Biography - John de Carvalho
John de Carvalho
Integration Manager, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
John de Carvalho is the Integration Manager for Atos Origin at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. He leads the requirements, testing, implementation and overall integration of the numerous and various IT systems deployed to support the Olympic Games. This involves exhaustive project management, co-ordination and integration with numerous stakeholders including partners, providers and customers. John is responsible for ensuring that the IT systems and associated business processes complement each other to ensure a seamless delivery of service.
John has been involved in the Olympics since the Games came to his home town for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games. A former sports journalist, John was Editor of the Olympic News Service for the Sydney Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, before progressing into various IT Management roles with Atos Origin for the Salt Lake City 2002, Athens 2004 and Turin 2006 Olympic Games.
John graduated from the University of Canberra, Australia with a Bachelor's Degree in Sports Media and enjoys the challenges demanded by the unique environment where Sport, Media and Technology converge.