I was born and raised in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia……for those outsider’s, Cole Harbour is the ‘burbs of Dartmouth, NS. I graduated from Cole Harbour District High School with a graduating class of over 500 people.

I came to Ottawa in December 1999 as a fresh Software Engineer right out of school. The first question I asked myself during my first week of winter here was, “what the heck did I move here for????” Because the temperature that week I believe was -35 every day and the wind chill on top of that bringing it down to -40 to -50.

I have been in the Software Engineering field for 7 years now and I am currently the Test Lead for a global application we recently adopted from Microsoft.

I love building things and being handy around the house, I love anything to do with cars, I love long walks on the beach, and I love Jimena (barf bags not included)

I was born in Lima, Peru to Peruvian parents but only lived there for a few years before embarking on many adventures following my parents' diplomatic appointments from Santiago, Chile to Brussels, Belgium and final landing, Ottawa Canada.

I've been living in Ottawa since I was 10 years old and I am proud to call it my home. Part of my elementary and all my high school and college years were spent here. This is where I've made some of the best friends and have the fondest memories growing up.

I love travelling, reading, cooking and playing computer games.

I've been working in the web world since I graduated from college in Web Development & Design back in the summer of 1999.

It's only fit that I hold my very special day in a city I call home. This is not to say that my Peruvian heritage is completely lost. Oh no, there will be some aspects of my culture in our wedding as well.