Mario is an independent senior consultant specialized in software architecture with agile processes and Microsoft Team System. He possesses over fifteen years of experience in designing large-scale information systems. For the third year in a row, he has received from Microsoft the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the competency of Solutions Architect. He is a member of the Microsoft Team System Customer Advisory Council. He leads the architecture interest group at the Montreal Visual Studio User Group and he is the architecture track tech chair for DevTeach Conference. Furthermore, since 2004, he hosts the Visual Studio Talk Show, a podcast about software development. Mario holds Bachelor of Computer Engineering and Master of Technology Management degrees from the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada. He also holds the titles of Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Microsoft Team Foundation Server Technical Specialist and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD.Net).