The board of directors of the agile community of Montreal

Martin is an accompaniment professional who has served and advised the field of information technologies for more than a decade (telecommunications, transport, banking, union, health, insurance). As President of the Montreal Agile Community, Martin is highly involved in promoting his passion and beliefs. Martin graduated from ÉTS in Software Engineering (BA) and obtained his Master's degree in Engineering, Information Technology. Since 2008, he has devoted himself to Lean and agility and has obtained several professional recognitions certifying his experience.

Maël has been an information technology professional for fifteen years, and has worked in various business sectors, such as: Telecommunications, Rail Transport, Air Transport, Mobility, Retail, Multimedia, Mobile Payment, Lotteries Online, Quality Assurance, etc; First as a Developer, then as a Scrum Master. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Management in 2001 at UQAM. Signatory of the manifesto Agile in 2009 and Scrum Master Certified since 2011, he is involved in his professional life at AXON Integration & Development to promote the principles and values ​​Agile and Lean. Arriving at AXON in 2008, he participates in the transition of the company towards Agility. With this experience and his leadership skills, he successfully leads the projects entrusted to him.

Pascal has been working in the software engineering field since 1989. With a background in engineering, he has worked in many industries. He had the chance to participate in the early stages of the Agile movement as a consultant and coach in the late 90s. Pascal has worked with Bob Martin (Robert C. Martin), Kent Beck, Ron Jeffries, Ward Cunningham and James Grenning. , Alistair Cockburn, Dave Thomas and other big names behind the Agile movement. This allowed him to gain a unique experience in Quebec in terms of agile process implementation.

Vincent Bouchard is a business consultant working in the field of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics. He works primarily in the banking sector where he helps define business needs and supports development teams. A graduate of McGill in Finance, he also joins his financial expertise with his knowledge of data sciences to evaluate investments in new initiatives.The Agile methodology is at the heart of the execution of its projects and a key element of their success. In February 2018, he joined the Board of Agile Montreal to promote agility and innovation in the community.

Linda has been a manager in the IT field for about ten years. She has worked in various sectors of activity (energy, transport, telecommunications, banking and insurance). After discovering the agile manifesto and experiencing her principles, she passes and obtains her Scrum Master certification in 2011.

Mehdi Kdioui, holder of an MBA in technology and innovation management and an Executive MBA from Paris Dauphine. His vision, his ability to reach ambitious goals and his strong sense of innovation are assets that allow him to work to catalyze teams towards efficient solutions oriented towards business priorities and product quality.

Member of the Chartered Administrators Order of Quebec and transformational leader, Andre is Chief of Agile practices at the City of Montreal and Agile trainer. He has over fifteen years of experience in the public and private sector in contexts of enterprise transformations in Europe and Canada (regulatory, methodological framework, digital).

Solenne has been evolving in Information Technology for ten years, mainly in the fields of banking and insurance. She discovered Agility in 2013 through a project for which she played the role of Product Owner. Solenne is now Scrum master since 2017.

President of Empath Coaching, Mélanie is an inspirational and passionate mobilizer of the people behind the machine. It supports any individual, leader, team or organization in their transformation. Agile and especially Agile at scale (SAFe), she has worked in this field for several years where she held positions of Scrum Master, Agile Coach and Release Train Engineer. Transformational leader, she is very adept at creating an atmosphere of cooperation thus helping teams to gain Agile maturity. Endowed with an unusual intellectual curiosity, she continues to deepen her knowledge and skills in order to support individuals to develop their full potential. A certification as a practitioner in neurolinguistic programming will soon be added to her career. His raison d'être as an Agile coach is to help people realize their potential and open the way for them to achieve their goals. She keeps in mind to add value to each of her meetings and each of her interactions.