Hi,
My name is Shaun Bedingfield and I have been programming nonprofessionally
for over 16 years (I am 26 now). I know a myriad of technologies and feel
that I am very qualified to do almost any software development related task.
However, I can’t find work because of a lack of industry experience.
I have been applying for jobs for a couple years now (yes, really) and I
am always turned down with the response that I don’t have enough work
experience. I would hate to leave an industry that I have been in love with
most of my life but I just can’t get work. I have tried everything and
anything all the way to begging and pleading.
I am sure that I am not alone with this problem and I was wondering how
others with little or none (I technically have 4 years) of industry
experience go about finding work. It seems to me like a chicken and the egg
problem with no solution.
What am I doing wrong?
Sincerely,
Shaun Bedingfield
Below is my resume (updated 7/11)
Shaun Bedingfield MCAD for .NET
19606 Cottage Park Circle, Houston, TX 77094 | 281-579-3549 | 832-483-7858 | shaunbed@swbell.net
Software Engineer/Architect/Developer
Strong programmer, software analyst and designer possessing a lifelong passion for making software and IT work. Skilled designer and analyst who designs software using an incremental approach which manages risk while ensuring a stable and workable product throughout development. Responsive developer who uses frequent user feedback and requirements gathering skills to ensure that the right software is developed and delivered. Experienced trainer who can work with staff to ensure that the full benefit of the software package can be materialized and mentor other programmers to help improve developer productivity and quality. Technically knowledgeable developer who can help insure that products are secure and utilize current technology to maximize business advantage.
Certifications/Degrees
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B.S. Computer Science (University of Texas at Dallas)
GPA 3.667
MCAD For .NET (Windows and Internet w/ SQL Server focus)
Industry Experience
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2/05 – Present Designing an Access database for Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital
(Personal contract)
Description: Designed and implemented a system to Analyze Stroke Treatment in Access.
This system was designed as part of an initiative to improve stroke treatment at the
hospital. The system was designed to allow easy entry of stroke data and flexible
analysis. Training was provided to assure that the staff could fully utilize and
benefit from the program.
Skills used: SQL, VBA, Access, ActiveX Controls, Staff training, Risk Management,
Incremental Development, Prototyping, User Interface Design, Testing, ADO
1/05 – Present Ben Taub General Hospital – Volunteer DBA
Description: Provided reporting and maintenance for the volunteer database
Skills used: Access, Data cleaning, SQL, Data analysis, SQL Training
7/02 – 11/02 Neovox – Software Engineer
Description: Helping to deliver data access over cellular and voice connections
Skills used: SQL, SQL Server 2000, MySQL, PHP, Java, .NET, C#, IIS, HTML, ASP.NET, ADO.NET,
Nuance, Telephony Hardware, VoiceXML, XML
1/02 – 3/04 Officemax – Sales
Description: Selling products to customer
Skills used: Customer Service, In-depth knowledge of hardware and software products
5/00 – 7/01 University of Texas at Dallas – Research Assistant
Description: Mentoring Computer Science Students and later helping to test a program
for collecting telecommunications metrics.
Skills used: Regular Expressions, Java, VBA, Excel, Student mentoring
1/98 – 3/00 Texas Instruments – Student Employee
Description: Building a UI for a program used for automatic test code generation.
Skills used: Regular Expressions, Incremental Development, Constant User Involvement
and Feedback, C/C++, Solaris, Language Parsing Skills, TCL/TK, Network Deployment,
Prototyping
Additional Skills
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VB.NET, UML, Object Oriented Analysis And Design, Design Patterns, SOAP, WSDL, COM,
.NET COM Interoperability, COM+, XSLT, Windows Internals, x86 Assembly, Windows Security,
Visual Basic, Requirements Gathering, Active Directory, Penetration Testing,
Common Security Vulnerabilities, Reflection