Introducing the Visual Studio ALM Rangers – Mario Contreras

This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See An index to all Rangers covered on this blog for more details.

Who Are You?

Mario Contreras, Sr. Consultant, Microsoft Services (Canada)

This is NOT Mario, but he sent us this placeholder picture until he organises a non-IT picture. If you give him candid feedback in terms of this placeholder, he may be encouraged to submit a picture sooner than expected.

What makes you “tick”?

People. I love helping people; be it helping to solve a complex business challenge, or simply making a positive difference in their day.

Where do you live?

Toronto, Canada

Where is the place you call home?

Toronto, Canada

Why are you active in the Rangers program?

Like Brian Keller, I love simplicity and efficiency. As a Microsoft Consultant, participating in the Rangers program benefits our enterprise clients by bringing the thought leadership and collective experience of the ALM Rangers to our engagements, and provides me with an opportunity to influence and provide feedback on the direction of our ALM products and service offerings.

What is the best Rangers project you worked on and why?

Picking one Ranger project as the best is hard.  I view every Ranger project that  have been involved in as an opportunity to make a difference.