About Me
My name is Carey Payette, and I am a technology junkie. I am married and have three young sons that never cease to amaze me and that I completely adore. I am one of the unfortunately decreasing numbers of women in technology. This is something that myself and a group of passionate women are looking to turn around, as the great blue monster once said “Change the world or go home”, and this is exactly what we intend to do.
Born and raised in Sudbury Ontario, I am a Canadian living in the US since 2000. I am a 1999 graduate of Laurentian University with a bachelor of science in computer science. In my day job I work as a Senior Software Developer, holding leadership/mentor roles surrounding distributed computing technology in the JEE and .Net space. I am passionate about my work and am willing to share my experiences openly with others, as such I am very active in the developer community at large. I serve as the current president of the Central Ohio .Net Developer’s group and am on the organizing committee for the Central Ohio Day of .Net (CODODN), and for the charitable local Give Camp. I also try to speak at numerous regional conferences in order to connect with as many people as I can.