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Amiga.org specific forums => New User Introductions => Topic started by: TheMud on June 02, 2012, 12:21:47 AM
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Always wondering - what do we nerds work as ?
I work here nowadays - http://tinyurl.com/cy222h5s
Well... Also there. Made there website.
But my main job is that I have a clinic for psychotherapy and hypnosis.
And you ?
Wow my jobs are nerdy :-/
Haha... Embarresing - just got a mail from them the site is down :-D :-D :-D
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I work at checkout at a small gourmet shop, where I also perform stocking and cleaning duties. I will be moving to Florida where I will have a work-study job while attending Florida Tech, something which I'm ecstatic about right now
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I don't have a job. I work for myself fixing technology that people break. And installing new technology for people to break. Attend FSU for computer criminology.
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I work as an auxiliary nurse. Nothing too exciting really. You see one person projectile vommit your have seen them all projectile vommit.
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for those in the usa try fairview.org were always hiring for some jobs. not all IT Were a hospital and clinic chain 14,000 employees in minnesota.
http://www.fairview.org/careers/index.htm
I work in IT personally covering around 60 mile square area, about 2 hospitals 10 clinics.
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I work for the State of Oregon (yeah, one of those State workers.. ;-) .
Yes, I'm in I.T.
Helped design (the technology choices, not the building ;-) the new (at the time, it's about 6 years old now) State Data Center.
Worked there for several years, but I'm now a Technical Architect for one of the State agencies..
(The only difference being a Technical Architect compared to what I used to do is that now when I tell people things, they are more likely to listen. They still don't do them tho.. ;-)
desiv
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Petroleum industry. The plastic for your computer cases has to come from somewhere...
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I work maintenance at a mushroom farm. Fix anything that breaks there or create what is needed from tools for production to building a wall. Even fixed a computer once or twice there too!
Lost
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Petroleum industry. The plastic for your computer cases has to come from somewhere...
You mean it isn't made of magical fairy dust? :D
I don't think i could work out the needed chemical makeups of the plastic.
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Manager at a customer service call center for one of the big US cellphone carriers.
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@Crit. You're a nurse? LOL
I don't know why but i always thought everyone here worked as programmers or something similar.
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I work at checkout at a small gourmet shop, where I also perform stocking and cleaning duties. I will be moving to Florida where I will have a work-study job while attending Florida Tech, something which I'm ecstatic about right now
What major are you taking there?
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I do data-correction grunt work and light backend coding for a call center in Duluth. Nothing exciting, but it pays the bills and I get plenty of slack with the copious downtime :D
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Own a Lazer Tag Facility. Just bought it a month ago. Take a look...
Crazefunzone.com
https://www.facebook.com/CrazeFun?ref=ts
My wife is the one karate chopping the ribbon. You-know-who is the one going in for a bite. ;)
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I work in IT for hospital. Built the Domain Controller, fax server, VM servers ect, designed and built our network at our remote location and so on. Fun and exciting but also very stressful and tiring. I do restore Amigas for my hobby though and currently restored an A2000HD, 3 A1000s, an A500 and A3000. Currently have an A4000 I need to start working on, but finding MB parts has proven a bit tougher, think it be easier to try and buy a MB from Ebay or something lol.
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@Crit. You're a nurse? LOL
I don't know why but i always thought everyone here worked as programmers or something similar.
I actually went to college to learn IT. I was good at networking and both access and sql databases. However A paperwork snafu for the uni I wanted to go to forced me to miss the intake and so I ended up getting a job. And well I kind of enjoyed the money and continued to work.
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Own a Lazer Tag Facility. Just bought it a month ago. Take a look...
Crazefunzone.com
https://www.facebook.com/CrazeFun?ref=ts
My wife is the one karate chopping the ribbon. You-know-who is the one going in for a bite. ;)
Wait you went to Iraq with that belly? Shame on you :razz:
@Crit. Good for you. It could be worse. You might have ended up a midwife or a chemist :razz:
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Self-employed Auto electrician.
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I'm an Electrical Engineer working as a reliability and safety Engineer on UK trains. I have also been involved with calculating predicted reliability of new fleets at the bid stage. When I get home I can play with my computers and have some :drink:
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I work for HP. I'm a helpdesk operator - like I didn't already hate Windows enough lol.
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I work as a webdeveloper for a publishing company. Our magazines are known all over the world so Im quite proud of that :)
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I'm an Electrical Engineer working as a reliability and safety Engineer on UK trains. I have also been involved with calculating predicted reliability of new fleets at the bid stage. When I get home I can play with my computers and have some :drink:
I wanted to be an electrical engineer but couldn't get into it as there was too much competition. Your job sounds really cool.
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Head of IT dept. in market research: http://www.psyma.com (http://www.psyma.com)
(don't bash me for the web site, I'm innocent!)
