How I Became a Certified System Architect

My pursuit of the two Domain Architect certifications began three years ago
when I earned my App Builder certification.

ACCIDental admin to awesome architect

Hi! My name is Susannah and I am proud to be blazing a path for my career with the Salesforce platform. I've come a long way in the last 8 years and I hope to be able to share some of the things I've learned with you. Recently, I learned that there are only ten Certified Technical Architects (CTAs) in the world who are women...IN THE WORLD. When I heard that statistic I was inspired to start my journey. I want to be a trailblazer for other women and people of color who want to embark on the architect journey.
​​I aspire to be an awesome architect and believe that you can be one too.
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Admin Evangelist Gillian Bruce teams up with Ladies Be Architects Leader Susannah Kate St. Germain to discuss the “4 Things Admins and Architects Have in Common”.

#ReadySetArchitect: Highlights from Our First Ever Architect Lodge at TrailheaDX ’19​

MEDIUM.com  //  June 20, 2019

Trailblazers from all walks of life came in droves to the Architect Lodge at TrailheaDX’19 to connect with leading experts, learn about the topics that matter to them most, and, of course, have some fun! From the massive interest expressed in the Architect Lodge sessions pre-event, to the record-breaking crowds during during the week, you could literally feel the excitement from attendees as well as presenters. There’s no denying that together, we just started something BIG!
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Salesforce made developers and admins the stars at TrailheaDX 2019. Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Facebook failed to do the same at their developer conferences.

How Salesforce got its developer conference right, while Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Google lost their way

ZDNET.COM  //  April 15, 2018

While attending TrailheaDX 2019 in May, I had a chance to watch the opening keynote, interview company executives, and even talk with developers and admins attending the show. The consistent theme running through the keynote, panel discussions, and my conversations, was the unique relationship between Salesforce and the people who deploy, support, and develop on their platforms.

ABOUT ME

Colombian-American Salesforce Architect blazing trails for myself and other women and people of color. I believe that technology has the ability to dramatically increase our quality of life, especially for the world's most vulnerable people.
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