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Or
“What I Wish Someone Had Told Me 15 Years Ago”
Building a Career as aSuccessful Software
Developer
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Nolan Zak- 31, Grew Up in Vernon BC- Attended Okanagan College, bridged to Uvic- Have worked for myself, and at small and
large companies both private and government.
- Application Architect at BC Assessment Authority
- President Of Victoria .NET Developers Association
Who Am I
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I.T. As A Career Choice
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Tips For Success
Important Skills
Succeeding at Work
Action Plan
Q & A
Topics
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Be A Quitter
Don’t Try So Hard
Get a Life
Make Others Successful
Tips For Success
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Be A Quitter
Winners never quit, and quitters never win, but those who never win and never quit
are *%!#ing idiots
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The Dip
This is wheremost peopleend up
This is where you decide toquit or become an expert
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Passion Ability
Choosing the Right Career Path
Solid Career Choice
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Failure
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• Simulators & Video Games• Bioinformatics• 3D Animation• Entrepreneur• Medical Modeling• Digital Film Production• Website Design• Data Warehouse• Trainer• Biometric Facial Recognition
Lots Of Options
• Artificial Intelligence• System Design• Network Architecture• Software Engineering• Human-Computer
Interaction (HCI)• Medical Devices• Genome Mapping
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Don’t Try So Hard
When you try to replace skill with effort,
there’s no limit to what you cannot do
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Programmer Effectiveness
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Get A Life
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Make Others Successful
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People & Communication Skills
Delivering Value
Networking
Important Skills
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People & Communication Skills
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Delivering Value
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Networking
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Succeeding at Work
Career Options
Getting a Job
What To Look For
Dealing With Politics
Life After Software Development
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Contract Work / Freelance Find work yourself Use a headhunter
Entrepreneur Start a business Products vs services
Continue Academia Degree, Masters, PhD Research & Teaching
Career Options
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Getting A Job
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OpportunityOpportunityOpportunity
What To Look For
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Dealing With Politics
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• Business Analyst• Project Manager• User Experience Expert• Architect• Consultant• Writer• Evangelist• Community Manager• Management **
Life After Software Development
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Resources
Public Relations
Resume
Action Plan
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Resources
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Resources 2
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Public Relations
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Resume
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A Tale Of Clouds and Twitter
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www.twitter.com/nolanzak
- 10 to 12 cents per hour- Bomb shelter stability- Public IP (Internet visible)- Preconfigured machines- Scaling, monitoring, load balancing
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Come Work With Me
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