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I recognize your username from various threads, but I'm unfamiliar with your work. What is it that you consult on? And, if you don't mind me asking, how did you
by rev_bird 9y ago
I recognize your username from various threads, but I'm unfamiliar with your work. What is it that you consult on? And, if you don't mind me asking, how did you get "demonstrably technically competent" in it? Were you an employee in whatever field it was, and then struck out on your own? I'm fascinated by consulting but have a hard time envisioning what these consultants do that employees don't, at least in the more technical fields.
- tshanmu 9y agoI suspect he is an infosec consultant who started off with pen testing...
- dsacco 9y agoCorrect. Although these days my consulting has drifted into distributed data analysis pipelines and overall software architecture.
- dsacco 9y agoI answered one of these questions in the comment below this one, but for the other: I worked as a technical consultant for a large firm before going out on my own. That’s where I primarily learned the business side of the work - being on kickoff calls, delivering reports, reading SOWs and proposals, etc.