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Might as well jump in to :-) Work as a Computer Support Technician at this wonderful place :
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/default.htm
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Right now I'm an IT guy that is in Afghanistan helping the US personnel there. When I get home, I'm starting a business. I'm going to start as a cyber security / pentesting consultant and try to branch out and start an actual full on company with brick and mortar office, employees, etc. And I hope to do this in NY city :)
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Museum collections technician / archaeological technician variably over the past few years.
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Own a Lazer Tag Facility. Just bought it a month ago. Take a look...
Crazefunzone.com
https://www.facebook.com/CrazeFun?ref=ts
My wife is the one karate chopping the ribbon. You-know-who is the one going in for a bite. ;)
Hey good luck with the business.. :)..
Rich
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Museum collections technician / archaeological technician variably over the past few years.
Cool!!
Rich
ny
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I am an electrician, but works today as automation technician.
Jobs at http://www.ncs-as.no
Espen
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I'm paid for doing nothing :)
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Always wondering - what do we nerds work as ?
SoC Verification Engineer for ARM things in Verilog. Had previously done a lot of chip layout. Back in school to learn some RTL design, PCB design, and either analog design/layout stuff or DSP stuff. Need to remember some of that huge amount of math I forgot from not using it in the past 15 years.
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Tech application admin at a small but rapidly expanding telco company (glass fibre). Due to the size of our IT dept my work ranges from implementing and fixing applications to fixing mice and printers to putting servers in racks.
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I teach English at a kindergarten in beijing
envy people with a real career :(
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Petroleum industry. The plastic for your computer cases has to come from somewhere...
I think Henry Ford proved that could be soybeans about 80 years ago.
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Technical coordinator in a security company, I take care of the CCTV/Alarms dept and the other guys take care of sending goons in uniform where needed :)
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I'm training to be an IT worker at an on-shoring firm in Pierre, SD. If I pass all the requirements of the training, I'll have a job in July. I'm not holding my breath though, I'm a little better at C++ than at Java.
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I Work in the Ecommerce department of Waitrose (A UK Supermarket). To be honest I did expect more geeky jobs from everybody! Cool to see such a varied selection though!
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I am a professional party girl as such I sell party supplies to people.
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Freelance graphic designer (magazines, advertising), web developer, writer and translator. I used to dream of being able to use Amiga for my work.
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A lot of computer / technical people here....which I suppose isn't surprising.
What is surprising is that we aren't seeing a lot of graphics designers, professional artists, and video production people who would have got into the career via the Amiga.
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Always wondering - what do we nerds work as ?
Senior security consultant in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, security consulting and training.
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Senior security consultant in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, security consulting and training.
Hi,
Wow!!
What a job?
How did you get a job like that?
Penetration testing,
Must be interesting. How many do you check for vulnerability and assessment?
I want a job like that, I could check for penetration all day long.
smerf
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I am neuroscientist and run a company (http://www.hethis.de) that does lab equipment (life sciences). Currently the company is still pretty small and most products are still in development.
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Hi,
I am an electronics tech, and fixes all kinds of wonderful things in electronics, mostly work on satellite junk, got to keep communications and video going don't you know, what would you all do without your video. Wanted to be an IT, but then the only thing you can get a job with is with Micro Sloth, but then again if it wasn't for Micro sloths horrible OS, and them hiring people to keep it going, I guess there would be millions or billions out of jobs, especially in India.
smerf
smerf
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But my main job is that I have a clinic for psychotherapy and hypnosis.
Wow, you should offer your services to forum members (:
There can be a few crazy treads here from time to time, hey hypnosis might work on converting ppl to the Amiga cause (: (:
haha we dont need hypnosis to know the Amiga platform will never die! (:
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Senior security consultant in penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, security consulting and training.
Hi Piru,
This is the type of job I'm trying to work my way into. Without hijacking the thread, do you have any pointers for someone interested in your field? I'm working on training and getting certifications now. I hope to go live this fall / winter as a consultant with the goal of quickly turning that into a real office with full time employees servicing a large metro area.
Thanks!
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Wait you went to Iraq with that belly? Shame on you :razz:
He's an officer. He's allowed to have a gut. ;P
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I'm currently an on-call colorist for a no-named comic company, a freelance 3D/video artist and I also get paid to edit pr0n, writing cheesy bow-chicka-bow-wow music for it, as well.
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jboss@redhat... mainly security stuff
TomUK
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I am a Research Physicist.
I mostly work with compound semiconductors. Which is probably why my computers and cell phones are ancient. I cannot bring myself to buy expensive "new" tech that is already halfway obsolete (from a research point of view) when released to the public.
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I work in retail. I'm an Assistant Manager here in Sunny Scunny and I work for Dunelm Mill, which is a national home wares retailer. Pays the bills :-)
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What major are you taking there?
