About Us

Michael Schnell
Chief Technology Officer

2009 was a big year for Michael; he got married, moved back to the Edmonton Area, and started at SolidTech. Since then it’s only gotten better and better. In the last 10 years he’s added two kids, and most recently a dog! If that wasn’t enough, Michael still plays indoor and outdoor soccer, is constantly trying to motivate himself to get into shape and gets involved at his church and kids’ school. Once an avid gamer, he now knows he’s getting older as he both doesn’t have the time he once had to play, but also gets regularly pwnd by his young son in Minecraft.

Kathleen Fortier
Operations Manager

Kathleen started with Solid Technology in fall 2019 and has been the Operations manager since 2021.

Kathleen moved to the Edmonton area in 2015, from Southwestern Ontario, with her blended family of six. Previously a sales manager in the automotive manufacturing industry, she has worked with administration, purchasing, material control, QC & product certification, and testing. Her focus has been on providing optimal service to customers, while tracking projects, leading teams, and strengthening processes.

Kathleen took 6 years off from her executive position to stay home and raise her two youngest children and has been back in the workforce for about 7 years.

Kathleen has a passion for fitness, including running, walking, working out and boxing. When she can find time, she enjoys reading, baking, watching movies with the family, watching her kids play ringette and participate in martial arts classes.

Dennis De Jesus
IT Consulting and Account Manager

Megan Hossack
Communications Coordinator

After many years in a variety of positions of Administrative Support, including but not limited to, Health & Safety and Travel & Training, Megan is well versed in Administrative support and is now Communications Coordinator with Solid Technology Solutions. She looks forward to supporting the Solid Technology team and customers while continuing to grow within the company.

Megan spends much of her time outside of work with her friends and family, as well as painting. She enjoys showcasing and selling her artwork in the public sphere at local markets.

Roger Graham
Technology Alignment Manager

Roger joined the SolidTech team in 2010. Before that, he taught in a Post-Secondary setting for 6 years. Father to two growing boys and married to the best wife in the world, they live outside Sherwood Park. When Roger is not at work, he is probably doing something with his family, renovating around the house or taking in some sort of sports activity – either participating or spectating.

Roger likes working with people and computers and his main focus is to first understand challenges and opportunities that customers may be facing and implement solutions to help them overcome and achieve their own goals.

Linda Yaghi
Project Manager / M365 Team Lead

Linda Yaghi is a lead developer with over 13 years experience in developing and maintaining custom software applications. She holds a Maitrise-es Sciences in Applied Mathematics, option: Computer Science from the Lebanese University and a master’s degree in Computer Sciences from the American University of Beirut. She grew up in Lebanon where she finished university and moved back to Canada in 2008.

Linda joined Solid Technology Solutions in 2012 and has been working since on various software applications. She loves building software which translates ideas and thoughts into systems that save users time and make their work more effective. For the last couple of years, she has been working as a Project Manager and is part of the Microsoft 365 team, her focus now in on learning Microsoft products and assisting clients move their work, files, applications… etc. to the cloud.

In her free time, Linda enjoys cooking, baking, going to parks and lakes, and spending quality time with her husband, daughter, family, and friends.

Kyle LaFontaine
Professional Services Supervisor

Kyle has recently joined the Solid Technology Solutions Team and has brought over 20 years of I/T support experience with him. He looks forward to supporting the Solid Technology team and continuing to grow with the company.

When he’s not working, he loves engaging in outdoor activities including camping, fishing, and hunting. He enjoys watching his favorite sports teams – the Edmonton Oilers. Kyle lives with his girlfriend and their dog.

Kristine Reid
Administrative Assistant

Kristine joined Solid Technology in November 2021 as an Administrative Assistant. With nearly 18 years in various customer service and administrative roles, she is always eager to learn and willingly takes on new challenges. Kristine spends her time away from work with her husband and two kids, visiting family and friends or attending various sporting events.

Jarrett Lynn
IT Support Technician

Jarrett graduated from SAIT in 2020 with an IT Computer Systems Diploma and shortly thereafter started his career with Solid Technology. He enjoys assisting clients with their technology related questions, and always maintains a positive attitude while doing so.

More recently, he has been working closely with Microsoft 365 to help set up new business solutions for clients.

While not working, he enjoys hiking, and other outdoor activities as well as traveling and spending time with friends and family.

Shikha Sodhi
M365 Specialist

Rupesh Sekar
Microsoft 365 Support Technician

Rupesh has been with Solid Technology since April 1, 2022, and for him “A love for computers started at an early age. Having completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science in India, and a Post graduate Diploma in Information Security in Canada, Rupesh’s majority of experience over the past 5 years in I/T lies in SharePoint Development and administration. He also has a strong passion towards Cyber Security Solutions.

In his spare time, Rupesh enjoys researching random information online, and spending time with his dogs.

Mingcheng Sun
Developer

With Solid Technology since April 1, 2022, as a software developer, Mingcheng gets a deep sense of accomplishment after resolving the problems and transferring ideas to the implementations.

But, if he was not a software developer, he would go to apply for the HELL’S KITCHEN to prove his cooking skills. Since 2021, he got his bachelor’s degree, a cat, a dog, and a wife. What else could he ever ask for? (Other than gaining 30 pounds). He believes that more programming could help him to burn some extra calories.