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Wayne Matheson
Senior Software Engineer
MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer 3.5, MCTS, MCITP: SQL Server 2005, MCITP: Database Developer, MCSD.NET, MCAD, MCP
What do you do at Bit-Wizards?
SQL Server database design and development, ASP.NET web application development, Windows forms application development using C#, Microsoft Office development.
What is your background?
I graduated with a B.S. in Mathematics from Georgetown College (Georgetown, Kentucky) in May 1989. I worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kentucky as an actuary, immediately after college. While there I programmed in classic Basic, QuickBasic, and Visual Basic 4 and 5. I also did normal actuary work (statistical claim distributions, risk analysis, reserve calculations etc.)
In 1998 I left the actuary profession to become a software developer. I did contract work for a couple of years doing mostly Visual Basic and SQL Server programming.
In 2000 I started working for a printing company in Kentucky. There I programmed mostly in Visual Basic, ASP and Java using SQL Server and DB2 databases.
In 2008 I left Kentucky and moved to Florida. I started working for Bit-Wizards in June.
What was your first paying job?
I worked as a janitor for the school system in the summers of my high school years. The pay was $3.35/hour. I think I earned about $900 for the summer.
What is something you have been or are currently involved with that most people would not know?
I’m involved with teaching my children, since we home-school. It is very time consuming, but also very rewarding.
People you admire the most?
As a Christian, I would have to say Jesus. His teachings on forgiveness and compassion are unlike anyone elses. I think Ronald Reagan was a great leader. Whether you like him or hate him, he had a unique ability to motivate people and getting things accomplished. And last but not least, my wife, for putting up with me.
What trait did you inherit from your mom or dad?
My dad’s receding hairline and my mother’s patience.
Your long, lost great uncle leaves you a million dollars. What is the first thing you would buy and why?
A nice home with a lot of land. Get rid of my mortgage payment, plus, God isn’t making any more land.
Biggest challenge in your job?
Balancing my time between work, studying for exams and family.
What are the 5 most recent tracks or albums added to your iPod, Zune, MP3 player?
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash - to celebrate my wife’s birthday.
Odyssey radio podcast for my children.
I Can Go In - Daugherty Sister’s - they sang at our church, I bought the CD and put it onto the IPOD.
Rocky Top – Osborne Brothers – good Bluegrass music.
I Have been Blessed – Shepherd Family – again…they sang at our church, I bought the CD and put it onto the IPOD
If you could go back to school, what would you study?
In college my major was Mathematics and minor was Religion. I still enjoy both of these and would like to study both to learn more of the theory rather than the mechanics.
What is your guilty pleasure?
1/2lb cheeseburger from Surfburger with sweet potato fries.
What is your favorite place to travel and why?
The old west. I’m still mystified at the sights of the desert, both canyons and cliffs.
You, a deserted island and three must haves?
A Bible, constant supply of fresh water and a Swiss army knife.
Most obscure item you own?
I own a page of an English Bible printed in 1613.
Least favorite movie?
The Graduate. Barney the dinosaur comes in a close second (even though it is not a movie).
So, why did you watch it?
It was a requirement for college class.
If you could change places with one person for a week, who would it be?
One side of me says to change places with someone rich, such as Bill Gates, so I could experience that lifestyle. Another side of me say to change places with someone less fortunate, so they could have a week without their usual worries and also help me to understand them better. By less fortunate, I don’t mean a lazy bum who will not work, but someone who is unable to work.
First concert you attended?
A group called the Bishops. Sometime back when I was in college, around ’83 or ‘84’. Maybe it was 1883, it seems like it was that long ago.
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