Claude R. Baudoin is an independent consultant in IT strategy, enterprise architecture and knowledge management. Prior to that, he spent 35 years in the corporate world, occupying various positions in software engineering and IT management, in France and the US, mostly for the global oilfield services company Schlumberger. Over his career, Mr. Baudoin developed expertise in enterprise and information architecture, business process modeling, enterprise security strategy, building communities of practice, collaboration methods and environments, and the use of social media in business.

Claude is the coauthor of two software engineering books, He has presented at international IT events, published many papers, and holds two IT-related patents. He has an MS in computer science from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in engineering from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris.