Brad Jolicoeur

Brad Jolicoeur is a Strategic Technology Leader and Hands-on Architect with over 20 years of experience transforming engineering organizations and delivering scalable, distributed systems. He has a proven track record of driving business value through architectural innovation, including the adoption of AI/ML agents and Internal Developer Platforms.

Brad is an expert in bridging the gap between technical vision and business goals, leading high-performing teams to reduce cloud costs, accelerate delivery velocity, and improve system reliability, while actively contributing to code and architectural prototypes. He is passionate about leveraging Generative AI and LLMs to empower engineering teams and solve complex business problems.

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Recent Blog Articles


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The FIFO Fallacy: Why Ordered Queues are Killing Your Scalability

Brad Jolicoeur - 01/31/2026
Explore why strict FIFO queues can hinder scalability and availability in distributed systems, with practical .NET/C# examples of better alternatives.
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Modernizing Legacy Applications with AI: A Specification-First Approach

Brad Jolicoeur - 01/03/2026
Learn a structured, AI-driven methodology for modernizing legacy VB.NET applications to .NET 8 Blazor using VS Code and GitHub Copilot.
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Transform Your Documentation Workflow with AI: A Hands-On GitHub Copilot Workshop

Brad Jolicoeur - 01/01/2026
Learn how GitHub Copilot instruction files transform documentation workflows with hands-on exercises for ADRs, performance reviews, and job postings.
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Exploring Squirrel: A Fluent Data Analysis Library for .NET

Brad Jolicoeur - 11/27/2025
Discover Squirrel, a fluent data analysis library for .NET that offers a Pandas-like experience. Explore its features, advantages, and practical examples in this comprehensive article.
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