Role and Company

Expertise

18 years experience in information technology

Location

Beaverton, OR

About Steve

Lead Software Applications Engineer, focused on social networking integrations and cloud computing.

Experienced with both sides of the hiring process: interviewing candidates, and having been interviewed for positions at various organizations.

Experienced software engineer, having worked in the manufacturing, retail, logistics and insurance businesses.

Experienced international technical lead, having worked in China for more than 9 months in 2010 and 2011 including the hiring and training of software engineers.

BS Computing Science Linfield College

Articles by Steve

9 years ago

Frank career advice

In a span of more than 35 years, I have worked as an employee, manager, recruiter, and lead engineer both domestically...

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Steve's Recent Answers

7 years ago

Best way to highlight acquired skills for career switchers.

Hi Andy, I am not a cyber security professional, but I do work in IT and keeping applications secure is...

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7 years ago

Any good recommendations on how I should ask for more work hours and responsibility?

This is a bit blunt, but I think you need to hear it. So here it is..... I marvel at...

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7 years ago

How do I stand out in job searches, when I have no college, or certification outside of military training?

A few things to consider: First, at 5% unemployment, the economy is essentially at full employment -- there is always a...

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8 years ago

How do you effectively compress a 20+ year career into 1 page?

I concur, a skills resume is a great choice. I have found that a one page resume is not effective...

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8 years ago

Any input on which school to attend for Software Development? Also, what is more important to an employer the degree or your portfolio?

Hi John I have worked in software development in a number of sectors for nearly twenty years. I do mainly...

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