Bill Seling, Used Web Developer,
Bill Is Back & Certified...!
Renowned IT Generalist Ready to Lend Hand
"I needed to refresh my web skills. I looked for the best local program and that clearly was Edmonds Community College," said Bill Seling, somewhat of a celebrity in local IT circles.
Bill has been doing Information Technology (IT) work for more than 30 years and he's eager to keep going, taking advantage of his new CIS Associate of Technical Arts degree from EdCC.
"The hardest part for me is limiting my resume to one page," Bill said in a recent phone interview, adding that in the last ten years he has successfully filled roles as Senior Business Analyst, Software Tester, Scrum Master, Technical Writer, and even did some outside consulting.
"Every company I've been at has found several things I could help them with that were not on the job description." Bill went on to describe how a software development shop at one place sent their entire development group to Scrum training and then were dismayed when it turned out to be something less than they expected. "I knew what Scrum was, and I knew what they wanted to do, and I knew they didn't have an exact match. The day they held their first standup meeting, it was a disaster. I picked up the ball and designed a project to teach them how to do Scrum."
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Bill Seling, Used Web Developer,
High Miles, Cheap...
Bill Seling's Résumé
(425) 555-1234 ‑ bcseling@gmail.com ‑ Show in fancyBox or Open a PDF Version
Summary of Qualifications
- More than ten years analytical experience in a technical and pharmaceutical-related companies, including eight years lead experience on small to large-sized projects
- Delivered more than 24 project releases in 4-year span; 100% of projects implemented on time with no failed implementations or code rollbacks
- Project Manager for yearlong $1.2 million corporate-wide project while concurrently running yearlong $350,000 remote access project
- Used Microsoft SQL, including SQL Enterprise Manager, T-SQL queries and stored procedures, DTS packages, Crystal Reports, and InfoMaker in Testing, Test Management, and Development roles
- Experience in several roles with different approaches to the SDLC, including Waterfall, Spiral, RAD, and modified approaches, including familiarity with Scrum methods
- Excellent communications at all levels with strong mentoring and knowledge sharing
Professional Experience
Software Tester/Technical Writer, Election Systems & Solutions (ES&S) 08/2010 ‑ 12/2012
- Assisted implementing Scrum into Software Development group
- Executed phases of software testing and QA, including authoring test documents, exploratory testing
- Authored user, administrator, and workgroup materials: user guides, processes, checklists, and more
Senior Business Analyst, Snohomish County PUD 03/2009 ‑ 07/2010
- Helped drive developing and testing applications and implementating of COTS software
- Served as test manager using various software and testing tools to identify, track and manage risk
- Tracked bugs and led triage meetings, communicating issues to ensure resolution
- Ensured data quality, performeing data validation with SQL queries, stored procedures, SSIS, and more
System Administrator, Snohomish County Planning & Development Services 03/2008 ‑ 03/2009
- Executed phases of software testing and QA, including authoring test documents, exploratory testing
- Authored user, administrator, and workgroup materials: user guides, processes, checklists, and more
- Install and configure envelope scanning systems (hardware & software) at county elections offices
Education & Training
- B.Sc. ‑ University of Washington
- EdCC ‑ CIS Web Applications Developer ATA
- B.Sc. ‑ ScrumMaster Certificate – ScrumAlliance (Member: 000118480, Expires: 02/01/15)
- EdCC ‑ ITIL Foundation V3 Certificate – Loyalist (Member: 865449 05/01/2009)
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Bill Seling, Used Web Developer,
High Miles, Cheap...
Interests Page
Well, as you might expect, several of my personal interests have been curtailed while winding my way through the EdCC Web Application Developer ATA program. But I have other interests too. Work is an important part of life, and knowing what you enjoy about work is important. I cover a few here...
Bill Seling's Interests
Work Interests
Here are some of my work-related interests...
- Friendly, professional workplaces with self-motivated employees
- A diverse workplace. EdCC has a great diversity(staff and student body) and I'd like to keep that going at my next place of employment
- Like a high level of entrepreneurship in a company. That fuels my creativity as well as others
- Enjoy companies that promote from within and encourage employee development and cross-training
- Enjoy companies who manage by MBB and MBW (a blend of a new and old manangment styles) and stress customer relationships
Project Interests
Here are a few of my project-related interests...
- Project success! Do not care for, and have not experienced project failure
- Documentation. Weird to some, but project documentation can help with future projects as well as the current project; if you can't write it down, you probably can't do it (ask me more about this)
- High-performing teams: Project teams come in all shapes and sizes, but once in a while I land on a high-performong team and the amount of work, as well as the quality of the work, can be amazing. A good team is usually more than the sum of its part
- Great project managers: I've had the opportunity to work for a lot of project managers and a handful have been exceptional. I have lead many tactical projects and freely appropriate successful strategies for my own projects
- Project start-ups and wrap-ups: The project starts are exciting and filled with unknowns, but still exciting. The project wrap-ups are a time to reflect on what went well (and not so well) and celebrate the project and hopefully the positive results from the project
Personal Interests
Some of my personal interests include...
- Nearly all things relating to web technologies
- Reading, both fiction and nonfiction
- Writing, both fiction and nonfiction
- Trying to learn piano and guitar simultaneously
- Road trips (in my convertible) to E. Washington, the Oregon Coast, and more
- Hanging with my two grandsons
Bill Seling, Used Web Developer,
High Miles, Cheap...
My 10 Favorite EdCC Core Courses
| Course ID | Click Course Title | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| CIS 220 | Enterprise Architecture, Summer 2014 | 4.0 |
| CIS 233 | Systems Analysis, Fall 2013 | 4.0 |
| CIS 234 | Systems Design & Development, Spring 2014 | 4.0 |
| CIS 241 | Web Development I, Summer 2013 | 4.0 |
| CIS 242 | CIS 242 Web II JavaScript, Winter 2014 | 4.0 |
| CIS 243 | CIS 243 Web III Introduction To PHP, Spring 2014 | 4.0 |
| CIS 244 | CIS 244 Web IV Introduction To SEO, Winter 2014 | 4.0 |
| CIS 245 | CIS 245 Web Development V Introduction to CSS, Winter 2014 | 4.0 |
| CIS 246 | CIS 246 Web Dev VI JavaScript Frameworks, Spring 2014 | 3.8 |
| CIS 250 | CIS 251 Structured Query Language (SQL), Fall 2013 | 4.0 |