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Sean Henderson

"Give Sean Henderson a computer (PC only please) and he can (will) develop a solution to your problems better (and usually more effective) than the last person you asked. Especially if that other person said it couldn't be done."

Sean Henderson, 2008

Sean Henderson was born in Ottawa and has lived in 4 Canadian provinces.

Sean Henderson holds a Computer Science Degree with Honours from the University of Manitoba.

Sean Henderson excels at (in priority sequence):

  1. Flash AS3/AS2
  2. ASP.NET (C#)
  3. MSSQL
  4. HTML (do people still put this as a skill?)
  5. CSS
  6. PHP
  7. MySQL

Sean Henderson can also read an API document and could list about 40 other languages/technologies that he has worked with in conjunction with the technologies listed above.

In regards to work, Sean Henderson enjoys:

  • Setting (and meeting) BHAGs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Hairy_Audacious_Goal)
  • Designing and implementing innovative solutions that drive great ideas from people that don't know a lot about technology
  • Researching new technologies to see how they could better our customers
  • NOT reinventing the wheel (the view is always better on the shoulders of others)
  • Connecting with others
  • Learning from others

Sean Henderson has developed/led the development on websites that have been seen (and enjoyed) by hundreds of thousands, and millions of people on the internet. BUT - Sean Henderson is not a developer. Actually he is, but has a hard time admitting it.

In regards to event outside of work (aka the preferable majority of his time), Sean Henderson enjoys:

  • Working on his house (it's not a computer)
  • Music - Sean Henderson can not work (and usually play) without his music cranked to 11.
  • Travelling/Being outdoors - Sean Henderson has hiked in the Grand Canyon, and rafted on the Colorado River
  • Reading - Finance/Investing books mostly. Not that he has any money to apply it, but that's kinda the point.

Sean Henderson has a cat named Chico. The cat is old, and refuses to get off his lap.

Sean Henderson has been called

  • Shendy
  • Shenderson
  • Murray Shandlebomb
  • Henserson (not a typo, but because of typo)
  • Brilliant

I am, Sean Henderson.