Mechanical Engineering, and a minor in Computer Science
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I work half day in an indutrial construction company, in the technical department, doing project cost analysis, feasability and as a management advisor.
I have also recently started my own company which actually imports and sells products for fire brigades, construction companies, and mechanic workshops. I also provide an advice service for local companies that wish to start massive goods manufacturing or high volume imports.
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This is a cool topic. I work as Business Director for emerging markets for an European financial services company mostly focused in Latin America & Africa for Credit Cards & Mortgage Solutions.
...but... until some months ago, my really pleasure came from creating crappy iOS games on my spare time!
- Piru's Penetration Testing sounds really cool assuming you're not the one being penetrated!
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Hi,
Wow!!
What a job?
How did you get a job like that?
Penetration testing,
Must be interesting. How many do you check for vulnerability and assessment?
I want a job like that, I could check for penetration all day long.
smerf
Didn't you watch the movie "Sneakers"?
He's a professional crook! :lol:
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International spy... licensed to kill
j/k
I'm a programmer working in health care. I use VS.NET (c#) and MSSQL primarily.
I have always been interested in computer programming. I had learned basic, 6502 & 8088 asm & turbo pascal on my own as a teenager.
I started out fresh out of HS (early 90s) working as a computer tech for a company that did pharmacy computer systems until they found out I was able to program. I started programming for them while I attended college for general studies.
I have had a few jobs outside of health care but for some strange reason I keep ending up back in health care. I can't believe I have been at this current job for 9.5 years and at 10 years I get an extra week of vacation.
If I did something else I'd be a private investigator or bounty hunter or outlaw motorcycle biker.
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I've done nothing but develop audio engines/middleware for video games for the last 20 years. I'm sure many of you have heard my work :crazy:
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Always wondering - what do we nerds work as ?
Im a software designer at a small machine vision subsidiary of a large automation company. High speed cameras, real time video processing, C# and other cool stuff.
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I'm a Unix/Linux System Admin for a well known computer company, mainly work on HPUX, Solaris and Red hat Linux, have been doing it for 2 years now, prior to that I was a Windows admin, Much prefer Unix!
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Working in telecomms now (again). Went back to school a few years back, thinking I could handle the MS IT trade, got my MCSE/MCSA (2003 server era).
Did that for about 6 months, got pissed off and came back to telecomms. Money is better and I don't have know it all chicken**** 19 year olds fresh out of school trying to micro manage what I do. I still do some work in the field, and build high end PC's on the side.
The IT world, especially on the MS side is completely devoid of common sense. It's very much like a Three Stooges routine.
There's generally 2 guys that have no *******ed idea what they are doing, and they are generally your superiors. They will screw things up horribly in a fashion that a guy even with an A+ cert wouldn't have, and pin it on you - even after you stagger into the data center in the middle of the night to fix what they buggered up.
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I am currently studying Computer Science in Switzerland. Before that I used to work as a C++/Windows developer for some small games company in Germany.
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Am an Optometrist, consult both at Hospital and private practice :)
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I am in the microelectronics world. Doing so called full custom chip design; current main task is designing radiation hardened SRAM blocks and a 'compiler' for it.
greets,
Staf.
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There's generally 2 guys that have no *******ed idea what they are doing, and they are generally your superiors. They will screw things up horribly in a fashion that a guy even with an A+ cert wouldn't have, and pin it on you - even after you stagger into the data center in the middle of the night to fix what they buggered up.
This is precisely why I work for myself.
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I am currently in SEO and WP-web development. Soon celebrating 10 years in the industry.
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Hi Piru,
This is the type of job I'm trying to work my way into. Without hijacking the thread, do you have any pointers for someone interested in your field? I'm working on training and getting certifications now. I hope to go live this fall / winter as a consultant with the goal of quickly turning that into a real office with full time employees servicing a large metro area.
First of all, certification is of little use, unless if you work for specific fields (PCI QSA) and/or for customer that require it (government could require certs). Not only are the certification systems just cash machines for the companies running them, but the actual tests are a joke as well. Of course if you intend to compete for customers who require or prefer certified consultants that's something you will have to do.
As to actual training, well I have little to contribute here, as I myself had no official training in the field whatsoever. In fact, this is more of a norm than rule for anyone I know in the field. Most of them are self-taught hackers, and only very few have even completed their academic degrees (this isn't that unusual these days in general though).
While it probably won't be of much help, perhaps a story how I got involved in the security field in the first place could be an interesting to some.
In spring 2008 I read some bit of news regarding web security breaches. I got interested about the topic and read everything I could find. In less than 3 months I found over 400 vulnerabilities in various web sites, for instance: finnish govt, most finnish banks, most finnish telecom providers, most finnish media, finnish police, ny times, washingon post, FBI, CIA, several US govt websites (NASA, darpa, various military branches), Ebay, w3.org, Paypal, facebook etc. Looking back though, the manner I did it wasn't probably the best approach available. It did result in couple of high profile articles though (mainly about Paypal and CIA).
