I don't proclaim it. I have a press secretary for that. :) OK, Define what a Guru is and I'll see if I stack up.
At 01:14 PM 1/22/02, you wrote: >Holy Cow! Two self proclamations of gurudom in the same day! <g> > >D ><I'm not a guru, but I play one on TV!> > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Jobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:53 PM >Subject: Re: One More Time ... > > >I think I'm a CF guru and I was out of work for a few months and even now >I'm doing a contract. It happens, even to the biggest names. > >>Yes you are right...you will get blasted for wondering why "gurus" are out >of work. The economy >>being what it is (especially in the US...boy am I glad I'm in Canada right >now) the high paid folks >>are the first to get chopped. That would tend to mean there would be >"gurus" looking for work >>wouldn't it? But again....what do I know ;-) >> >>My 2 cents (that's 3.5 cents CDN) >> >>Bryan Stevenson >>VP & Director of E-Commerce Development >>Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. >>p. 250.920.8830 >>e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>--------------------------------------------------------- >>Macromedia Associate Partner >>www.macromedia.com >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Dylan Bromby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "CF-Jobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:29 AM >>Subject: RE: One More Time ... >> >> >>> i browse this list for developers regularly. i can only speak for myself, >>> but it would be very helpful if people looking for work or contracts >>> included URLs of their work if possible. when you position yourself as a >>> "guru", especially with a large number of years (relative to the web) of >>> experience under your belt, it seems odd there isn't at least ONE >publicly >>> viewable URL (or online resume) available for a potential employer or >>> contractor to review. and if there is, why not include it? >>> >>> i'll also point out that 7 years ago was january 1995 and coldfusion 1.0 >>> wasn't released until summer 1995. and in the event you think being a >>> stickler on numbers or information is frivolous, the people potentially >>> paying for your time should know exactly what you are and aren't capable >of. >>> >>> my most controversial statement will probably be this: i always wonder >about >>> "gurus" being out of work. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Chris Combs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:11 AM >>> To: CF-Jobs >>> Subject: One More Time ... >>> >>> >>> I am an IT professional in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina >area >>> with 20 years of experience, 7 years in Cold >>> Fusion (since version 1.0 - 1.5 alpha/beta/production) and the internet. >I >>> am so old that we were using Mosaic as the web browser, Purveyor (from >>> Process Software) as the web server, and our own in-house written ISAPI >>> authentication dll's to deploy some of the first domain-secured NT >intranet >>> applications. It was long enough ago that Allaire was in Minnesota or >>> Wisconsin. >>> >>> I am looking for entrepreneurial opportunities in a corp-to-corp >>> relationship, preferably doing telecommuting as I have my own fully >equipped >>> lab with DSL intrenet connectivity, but will consider other alternatives. >>> >>> I have experience in Textiles, Airlines, and Pharmaceutical industries. >I >>> have experience in mainframe (IBM), client-server (OS/2, Windows/NT, >Unix) >>> platforms. I have SQL Server, DB/2, and Oracle database experience. I >can >>> code, develop written business assessments, project plans, and create >system >>> designs as needed. I can lead or follow as the circumstances require. >>> >>> Thanks to Michael and Mr. Sax for being sticklers on language. My resume >is >>> available by request, and you can contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Chris Combs >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > ______________________________________________________________________ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_jobs or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
