Today May 25th is my birthday. I am 30 years old and for me, that’s too much.
Indeed, I feel like my life is not what I thought it would be when I was young (10 years back). At that time, I thought I would be very rich because I'm smart and the internet boom in the U.S. and Europe made me think I would be able to open my own business in the internet/web industry. But the reality today is I am just working for an IT services company in Côte d’Ivoire :-(.
I do not have that much money although I make much more than a lot people in my country. However, I tend to see myself as competing against the entire world, not just people in Côte d'Ivoire.
Since I am an employee, we can deduce that I still haven’t created my own business.
Here is my current situation :
- My name is Yann N'GUESSAN-AGADA aka Rainman, Jammers
- I am an engineer in Computer Sciences since 2005
- My car is a Volkswagen Jetta V
- I have joined COMAFRIQUE TECHNOLOGIES in Abidjan as a Network and Telecom Engineer in November 2007
- I have previously worked for COMETE from October 2006 to October 2007, a former ISP company (now part of AFNET/MTN Group) as a Principal GNU/Linux System Admin
- Before COMETE I have worked for NET4WORK (a startup ) from January 2005 to September 2006 as a System Engineer, Network Engineer, PHP Apps developer (startup spirit)
I also hold some certifications :
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- Alcatel-Lucent Certified Swicth Expert Data Networks (ACSE) : The highest Alcatel-Lucent certification for their data networks products
- Alcatel-Lucent Certified Field Engineer Wlan : Mid level Alcatel-Lucent certification for wlan products
- Alcatel-Lucent Certified Switch Specialist : Mid-level Alcatel-Lucent certification for their data networks
- Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
- Alcatel-Lucent Certified Sales Representative : Alcatel-Lucent commercial certification
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
I humbly believe that I deserve a better salary, even three times more than what I am making today; but the reality is far from my expectations.
In my opinion, the only way to prove that you need much more than what you have is to get it. But how do you do it?
Sometimes when I look at my resume, I feel comfortable although I am aware that I am still far from the level of guys like Scott Morris, Anthony Sequoia, Himawan Nugroho and many others in the world.
The only way for me to have a better salary now and really consider myself as a "little" expert is to get my CCIE number. I am focus; I breathe for that number and even dream about it.
I plan to take the lab exam between Dec. 2K11 and Jan. 2K12. I am currently waiting for my IPEXPERT books and plan to get a new laptop with at least 4 GB of RAM.
PS: This post was written on Notepad on May 25th, but due to some internet access problem in my hotel room in N’Djamena, Chad, I am only able to post it today.
Indeed, I feel like my life is not what I thought it would be when I was young (10 years back). At that time, I thought I would be very rich because I'm smart and the internet boom in the U.S. and Europe made me think I would be able to open my own business in the internet/web industry. But the reality today is I am just working for an IT services company in Côte d’Ivoire :-(.
I do not have that much money although I make much more than a lot people in my country. However, I tend to see myself as competing against the entire world, not just people in Côte d'Ivoire.
Since I am an employee, we can deduce that I still haven’t created my own business.
Here is my current situation :
- My name is Yann N'GUESSAN-AGADA aka Rainman, Jammers
- I am an engineer in Computer Sciences since 2005
- My car is a Volkswagen Jetta V
- I have joined COMAFRIQUE TECHNOLOGIES in Abidjan as a Network and Telecom Engineer in November 2007
- I have previously worked for COMETE from October 2006 to October 2007, a former ISP company (now part of AFNET/MTN Group) as a Principal GNU/Linux System Admin
- Before COMETE I have worked for NET4WORK (a startup ) from January 2005 to September 2006 as a System Engineer, Network Engineer, PHP Apps developer (startup spirit)
I also hold some certifications :
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
- Alcatel-Lucent Certified Swicth Expert Data Networks (ACSE) : The highest Alcatel-Lucent certification for their data networks products
- Alcatel-Lucent Certified Field Engineer Wlan : Mid level Alcatel-Lucent certification for wlan products
- Alcatel-Lucent Certified Switch Specialist : Mid-level Alcatel-Lucent certification for their data networks
- Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
- Alcatel-Lucent Certified Sales Representative : Alcatel-Lucent commercial certification
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
I humbly believe that I deserve a better salary, even three times more than what I am making today; but the reality is far from my expectations.
In my opinion, the only way to prove that you need much more than what you have is to get it. But how do you do it?
Sometimes when I look at my resume, I feel comfortable although I am aware that I am still far from the level of guys like Scott Morris, Anthony Sequoia, Himawan Nugroho and many others in the world.
The only way for me to have a better salary now and really consider myself as a "little" expert is to get my CCIE number. I am focus; I breathe for that number and even dream about it.
I plan to take the lab exam between Dec. 2K11 and Jan. 2K12. I am currently waiting for my IPEXPERT books and plan to get a new laptop with at least 4 GB of RAM.
PS: This post was written on Notepad on May 25th, but due to some internet access problem in my hotel room in N’Djamena, Chad, I am only able to post it today.
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