Free At Last! Free At Last!
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a man to dissolve the employee/employer relationship which has connected him with the corporate world, a decent respect to the livelihood of that man requires that he should declare the skills, services, and benefits that are now available for consumption by the general population.
Yesterday, I took the first step into a new chapter in my life and turned in my two week notice to my employer. The events leading up to this decision were nothing spectacular in and of themselves as individual occurrences, but collectively and over the course of a year they have given rise to a metamorphosis in how I felt about my employer/employee relationship, as well as how I viewed my abilities as a craftsman (coder) and provider. My confidence to be able to survive working for myself has risen proportionally to the decrease in my confidence in the company I work for; that fact, coupled with the undying and full support of my better half, has culminated in my decision to work for myself.
That having been said, I now submit for your review and consideration, gentle reader, Doug Boude (rhymes with 'loud'), a free and independent contractor who possesses many technical talents, is an outstanding instructor, has a strong track record of achievement and success, and is as personable a man as one can find.
Having had my technical beginnings in the field of explosive ordnance disposal, I developed a keen sense of meticulousness and carefulness which I did and do apply to all of my endeavors, causing me to be a fairly detailed planner and always having the mindset that second chances are not likely, so initial success is to be favored.
I retired from disarming bombs with all of my fingers, returning at that point to school where I acquired a degree in Electronic Engineering. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA and immediately focused my newly acquired knowledge and abilities in the field of computers. When I say computers, I do mean EVERYTHING computers. For the first year, I was a PC repairman in a dimly lit warehouse troubleshooting XTs. I then graduated into the world of networking and on-site service calls. Databases had been a passion of mine since I dived into the books as a bomb disposal technician and taught myself to program in DBase III, and so I continued feeding that passion throughout the years that followed. Alpha Four, Filemaker Pro, Paradox, Foxpro, Visual Foxpro, Access, MSSQL, Oracle, and even spatial databases...I've worked with all of them and even made it a point to acquire specialized training in advanced SQL and server administration.
In the mid 90s I did what most of you did and threw myself into the world of the internet. The web taught me everything about itself and soon I was writing my first interactive web based application using Visual Basic to create the CGI executable that interfaced with an Access database to perform spatial calculations and display the results. Coldfusion became a permanent part of my development pallet in 1998 and has been my primary technology ever since.
I made the conversion from strictly procedural to a semi-strict Object Oriented approach to coding about a year and a half ago. I've used fusebox for many years, have used MachII, and have currently settled on Model-Glue as my preferred framework. I have a very good command of OO concepts and of the MG framework itself, and would love the opportunity to "share the wealth", so to speak, in the form of instruction.
My writing and communication skills are above par, having contributed to numerous issues of the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update, CommunityMX, and Fusion Authority online, and having given presentations on Model Glue to the Kansas City Coldfusion User's Group.
Regarding development teams, I've successfully executed every role within a development project many different times, and do play well with others.
Over the course of my now 16 year technical career, I have worked in a diverse range of industries, including:
• Newspaper/Radio/Media
• Marketing
• Fulfillment Services
• Direct Mail
• Real Estate
• Medical Benefits Administration
• Hydrogeologic Studies
• Utilities
• Pharmaceutical Research
• Oil/Gas
• Telecommunications
You can get more detailed information about me in my online resume.
In conclusion, I am your man. I am available to work full time or part time, complete projects or bite size chunks, development work or architecture, instruction or consulting...or any combination thereof. I am available to travel and will work on site as needed, with the preference being to work from the home office.
I would very much enjoy exploring potential opportunities to work together, so feel free to contact me in any of the following manners:
IM: dboude2(yahoo), dougboude(google talk), dougboude(meebo)
Email: dougboude@gmail.com
Cell: 210-449-3901
If anybody has any tips, advice, or other input to help guide me along, it's much appreciated!
Thanks for listening. Oh, and references are available.
Doug :0)
Yesterday, I took the first step into a new chapter in my life and turned in my two week notice to my employer. The events leading up to this decision were nothing spectacular in and of themselves as individual occurrences, but collectively and over the course of a year they have given rise to a metamorphosis in how I felt about my employer/employee relationship, as well as how I viewed my abilities as a craftsman (coder) and provider. My confidence to be able to survive working for myself has risen proportionally to the decrease in my confidence in the company I work for; that fact, coupled with the undying and full support of my better half, has culminated in my decision to work for myself.
