification, I had to prove to a board of 4 architects that I was mastering the seven (7) competencies required by an architect which are Leadership, Strategy, Technology breadth, Technology depth, Organizational Dynamics, Tactics and Communication. I was the first French speaking architect to acheive this certification.
Since April 2007, I'm working as freelance consultant in solution architecture.
Carol Roy’s Experience
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Solution Architect
Veloce Consulting (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)
I'm now working as freelance consultant.
My first project in this new role is the implementation of a public transactionnal web site for a large insurance company using MOSS 2007. -
.NET Architect Specialist
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
June 2003 — April 2007 (3 years 11 months)
As Architect Evangelist at Microsoft, my role was to drive .NET adoption and raise the satisfaction of Architects in Microsoft Enterprise accounts.
To achieve those goals, I had to made different actions like whiteboard sessions, architecture workshops (EAI, SOA, advance web service standards, development process, etc.) and architect forums in specific vertical (Provincial government, Federal Government, Insurance). -
Consultant
Microsoft
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
June 2001 — June 2003 (2 years 1 month)
As Consultant, I worked for the MCS team dedicated to the Quebec Government. During this time, I worked with major Departments on architecture projects in the early adoption phase of .NET technologies.
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Director Consulting
CGI
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GIB; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1999 — June 2001 (2 years 1 month)
At CGI, as Consulting Services Director, I worked for multiple customers in different projects, like the following ones:
Public Market Portal Project, Solution Architect: Design and implement a business-to-business Portal (B2B) for the Quebec public market to favour and promote exchanges between all different domains of the public market and their suppliers (tech : Windows 2000, Commerce Server, BizTalk Server and COM+).
Desjardins P&C insurance, Internet – Phase I, Solution Architect: Design and implement a transactional insurance section in the Desjardins’ web site AccesD. (Tech : MQ-Series, Lotus Notes, Smalltalk VisualAge, COBOL and IDMS).
DND, Army Integrated Management Environment, Solution Architect: Design and implement a structured Integrated Management Environment for the Army. The Information Architecture was composed of a data extraction and transformation layer based on XML a CORBA front-end and an Operational Data Store (ODS), (tech : Java, Oracle 8i). -
Consultant
CGI
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GIB; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 1995 — June 1999 (3 years 9 months)
I spend 4 years working as consultant at Desjardins P&C insurance.
I was involved in all phases of the developmenet of Insurance Product Sales system (Architecture, Design & Coding, Testing and implementation). -
Consultant
LGS Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1993 — September 1995 (2 years 7 months)
Working as consultant for Hydro-Québec and Desjardins
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Developer & Analyst
Air Canada
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACE; Airlines/Aviation industry)
January 1991 — February 1993 (2 years 2 months)
Working at the development of the "Automated Ticketing and Boarding" System.
Additional Information
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Microsoft BizTalk Server Group© -
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Réseau ACTION TI -
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Mapping Experts -
Alt.NET Montréal
Carol Roy’s Honors:
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Solution Architect - Jan 2009
Microsoft Certified Architect Solutions - Dec 2005
Microsoft, Circle of Excellence Award - Jul 2005
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer .NET - Jun 2002
