Welcome to My Blog Site
The main purpose of this blog site is to keep my notes so I can have ready access to them.
Now some self introduction/promotion. I grew up in a small village in southern China with my blind fortune teller grandpa but managed to graduate from a college in Beijing at the age of nineteen (cool!). Several years later, I got a PhD degree from UNC Chapel Hill (nice!). After that, I got mentored by a Nobel Laureate in Bethesda, Maryland (blast!). Then my pursue to be a stud Biophysicist came to a screeching halt (bummer!). Since computers were my biggest hobby (all my advisers can attest to that with different flavors ;-)) and I have a family to support, so I joined the army of IT professionals at the end of last century and started my IT career (no sweat!).
I'm interested in many aspects of IT disciplines with focus on application development, integration and security. I'm fluent in multiple programming languages (C, C#, Java, Php, various scripting languages), databases (Oracle, MS SQL, My SQL), IT securities (smart cards, SSL, certs), system administrations (Windows, Solaris, Linuxes), and applications integrations (Messaging, ESB, SOA). Some of the certifications I have passed over the years include Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA), Oracle Certified Database Administrator (OCP), Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP), BellId Certified Professional (smart cards). But most of my learnings come from various real world IT projects.
As pass times, I love soccer. I play outdoor pickup soccer games most Sunday mornings with my fellow local soccer enthusiasts and have a lot of fun. And yes, we play non stop through the winter and sometime it's more like skating than soccer :D I am also coaching local youth soccer teams (U8 Red Dragons,U9 Yellow Jackets) and have some of the best times of my life :-) I can't wait for the Spring season to start!
I also love biking. My kids and I love the five mile bike rides to the Ben and Jerry's at Reston Town Center on Saturdays. Among our favorites are Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Half Baked, Banana Split, yum!
I own a Nikon D50. you can check out some of the family and vacation pictures at my Photo Site
I can be contacted at jm at jianmingli dot com.
to be continued...