Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Sat Feb 19 13:12:23 CST 2005
1) Access and VB developer, support a bunch of legacy and odd software (Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, PHP, Linux) and do web site design, setup and support. I have been trying to get up to speed in ASP and VB.net. (Oh yes setup networks in my spare time.) 2) A much higher level of sophistication can not longer be a master of all trades and techs have to specialize far more. 3) Currently Independent. (Just got laid-off because I was over-qualified... It was either the current senior programmer or me and the senior guy had been there for 7 years. The manger was cornered and extremely regretful.) Worked in the industry in virtually every capacity... Government, Own Business and for private companies. 4) Was certified in Novell and SCO Unix but have long expired but have taken a number of courses and have been continually reading. Everyone needs a wealthy benefactor to back the training game. A group of us, 'senior guys' are trying to form a systems support company. So far the rooster brags, Oracle DBA, Hardware engineer, a university graduate document writer, an expert C++ /CGI /Unix /Linux programmer, a great artist and web designer, a MS network support guru and then there is me. Jim Original Message: ----------------- From: Steve Erbach erbachs at gmail.com Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 06:04:35 -0600 To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] OT: What are you lot doing now and then? Dear Group, Could you indulge me in a little survey? 1) What's your main line of work these days? Access development, SQL Server administration/development, VB, ASP/ASP.NET, PHP...? 2) How does your work today differ from what you were doing a few years ago? Is it only that you're using newer versions of the same tools, or are you doing entirely different development work? 3) Are you independent or do you work for a company? If you work for a company, what's the size of the company and where do you fit in? 4) Do you have any Microsoft Certifications? If so, do you keep current with them, and/or have they made any difference in your current position? Thank you very much. I'm approaching a career crossroads with the decision to stay in business as an independent developer or not. I have picked up a fair amount of .NET knowledge (the hard way -- is there any other?) but I have no Microsoft certifications. Regards, Steve Erbach Scientific Marketing Neenah, WI www.swerbach.com Security Page: www.swerbach.com/security -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com