My Intro

Admin · Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 3:06 pm Post subject: My Intro

Well i thought i may as well get the ball rolling here on the new forums:-

My Names Dave
Aged 37 (Old i know for the IT Industry) Wink

I have worked in many roles during my illustrious career from basic IT Support, Networking engineer, Level 3 Support, Engineering, Head of IT Security and over the last 4 years have branched into Web development using PHP/MySQL.

I have dabbled in Perl, am a DBA but never had to use it in earnest. In fact Jack of all Trades, master of none Smile

I am a Brit, but at present am just coming to the end of 1.5 years toruing around Europe on a large Motorhome (RV to you Americans) with Satellite Broadband fitted to keep me hooked up !!

Now over to you guys Smile

Snafu · Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 10:56 am Post subject:

Hi,

Real name is SNAFU! Yes really! Wink

I'm even older than Admin, at 44 + (if Admins old, then I'm almost a dinosaur, now where's that Velociraptor hiding?).

Also a Brit, worked in IT roles for over 15 years, yes I remember and have used Windows 3.1, Sinclair Spectrums, no hard disks etc ...... YAWN ..... Presently taking contract roles in level 3 support and networking. In the future I want to take up Cicso certification as this appears to be a 'always required' certification. Issue here is getting hands on Cisco practise, not just taking the test.

Why dumps?
Rant starts.....
Cos an MCSE gets you work! Given a fair chance then most IT enginers not only talk the talk but they can walk the walk! The issue I have is the cost of getting the certs. So why spend thousands when a dump will get you to the interview!
Rant ends.......

Hey ho,
Toodle pip!
TTFN............

BigAL · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject: Intro

My name is Albert harris and from the start you can tell that I've been around for some time (even longer than the others). I'm currently seeking a degree (CEET) and was directed by my Instructor to visit this site. I can now see why, this site seems to directed to all those persons that are seeking carrers in IT. I will be returning to this site to get your assistance in completion of my classes. Hope to hear from you soon.

dolphin · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:54 pm Post subject:

Hi there,

I'm yet another Brit called Dave and at 51 years old it looks like I'm surrounded by kids like Admin and Snafu Smile

My main line is hardware of specialised computer machine control. I want the certs because I finally had enough of the British weather and I plan to move to the USA. Hopefully the certs will make finding work over there easier.

Lamm2003 · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:55 am Post subject:

Hello, My name is Teddy and I am from the US and as is the Admin I too am 37. I was a late bloomer in the IT field but have currently started my own business in PC repair and home/small business networking with the hopes of, after getting it off the ground and running well without me over seeing it daily, branching out into sourced out IT services for small businesses in the area. I am pleased to be a part of this community and hope to be able to help many more IT professionals fulfill their goals of certifications.