Fabien Tiburce (email, blog) has been architecting and building large-scale Web-based applications for some of Canada's most successful companies since 1995. Fabien is a software development process expert with 12 years of experience gathering requirements and producing functional and technical specifications for software applications.
At National Grocers (1994-1996), Fabien gained hands-on experience with the design and implementation of large databases and data warehouses.
As a consultant for CGI (1996-1998), he was exposed to the company's development methodology and ISO 9000 certified project management framework. Fabien created electronic commerce applications for three large law firms, the Canadian Standards Association, as well as Bell Canada.
As Director of Application Development for Frameworks Communications (1998-1999), he was responsible for system architecture and team leadership. He developed an online publisher for the Society of Management Accountants of Canada and an online asset tracking application for Newcourt Services (now CIT).
More recently, with Betterdot Systems Inc.(1999 to present), Fabien has been responsible for system architecture, software development and team leadership at Rogers iMedia, Canadian Tire Corp., Bell Globemedia Interactive, ADP Canada, Sunlife Financial and Frameworks Inc. He specializes in object modeling, object-oriented programming, database modeling and XML. He is bilingual (French and English).
Fabien was born and raised in Paris, France where he attended Saint-Martin de France (1988-1990). Fabien moved from France to Kalamazoo, Michigan then Toronto, Ontario in 1991, on an academic scholarship. He has a BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Toronto where he attended St. Michael's College (class of 1994).
Fabien is an avid outdoors enthusiast and hiker, as well as a passionate bird-watcher and backyard astronomer.
