What’s your name?

• Sébastien Lachance

What is your job?

• I’m a software developer in the city of Québec, Canada.

Do you have any certification?

• Microsoft Certified Professional Developer - Web
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist - .NET 2.0
• Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
• Microsoft Certified Application Developer

Can you tell more?

• Sure! Since my early years I always had this passion for technology (mostly games in the beginning). But programming was not the first job I have done. I have worked for 4 whole years for a steel company, assembling beam. But the passion wasn’t there. And someday, I have sold my car and moved to the big city (yes I’m a rural boy). A lot of things happen and one year later got my first computer job. I was scanning picture of coffin for a coffin company (I don’t remember the name). Fortunately, they gave me a job of building an ASP web site one week later. I have then got my first encounter with .NET (the black sheep of my school) doing a windows form project. And then, I have fallen in love. 2 years later and a lot of hard work (approx 1,000 hours), I had my MCSD certification. Some people are against the Microsoft certification, but let me tell you that I have learned so much and this is because the certification provided me enough motivation to keep learning, It gave me a goal.

When is your birthday?

• 1981

Where are you coming from?

• Quebec, Canada. I’m currently living in Beauceville since February 2007.