Patrick Guindon

Patrick Guindon (LinkedIn username: patrickgs) is the Director of Global Engineering at TEKsystems Global Services, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.1 He is a technical leader responsible for development, agile methodologies, and testing services at the company.

Career Highlights

Current Role: As Director of Global Engineering, Patrick oversees all development, agile, and testing consultative services, as well as advisory, development and transformation of services at TEKsystems Global Services.1

Previous Positions at TEKsystems:

• Test Automation Lead Architect & Manager (May 2015 - January 2020) In this role, Patrick was responsible for:
• Driving automation solution designs for Fortune 1000 customers
• Providing executive-level consulting on topics like DevOps, CI/CD, Testing, and Agile
• Maintaining the test automation service catalog
• Aligning training and recruiting with industry-leading role definitions
• Improving testing standards, architectures, and frameworks
• Collaborating with internal partners to drive superior solutions1

Earlier Experience:

• Lead Automation QA Engineer at TEKsystems (February 2010 - June 2012)
• UI Designer / QA Lead at iLogic Inc. (August 2007 - January 2010)
• Technical Analyst at Parliament of Canada (April 2005 - September 2005)1

Expertise and Contributions

Patrick is known for his expertise in:

• Test automation
• DevOps practices
• Agile methodologies
• Strategic advisory for large-scale transformations
• Continuous testing

He has been involved in significant projects for major companies, including:

• T. Rowe Price (Cloud Migration)
• Equifax (SAFe Systems team implementation)
• CCC Inc. (Enterprise Automation Implementation)
• BCBCA (DevOps Transformation)
• Salesforce, Amazon, and EA (Test Automation Development and Advisory)1

Patrick's role involves driving innovation in testing standards, architectures, and approaches, as well as contributing to the growth and enablement of automation services within TEKsystems' Continuous Testing Practice.