That having been said, I now submit for your review and consideration, gentle reader, Doug Boude (rhymes with 'loud'), a free and independent contractor who possesses many technical talents, is an outstanding instructor, has a strong track record of achievement and success, and is as personable a man as one can find.
Having had my technical beginnings in the field of explosive ordnance disposal, I developed a keen sense of meticulousness and carefulness which I did and do apply to all of my endeavors, causing me to be a fairly detailed planner and always having the mindset that second chances are not likely, so initial success is to be favored.
I retired from disarming bombs with all of my fingers, returning at that point to school where I acquired a degree in Electronic Engineering. I graduated with a 4.0 GPA and immediately focused my newly acquired knowledge and abilities in the field of computers. When I say computers, I do mean EVERYTHING computers. For the first year, I was a PC repairman in a dimly lit warehouse troubleshooting XTs. I then graduated into the world of networking and on-site service calls. Databases had been a passion of mine since I dived into the books as a bomb disposal technician and taught myself to program in DBase III, and so I continued feeding that passion throughout the years that followed. Alpha Four, Filemaker Pro, Paradox, Foxpro, Visual Foxpro, Access, MSSQL, Oracle, and even spatial databases...I've worked with all of them and even made it a point to acquire specialized training in advanced SQL and server administration.
In the mid 90s I did what most of you did and threw myself into the world of the internet. The web taught me everything about itself and soon I was writing my first interactive web based application using Visual Basic to create the CGI executable that interfaced with an Access database to perform spatial calculations and display the results. Coldfusion became a permanent part of my development pallet in 1998 and has been my primary technology ever since.
I made the conversion from strictly procedural to a semi-strict Object Oriented approach to coding about a year and a half ago. I've used fusebox for many years, have used MachII, and have currently settled on Model-Glue as my preferred framework. I have a very good command of OO concepts and of the MG framework itself, and would love the opportunity to "share the wealth", so to speak, in the form of instruction.
My writing and communication skills are above par, having contributed to numerous issues of the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update, CommunityMX, and Fusion Authority online, and having given presentations on Model Glue to the Kansas City Coldfusion User's Group.
Regarding development teams, I've successfully executed every role within a development project many different times, and do play well with others.
Over the course of my now 16 year technical career, I have worked in a diverse range of industries, including:
• Newspaper/Radio/Media
• Marketing
• Fulfillment Services
• Direct Mail
• Real Estate
• Medical Benefits Administration
• Hydrogeologic Studies
• Utilities
• Pharmaceutical Research
• Oil/Gas
• Telecommunications
You can get more detailed information about me in my online resume.
In conclusion, I am your man. I am available to work full time or part time, complete projects or bite size chunks, development work or architecture, instruction or consulting...or any combination thereof. I am available to travel and will work on site as needed, with the preference being to work from the home office.
I would very much enjoy exploring potential opportunities to work together, so feel free to contact me in any of the following manners:
IM: dboude2(yahoo), dougboude(google talk), dougboude(meebo)
Email: dougboude@gmail.com
Cell: 210-449-3901
If anybody has any tips, advice, or other input to help guide me along, it's much appreciated!
Thanks for listening. Oh, and references are available.
Doug :0)
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Re: Free At Last! Free At Last!
Congrats Doug.
Posted by JAlpino on January 4, 2008 at 9:21 AM
Re: Free At Last! Free At Last!
Best of luck Doug, you're taking a step that a lot of us wish to take at some stage or another. I hope everything goes better than expected :)
Posted by Michael Sharman on January 5, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Re: Free At Last! Free At Last!
Congratulations, Doug. As an independent contractor you will find your skills in communication to be at least as valuable as your skills as a developer. Clearly, you possess a great capacity for both.
Best wishes in your endeavors!
Best wishes in your endeavors!
Posted by Christian Ready on January 5, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Re: Free At Last! Free At Last!
Break a leg...
BTW, youv'e got big huevos (eggs)!
BTW, youv'e got big huevos (eggs)!
Posted by doug s on January 6, 2008 at 1:16 PM
Re: Free At Last! Free At Last!
Thanks for the words of encouragement everybody! Thanks for noticing my huevos, Doug. lol
Posted by dougboude on January 7, 2008 at 11:02 PM