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Nick Donald
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- Gainesville, FL
- United States
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Nick Donald joined Michael Levin's group
OJUG Town
Calling all Java lovers! The OrlandoJUG features leading edge presentations with you in mind. We meet every month with talks on interesting aspects of programming in Java. Although we're Java-focused, you'll also learn about other JVM languages.
Nick Donald is attending Dan Lackey's event
Gainesville Java User Group at Santafe College third floor of S-building
May 9, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm
Our very own Kevin Neelands will introduce us to Java/Android programing. The meeting will be held at Santafe College, third floor of S-building next to the bookstore. We'll have the exact room number soon.Kevin Neelands has done mobile app development for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices. He will talk about some of the initial things he learned about Android while porting iOS apps to Android, specifically how Android differs from iOS. This talk will de-emphasize technical aspects and…See More
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SG Websmith Photo
This photo is from about a year ago when I was the Student Government Websmith at Santa Fe College, but its one of the only semi-professional photos I have.
Michael Levin left a comment for Nick Donald"Nick, Congrats on putting up the most readable, down to earth, factual profile I've come across to date. "Semi professional", regarding the profile photo, is a nicely humble remark you threw out about yourself and I must say,…"
Nick Donald posted a photoSG Websmith Photo
This photo is from about a year ago when I was the Student Government Websmith at Santa Fe College, but its one of the only semi-professional photos I have.
Nick Donald is attending James Ward's event
Running Java, Play! and Scala Apps on the Cloud at Santa Fe College Building S - Room 326 http://www.sfcollege.edu/
February 22, 2012 from 6pm to 8:30pm
James Ward from Heroku will be presenting at the Gainesville Java User Group. Santa Fe College Building S - Room S326 http://www.sfcollege.edu/Session Description:Heroku is a Polyglot Cloud Application Platform that makes it easy to deploy Java, Play! and Scala apps on the cloud. Deployment is as simple as doing a "git push". This session will teach you how to instantly deploy and scale Java, Play! and Scala apps on Heroku.See More
Michael Levin left a comment for Nick Donald"Hi Nick and welcome to Codetown. All the best, Michael"
Profile Information
- How did you hear about Codetown?
- co-worker
- What are your main interests in software development?
- I'm pretty much open to anything at this point: web development, mobile apps, Java, .Net, etc.
- Anything else you'd like to add? Where do you live? (optional!)
- I'm currently a distance-learning student at USF studying my Bachelors in Information Technology. I live in Gainesville and work for Santa Fe College, but I'll most likely be moving to Orlando before summer's end. I graduated from Santa Fe College with an AA degree in 2009 with an engineering emphasis (Differential Equations, Electromagnetism, etc.). I then graduated in 2011 with 2 AS degrees and 2 vocational certificates in Networking Services Technologies, Internet Services Technologies, Information Technology Management, and the Cisco Networking Academy, respectively. I also have m A+ certification from CompTIA, which is better than nothing.
This is pretty much a run-down of everything I've taken at least 1 course in or have been exposed to with at least an introductory knowledge of:
C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, XHTML/CSS/HTML5, Bash/Csh, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows XP administration, Linux workstation administration, SUSE9 Linux Server admin, SQL.
I also know most of the Adobe CS4/5 products (e.g. Dreamweaver), and have experience with some IDEs such as MS Visual Studio, NetBeans, and CodeBlocks. I also have some experience working with virtual machines, having used both VMware Server and VirtualBox.
While at USF, I'll be adding security/cryptography, e-commerce, and business management into the mix, as well as further developing some of the skills above.
I'm just trying to be marketable and versatile, so if anyone thinks they can utilize my skill set, let me know! :P I learn really fast.
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Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 12:21pm on May 13, 2012,
Kevin Neelands said… Good luck in Orlando!
- At 7:49pm on February 8, 2012, Michael Levin said…
Nick, Congrats on putting up the most readable, down to earth, factual profile I've come across to date. "Semi professional", regarding the profile photo, is a nicely humble remark you threw out about yourself and I must say, we're not in a glamour contest here (on earth ;-), at least most of us. You've got some very admirable skills under your belt and I suspect you've had some fun in the process.
I'm sure you don't know how superior James Ward's presentation will be at the upcoming GatorJUG. You'll be pleasantly surprised. It's going to be a world class talk, and I know because I have known and respected James for many years. To be honest, I think it's a pity more people don't come out to these presentations because I bring in some sharp speakers. I benefit personally, and it's nice that I get some tech savvy "for free" out of this. But, you might let people know that this is an opportunity to learn from true professionals, and it's a shame for anyone interested in software dev to miss it. Like, what I mean is tell your friends!
Looking forward to meeting you. The food's going to be good, too. Hand crafted stuff....stay tuned - you'll see! All the best, Mike
- At 10:28pm on February 7, 2012, Michael Levin said…
- Hi Nick and welcome to Codetown. All the best, Michael
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