Summary
Jean-ray Arseneau is a bilingual IT infrastructure leader with 12+ years of progressive experience at the University of Ottawa, now serving as Senior Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations. He combines hands-on datacenter and systems architecture expertise with service management, identity and automation strategies to shift teams from reactive firefighting to proactive service delivery. His remit spans service management, networking, collaboration/M365, cloud, and security—reflecting a rare full-stack infrastructure ownership in a large academic environment. Known for pragmatic, elegant solutions, he embeds ITIL best practices and automation to reduce operational deficit and enable measurable service improvements. Trained in psychology and English, he brings a people-first perspective to technical leadership and change management.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Degree Psychology English, Bachelors Degree Psychology English at University of Ottawa