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As Director of Emerging Technologies and Professional Development at Infusion, Sheldon is responsible for developing the leading and career development programs for all of Infusion’s consultants. In this role, Sheldon has implemented numerous internal programs, including designing and teaching an annual four-week long ‘Bootcamp’ for all new employees, in which Sheldon provides deep and thorough technical training along with the soft skills needed to create strong consultants out of knowledgeable developers. In addition, Sheldon also works closely with a number of Infusion’s key clients, leading architecture design sessions and providing recommendations regarding implementation of emerging technologies in enterprise environments.Before taking on his current role, Sheldon worked at Infusion as a senior consultant and software developer. While at Infusion, he has developed software for Silicon Valley startups, as well as financial and medical institutions the U.S. and Canada. He has worked with Microsoft technology for many years and has taught numerous aspects of the .NET Framework to a variety of enterprise clients. In addition to being a renowned speaker and trainer, Sheldon is also a published author; having been a primary writer for Infusion’s CodeNotes book series and the chief researcher on Applying COM+.Sheldon Fernandez graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Engineering. As a student he won provincial and national awards for his design of the ‘Dynamic Infrared Photoretinoscopy system’, a product for ascertaining the eyesight of children who couldn’t communicate with an Optometrist. In addition to his current role at Infusion, Sheldon is also Chief Technical Officer of Infusion Angels, and a National Trainer for Microsoft’s .NET technology, Enterprise Servers and Security. He also continues to be closely involved with the University of Waterloo in an academic capacity as an Adjunct Lecturer for the Waterloo School of Optometry. | 