Introduction.
I'm Mike Sherman. I recently completed the .Net Developer track at Centriq Training. I've always been interested in the idea of being a developer, but it was just that, an idea. I was stuck in a position where I needed money to survive, and taking time away from making money, whether to better my life or not, just wasn't an option. Then, somehow, everything just kind of fell into place. I had an opportunity to change my entire way of life, and I would have been stupid not to take it. The change of life I was looking for was so close I could taste it.
I started the .Net Developer track in May 2016, and shortly after fell in love. The entire course for the most part just clicked for me. I did run into issues, but there wasn't anything I felt I couldn't handle. I was a service technician for the previous 5 years, and feel one of my strengths is definitely thinking through problems logically. I honestly enjoy the trouble-shooting/problem solving process, and that turned out to be one of the keys to my success in the track.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want you to think it was all sunshine and rainbows. I had absolutely no coding experience. There were A LOT of late nights. Quite a few weekend meet-ups between class-mates, attempting to expand on what we had learned that week. A lot of days that once class ended, and everyone else was trying to get out of the building, I'd be throwing on the head phones looking to make more progress. It was rare to leave my classroom before 6 PM, even though class ended at 4. Naturally, I'm an extremely dedicated person. I make it a point to give everything I do 112%. Everyone had told me you could only get out of Centriq what you put into it. I gave it my everything.
Now, that the classes are over, I'm eagerly awaiting my chance to enter the professional world as a .Net Developer. I look forward to being challenged mentally on a daily basis. The passion I've found for the development process, from start to finish, is one I feel won't fade. The idea of going to "work", spending the time doing something that I love is brand new to me. I've never been more excited.
- Date Of Birth : March 7, 1990
- Location : Olathe, KS