When I was recruited, several things of my background had been dug up: For example that I had done a lot of reverse engineering, and was writing my own operating system. Also, they knew about my quarrel with Telewell regarding GPL usage (it had required some nice reversing and hacking, which was all noted). Of course they had also noticed my "freelance work", but needless to say I wasn't "ready". What they looked for was someone who could learn the trade, not someone who was born as a super hacker. Once recruited it took several months to get anywhere near skilled enough to consider myself competent.
Of course the field is constantly evolving and changing, and you have to keep up. For instance I follow several security related mailing lists, and attend security conferences (for example t2, ph-neutral, blackhat).
There are ton of books that are relevant to the field, but perhaps the most famous and most commonly referred one is The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: http://www.amazon.com/The-Web-Application-Hackers-Handbook/dp/0470170778
I'd say it's a good read for anyone, even though you might not be interested about the field. I'd very much like every web developer to read it at least. ;-)
There's much more to the field than just web app security though. A good resource is for instance Center for Internet Security: http://www.cisecurity.org/. https://www.owasp.org/ has some good stuff as well, but the material is of varying quality. Much of it it really sh*tty to be honest.
Anyway, good luck and welcome. I hope maybe some of my message was at least in some way useful.
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First of all, certification is of little use, unless if you work for specific fields (PCI QSA) and/or for customer that require it (government could require certs). Not only are the certification systems just cash machines for the companies running them, but the actual tests are a joke as well. Of course if you intend to compete for customers who require or prefer certified consultants that's something you will have to do.
This is relevant to my degree.
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Android developer for a DoD organization.
http://www.t2health.org/
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IT Manager at a university....
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Computer programmer for a large global corporation. Although the general computer part is disappearing. All my projects tend to be web apps or web sites with the occasional spreadsheet thrown in.
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Network administrator at a small IT company, been here since 1998, I guess they like me.
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I work for HP. I'm a helpdesk operator - like I didn't already hate Windows enough lol.
Which desk are you at? There's a few people here, myself included, who have served time at HP and / or EDS.
I served on the ill-fated Dearborn, MI HP network team (mostly for Ford) and then for an even more ill-fated US government project before bailing from HP a couple days before I'd have been laid off at the end of that debacle.
Nowadays I'm a general IT guy for a privately owned manufacturing company. It's a huge wide array of stuff I do. I might be fighting with the AD or Exchange in the morning, replacing a motherboard in a giant stamping press in the afternoon, and then tweaking some firewall rules in the evening. :D
First of all, certification is of little use, unless if you work for specific fields (PCI QSA) and/or for customer that require it (government could require certs). Not only are the certification systems just cash machines for the companies running them, but the actual tests are a joke as well. Of course if you intend to compete for customers who require or prefer certified consultants that's something you will have to do.
Yeah... The only real reason to get a cert is because your customer needs to mark that you have one in their checkbox sheet. I can verify that at least most areas of US Gov do require certs. (They have a 'pick one from this column, one from this column' -type menu of requirements, depending on your role.)
As to actual training, well I have little to contribute here, as I myself had no official training in the field whatsoever. In fact, this is more of a norm than rule for anyone I know in the field. Most of them are self-taught hackers, and only very few have even completed their academic degrees (this isn't that unusual these days in general though).
Most of the best technicians I've met are people who just worked into the job, much like this process. (Though to later in your post, even for academic purposes, I wouldn't recommend aggressively scanning any networks you don't have permission to.)
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I used to code/program/develop but now I'm part of an install team. I'm home-shored doing prep work on servers remotely.
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Museum collections technician / archaeological technician variably over the past few years.
Far out. I restore antique furniture/ keyboard instruments in my own small shop. I have done work for the Smithsonian, but never could get my foot in that door.
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Game Developer
This is me: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-copland/2/292/87a
Also for some reason my MobyGames entries are split in two :) as well as being incomplete!
http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,362849/
http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,419430/
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Yeah... The only real reason to get a cert is because your customer needs to mark that you have one in their checkbox sheet. I can verify that at least most areas of US Gov do require certs. (They have a 'pick one from this column, one from this column' -type menu of requirements, depending on your role.)
We're not even that lucky.
We get to choose whose on contract, and whose on contract is generally who has a contract for other things and also does (or subcontracts for) security scans. Usually it's the voice/data vendors (Verizon, etc).
But I can tell you that every scan we've done, the vendor has subcontracted with a company and that staff has at least "SANS" certification.
So apparently that's important around here...
However, most of the people we've had were just "run Nessus and tweak the report" type of guys....
Not all of them. A few (also with SANS certs) have been VERY good. I think that was just a fluke tho.. ;-)
You get what you pay for "on contract."
desiv
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Certificates:
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