Francis Careau

Francis Careau has extensive experience in the field of telecommunications. Francis began their career in 2010 at Best Buy Canada, where they worked as a Salesperson for Best Buy Mobile before transitioning to the Geek Squad. In 2012, they joined DLT Arpenteurs as an IT Director, managing the company's technology infrastructure until 2017. During this time, they also served as a Project Manager at Incotel ISQ from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, Careau took on the role of Cybersecurity Analyst at CAA-Québec, where they specialized in ensuring the organization's protection against cyber threats. In 2016, they played a significant role in co-founding oxio and served as the CTO and Head of Telecom for the company until 2023. Francis Careau's most recent position is as the Head of Telecom at gaiia, starting in March 2023.

Francis Careau completed their college education from 2009 to 2012 at Cégep Limoilou, where they obtained a College Degree in Electronics, Networking, and Telecom with a focus on Telecommunications Engineering.

In addition to their college degree, Francis has acquired several certifications in the field of networking and technology. Francis obtained the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) - Windows Server 2012 R2 certification from Microsoft in May 2016. Prior to that, they earned the CCNA Routing and Switching certification from Cisco in April 2015, and the Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer certification from Palo Alto Networks in March 2015.

Furthermore, they achieved the A+ certification from CompTIA in February 2014 and the Apple Certified System Administrator (ACTC) certification from Apple in May 2013.

While it is mentioned that Francis has pursued the CCNA Voice certification from Cisco and the Network+ certification from CompTIA, the obtained month and year are not specified, implying that they may not have completed them or the information is not available.