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So, after some soul searching, I have realized I am not a good match for my current employer: bureaucracy and I don't mix well. I am more suited to startups/very small companies, or have the freedom to become an "intrapreneur" in a large corporation.
EDIT: I need to take ownership of a problem, from start to end. I do not wish to be just another cog in the wheel.
That being said, here's a blurb about my personality:
I am a typical INTP on the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator system (see http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/architect.asp and http://www.truity.com/personality-type/INTP).
My passion is using technology for the purpose of education. I love the challenge of figuring out how best to communicate new knowledge and understanding to individuals. I have, in fact, written a highly configurable little software application that trains some Grade 1 mathematics skills, and would love to pursue further work in the educational space.
Ultimately I am all about optimisation/improvement: making "things" better, faster, more efficient, more useful/user friendly, etc: essentially adding value. The "thing" could be a person (hence the education industry), but does not necessarily have to be.
Now on to my skills:
I have a little over 15 years' experience in the IT industry, mostly as a software developer (there's a smattering of lecturing too). I have had sys admin duties and DBA (SQL Server, Postgres) duties as well. My main dev languages are C++ and Java, and I quite enjoy writing the odd shell script. I am also very proficient in SQL (T-SQL and PL/pgsql). I have had exposure (to varying degrees) to some other languages over the years (like Javascript, C# and Ruby), but do not sell myself as an expert in these languages. That being said, I have been around the block enough times to not be phased by a new language: it's just something I expect myself to pick up with some time and lots of googling.
Regarding my education:
Technical courses
I have a B. Sc (Computer Science) degree from UCT. I have also recently become highly interested in Data Science, and am busy with the Coursera specialization series of courses for Data Science. (I have completed the first 2 courses of this specialization series).
Business/Management courses
I have completed the following courses offered by Open2Study
(As a side-note, I found the latter course to be far more useful than the former)
At Coursera, I am currently doing the following course on managing a Data Science team (completed the first 2 courses in this specialization series):
Career Goals
I believe I have now reached a mature enough level to be molded for a managerial role - I am the (unofficial) team lead of my team, and have had to (unofficially) manage the team (as far as "management" goes in an agile environment). I do not (yet) wish to be purely a manager that does no technical work, so perhaps a technical role with some management responsibilities would be ideal.
I have a keen interest in Data Science, and would like to get involved in that space.
Location
I am based in Somerset West, Cape Town, and would ideally like to work in the general area between Somerset West and Stellenbosch. I am, however, open to negotiation on location.
Well, that's me. If anyone knows of a company to which I am well suited to add value, please feel free to pm me.
Note that I have informed my HR manageress of my intention to move on, and explained my reasons to her, and she has agreed to serve a reference for me. I have requested her to be perfectly honest, irrespective of whether the feedback is positive or negative: I want my new employer to be fully aware of all my strengths and weaknesses (my current employer had the same access to my previous employer - however, I did not, at the time, realize my overwhelmingly strong preference for less structure and more freedom to be productive/creative or keep myself more informed to be better placed to add value to the company).
Anyway, the point is that any prospective employer will know exactly what I bring to the table: both my strengths and my shortcomings.
If there is anything I have omitted or been unclear about, I trust my fellow rather candid myBB forumites will (over?)eagerly point it out.
Sodan
So, after some soul searching, I have realized I am not a good match for my current employer: bureaucracy and I don't mix well. I am more suited to startups/very small companies, or have the freedom to become an "intrapreneur" in a large corporation.
EDIT: I need to take ownership of a problem, from start to end. I do not wish to be just another cog in the wheel.
That being said, here's a blurb about my personality:
I am a typical INTP on the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator system (see http://www.keirsey.com/4temps/architect.asp and http://www.truity.com/personality-type/INTP).
My passion is using technology for the purpose of education. I love the challenge of figuring out how best to communicate new knowledge and understanding to individuals. I have, in fact, written a highly configurable little software application that trains some Grade 1 mathematics skills, and would love to pursue further work in the educational space.
Ultimately I am all about optimisation/improvement: making "things" better, faster, more efficient, more useful/user friendly, etc: essentially adding value. The "thing" could be a person (hence the education industry), but does not necessarily have to be.
Now on to my skills:
I have a little over 15 years' experience in the IT industry, mostly as a software developer (there's a smattering of lecturing too). I have had sys admin duties and DBA (SQL Server, Postgres) duties as well. My main dev languages are C++ and Java, and I quite enjoy writing the odd shell script. I am also very proficient in SQL (T-SQL and PL/pgsql). I have had exposure (to varying degrees) to some other languages over the years (like Javascript, C# and Ruby), but do not sell myself as an expert in these languages. That being said, I have been around the block enough times to not be phased by a new language: it's just something I expect myself to pick up with some time and lots of googling.
Regarding my education:
Technical courses
I have a B. Sc (Computer Science) degree from UCT. I have also recently become highly interested in Data Science, and am busy with the Coursera specialization series of courses for Data Science. (I have completed the first 2 courses of this specialization series).
Business/Management courses
I have completed the following courses offered by Open2Study
(As a side-note, I found the latter course to be far more useful than the former)
At Coursera, I am currently doing the following course on managing a Data Science team (completed the first 2 courses in this specialization series):
Career Goals
I believe I have now reached a mature enough level to be molded for a managerial role - I am the (unofficial) team lead of my team, and have had to (unofficially) manage the team (as far as "management" goes in an agile environment). I do not (yet) wish to be purely a manager that does no technical work, so perhaps a technical role with some management responsibilities would be ideal.
I have a keen interest in Data Science, and would like to get involved in that space.
Location
I am based in Somerset West, Cape Town, and would ideally like to work in the general area between Somerset West and Stellenbosch. I am, however, open to negotiation on location.
Well, that's me. If anyone knows of a company to which I am well suited to add value, please feel free to pm me.
Note that I have informed my HR manageress of my intention to move on, and explained my reasons to her, and she has agreed to serve a reference for me. I have requested her to be perfectly honest, irrespective of whether the feedback is positive or negative: I want my new employer to be fully aware of all my strengths and weaknesses (my current employer had the same access to my previous employer - however, I did not, at the time, realize my overwhelmingly strong preference for less structure and more freedom to be productive/creative or keep myself more informed to be better placed to add value to the company).
Anyway, the point is that any prospective employer will know exactly what I bring to the table: both my strengths and my shortcomings.
If there is anything I have omitted or been unclear about, I trust my fellow rather candid myBB forumites will (over?)eagerly point it out.
Sodan
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