I just arrived in Canada in late April this year and I come from France. My parents and my 2 sisters are still living there, as well as my beloved 3-legged cat Tiko.
I work as a DevOps engineer, so my daily tasks can for instance consist in deploying software to virtualized environments or writing scripts to automate processes. I’ve also been a software developer for about 8 years when I was still living in my country.
I heard about WordPress for the 1st time about 10 years ago I think: I was working on governmental websites using 2 different CMS (SPIP and Typo3), and it opened my eyes to the world of open sources website software that I didn’t know before. I finally used WordPress for the 1st time 3 years ago in order to create 2 websites: 1 for my sister’s business (www.lesgugussesdecarine.com) and the other 1 for my girlfriend’s portfolio (www.digitamag.fr). Since then, I’ve been amazed by WordPress’ ability to be highly extensible while keeping it really simple to use. And when I heard about the WordCamp taking place in Toronto, I didn’t think twice before offering my help!
Aside from my work, I really like to spend my spare time away from technology so as to revitalize myself. I love nature and animals, so I enjoy hiking, canoeing and all this kind of outdoor activities. I’m also a huge fan of music, and I started to learn playing electric guitar this year, and I’m really interested in trying to play other instruments like cajon drum or ukulele for instance.