Jean Mercier is Chief Technology Officer of Caro. At Caro, he is responsible for research and development into new application development technologies and CaroWorks. Jean and his team focus on developing new frameworks for use in Caro's application development practice applying common sense thinking to new and emerging technologies and architectures. Jean has achieved two IBM certifications: IBM Certified Solution Developer--WebSphere Studio V5.0 and WebSphere Solution Professional, as well as the Sun Java certification and is recognized by Sun and IBM as a uniquely skilled rapid application development consultant.

Jean leads Caro’s work with clients on the migration from Forte to Java. He has consulted on 13 enterprise level projects on the strategy and optimization of Forte applications, and the migration strategies, at clients ranging from major banks to tire manufacturers.

Prior to joining Caro, Jean was an independent consultant working in the United States with a premier set of clients providing direction and mentorship to application development teams in building mission-critical transaction intensive applications. Preceding his role as an independent consultant, Jean worked at Ernst & Young where he was instrumental in the introduction of various object oriented development technologies as well as assisting clients in the deployment of these new technologies.

Jean holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honors majoring in Management Information Systems from the University of Ottawa.

“Jean Mercier is a skilled J2EE consultant, who I have found has a rare combination of: overall technical background, Rational Rapid Developer expertise and knowledge, Internet applications development consulting and quality presentation skills. I highly recommend him to customers seeking to learn Rational Rapid Developer from qualified expert - or customers looking for a superior Rapid Developer consultant."

Jonathan Sayles, Manager, IBM Rational Rapid Developer Software Education