About

This page contains some details about myself.

With over 20 years experience working with technology, I've had the opportunity to be involved in many areas of the business IT landscape, developing a large breadth of knowledge through my work and hobbies.

I started using DOS and Linux computers and spending time on IRC channels in the 1990s, then migrated to MMORPG games, newsgroups and forums. I've worked as a Systems Administrator on Linux and Windows servers, created small Python scripts, HTML and PHP web sites, automation, CI/CD pipelines, and built my home lab containing Raspberry Pi devices, routers, switches, PCs and mobile devices. My day job is now as a Cloud Architect designing enterprise environments in Azure and AWS. I enjoy PC gaming, Anime, figure collecting, Star Wars and Star Trek, creating 3D renders, and exploring new technologies like AI and Quantum.

WORK

Professional experience

TitleCompanyYears
Cloud ArchitectFX InnovationDecember 2023 - Now
As part of the services delivery team, I design and oversee the implementation of large scale cloud deployments for clients within the AWS ecosystem. This includes validating business requirements, drafting design documents, creating PoC environments, and more.
DevOps EngineerIntact CorporationAugust 2020 - November 2023
As a consultant, I helped design and implement a large scale cloud environment as part of their technical team. This included porting a large data lake to the AWS cloud using tools like AWS S3, Terraform and Snowflake; implementing a complete CI/CD strategy in Jenkins, Docker, Git, Jira and Azure DevOps; and designing ML ETL pipelines for AI workflows.
Solutions ArchitectHitachi ID SystemsJuly 2014 - January 2020
As part of Hitachi’s Professional Services department, I designed and deployed their security software to large financial and government clients alongside other engineers and software developers. This involved communicating with stakeholders, creating solution designs, deploying applications to Linux and Windows instances and maintaining high availability, security and reliability in the environments.
Systems AdministratorDistributelApril 2011 - June 2014
As a member of the IT staff at this regional Internet provider, I supported the network and computer systems at their Montreal office. This involved configuring Windows and Linux servers, networking equipment including routers, switches and modems, and following up on tickets with developers and ground crews.

Home lab

I've administered hundreds of servers, virtual machines and containers over the years. These days, my home lab consists of a NAS using ZFS on NVMe disks, a cluster of Proxmox mini PCs running dozens of my own custom applications, open source apps along with various workloads in high-availability, and a Raspberry Pi running a custom made status screen. This lab is used constantly to learn new technologies, test hardware and software.

Certifications

Amazon
Microsoft
CompTIA
Sair Institute

HOBBIES

Digital art

Around 2007-2015 or so I created a number of 3D renders using the software products Poser and E-On Vue. I made over 1,000 images in those years until I ran out of ideas for scenes to create. Here are some examples:

In 2023 I explored the newly released AI models to create art. I found the result to look much better than the 3D renders I could create, but the creative process was not as satisfying for obvious reasons. Here are some of the results:

Favorite games

This is a list of some of my favorite PC games. I spent thousands of hours playing those:

Favorite TV series

Here are some of my favorite TV series. They are mostly Sci-Fi and action titles:

Figures collecting

Since 2015 I've been collecting scale figures. Most of them are anime or video game characters. I currently have around 230 figures.