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Professional Development Plan
Michael Thomas

 

Employee's Goals (Interest and Aspirations)

bulletObtain an additional certification each year.
bulletEach year, attend 1 or more technical related conferences. (JavaOne, etc...)
bulletEach year, attend 1 industry related conference.
bulletTake one or more types of web based courses.
bulletWrite an article on a technical subject that is distributed by a recognized publisher of electronic IT information.
bulletPeriodically teach or hold a seminar on a technical topic.
bulletBecome known as an expert in a marketable technical field.  (Java, JavaScript, XML, JSP, XML, SQL, Web Applications)
bulletFinish my "Java Certification" site: www.michael-thomas.com/java/javacert 
bulletDesign a framework for E-Business/E-Commerce applications.  Probably use Struts framework.

Development Needs

bulletTechnical
bulletHTML - certification
bulletJava 2 - certification
bulletJava -  VAJ, Enterprise Java Beans.  Need more work experience.
bulletJava Server Pages (JSP).  Need additional work experience.
bulletSQL (Oracle & MS SQL).  Need time to develop skills and/or mentoring.
bulletXML - familiar with JDOM.  Need other XML technologies.  Want to get XML certificed.
bulletWebSphere eCommerce Suite
bulletUML (Unified Modeling Language)
bulletIndustry - varies as work changes.
bulletEMS - Education Management Systems
bulleteCommerce.

Leave a Legacy - Part of my personal professional mission statement.

bulletwww.michael-thomas.com - technology development/training site.
bulletwww.thomasma.com - (Not active, but is reserved).   Example of application frameworks using web technologies.

Plans

bulletDevelop Several Short Courses.  These course can be ILT or free web delivery.
bulletStruts - 4 hr short course.
bulletJDOM - 4 hr short course.
bulletJava First Steps - 4 hrs short course.  Refine www.michael-thomas.com/java/javafirststeps 
bulletOther Java 4 hr short courses.
bulletJava Applets.
bulletJava Applications.
bulletJava Servlets.
bulletJava Swing
bulletwww.brainbench.com
bulletHTML certification.
bulletJava 2 certification.
bulletIBM Certified Solution Developer - IBM VisuaAge for Java, Professional Edition, V3
bulletDevelop a web site of info on this certification as I prepare.
bulletCompleted - Test 310-023 - Sun Java Certified Programmer for JDK 1.1
bulletTest 282, IBM VisualAge for Java, Professional Edition V3
bulletBook-Getting Started - complete the exercises. (V2)
bulletCBT - "Introduction to VisualAge for Java & Programming JavaBean" - complete (V2)
bulletOrder recommended books.
bulletDownload VisualAge for Java V3
bulletVisit IBM's websites:
http://www.ibm.com/developer/java/ - IBM DeveloperWorks
http://www.ibm.com/software/ad/vajava/.
bullethttp://www.training.ibm.com/ibmedu/ - see if any WBT courses.
bulletLocate any forums (intranet or internet)
bulletTake sample test and search for others.
bulletTest 089, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Test.
bulletOrder recommended books (ones that I don't have)
bulletDevelop a plan of action.
bulletGet management approval to attend 2 conferences (JavaOne & an industry conference on LMS)

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