Cedric Deschenes was born and raised in North Bay, ON. He is a very family oriented individual. He graduated from high school in 2004 from Franco-Cité in Sturgeon Falls, ON. He freelanced with his passion for video editing for over 10 years in the Nipissing area. In 2010 he graduated from ICS Canada in Computer Graphic Artist. In 2011 he continued his studies at the post graduate level at Canadore in Mobile Application Development and graduated in 2012. He then worked hard on his portfolio and found a job as a Communication and Education Facilitator at the North Bay Recovery Home where he worked for a year. He is now an independent developer where he continues to work in his passion. He has been recognized by Blackberry in Waterloo, ON and was invited to speak for Blackberry at the Blackberry Summit in the spring of 2013.