Something to consider: http://pearson.jobs/jobs/?q=develop&location=Chandler%2C+AZ
We have development needs all over the place right now, and they are only getting bigger. Great benefits and good pay. On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 7:04 AM, Ted Gould <[email protected]> wrote: > > First, I love the mail, I love how you put saving money first. Great idea. > > We have a bunch of positions open, I'm not a hiring manager for any of > them, but some seem related to your expertise. If you went in an applied > some of that Wordpress experience the Wordpress Juju charms I'm sure > someone would notice. > > http://www.canonical.com/careers/all-vacancies > > Ted > > On Tue, 2014-04-08 at 18:32 -0700, David Schwartz wrote: > > Hey, gang > > I'm looking for someone who's willing to save a ton of money by hiring a > seasoned senior developer with a degree in math/CS at junior rates for 6 > months while I learn something new. > > I need some temporary work NOW -- or even something that will lead to a perm > position. I can do 1099, C2C, or W2 with full bene's. > > I've got $100 in my bank account and am behind on all of my bills. I've been > out of work since late July and unemployment ran out at the end of March. I'm > breathing fumes. > > The problem is I've gotten pigeonholed and can't even get interviews. I've > got TONS of GREAT experience, just not the "right combination" of tools and > recent experience that anybody is looking for. > > (This is the downside of spending too many years doing one thing and working > for employers who value that but won't let you work on anything other than > that. I've done stuff "on the side" but none of it seems to count because > it's not "on the job" experience.) > > > EXPERIENCE > > I've managed Linux servers; written lots of php code that spits out HTML > (mostly 4.0); patched Wordpress plugins and themes; written protocol drivers > and stacks; configured systems and networks, and fixed networking problems > that nobody else could figure out; set up lots of web servers and websites > from scratch; have experience on cPanel, Plesk, and other control panels; > lots of MySQL and other SQL DB experience. > > I spent many years doing embedded systems development and machine control > stuff. I love it! I've got real-time in my blood. (This is particularly > beneficial when it comes to designing databases because I naturally tend to > cluster data based on temporal coherence, which most database designers > ignore. This alone can have a significantly beneficial impact on database > performance.) > > I've written tons of scripts in c-shell, k-shell, and Bourne shell, using > most of the common *nix tools like awk, sed, grep, diff, regex, etc. My perl > skills aren't too good, and I've got no ruby or python experience. My > javascript is so-so, although I see it as mostly just an interpreted variant > of 'c' (with which I'm fluent); just a little experience with js libraries. > > My web skills can be described simply as this: I do back-end stuff -- php and > SQL, filtering, parsing, the usual data shuffling; not anything that relates > to eye-candy. (I'm NOT a graphic artist, don't know ANY Adobe tools, and have > absolutely NO aspirations to go in that direction. There are PLENTY of GREAT > graphic designers out there; the world doesn't need one more. Partner me with > someone like that and we'll kick butt!) > > STRENGTHS > > My strengths are software architecture, analysis, design, and development in > and around OOP platforms: c/c++ and Delphi (object Pascal). I have some C# > and .NET, but not enough to make anybody want me, although I'm happy to learn > more. (It's not a steep learning curve IMO.) > > In particular, I'm very good with any kind of design that needs to work at > several different levels -- not just standalone apps, but apps that need to > read databases over the web, do remote updates, distributed applications, > real-time filtering and data extraction, and so forth. > > I'm a quick learner. > > I ran configuration and release management for a couple of years on several > comercial projects. After that I worked on an IEEE/ISO standards committee > that defined a Guide to Software Configuration Management (IEEE/ISO 1042), > and I got experience with every version control tool on the market at that > time (late 80's - early 90's). Since then, I've yet to see a VCS that's not a > variation on one of three basic themes. (I could set up an SCM and release > policy for your company or some projects, for example) > > I've got 2+ years of Agile/SCRUM experience; have managed projects of up to 5 > people; have taking ideas from back-of-the-napkin sketches through to > production release -- on-time and under-budget -- and everything in between. > No customer support or QA, however. I'd be happy to be a SCRUM-master or > Project Manager (or apprentice). > > I can read Java but have never written any; again, I'm happy to learn. > (There are so few Delphi books around that I have to read Java and C#/.NET > books to learn about the latest programming paradigms that apply equally well > in Delphi.) > > I've set up a a few dozen websites that sell stuff online, using several > different scripts. They all used PayPal to process payments, but I didn't > write the code for that part. I've also worked with a couple of commercial > shopping cart scripts; no open source ones, tho. > > I've got TONS of Wordpess experience, having worked with lots of free and > premium plugins and themes. I'm a member of WPMUDEV if it matters. I've set > up multi-user / networked WP sites, membershp sites, had custom plugins > developed, and have tweaked plugins and themes. > > > GOALS > > I'd love to get into mobile app development, but I don't have sufficient java > or Objective-C experience (although I'm totally willing to learn). > > Actually, if you know of anybody who needs mobile apps built from scratch but > doesn't want to pay for two developers (Apple and Android), have them call me > -- I can deliver both apps from the same source code base (Delphi) at > half-price and probably less time than either of the others. (And no, I have > not published anything on either the AppStore or the PlayStore yet, but it's > not a big deal from what I can tell.) > > Ultimately I'd love to get back into an Architect role -- that's the kind of > work I enjoy most. Taking an idea, building a vision around it, then giving > it birth. > > Obviously, I'm over-qualified for every junior position out there, yet not > quite qualified for anything anybody is looking for at the senior level. > > I NEED TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW that gets me some "on-the-job experience" so I > can get out of this frigging hole I'm in. > > > Here's a copy of my resume for anybody who's interested: > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8250004/DPSchwartz_2014-Resume.pdf > > > I *REALLY* need to find someone who's willing to hire a seasoned senior > developer at junior rates for 3-6 months while I learn something new. > > Surely there's a start-up or somebody in this city who'll see this as a > screaming deal all the way around! > > Thank you for your willingness to help out a fellow traveller! :-) > > -David Schwartz > > PS: feel free to re-post this on other lists / newsgroups if you think it > will help. Thanks! > > PS: If you're a RECRUITER: find someone who'll interview me FIRST, THEN call > me. Out-of-state positions will require relocation assistance. > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen
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