Professional Documents
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POE: Block 2
Steven Sederburg
Enterprise Architect
10/17/15: Starbucks on West Parmer Lane
General Information
A. Interviewee name: Steven Sederburg
B. Interviewees specific degree: Bachelors of Science and IT
Management
C. Interviewees place of employment: Harman International
Industries
D. Interviewees professional business email address:
Steven.Sederburg@harman.com
E. How did you find and make initial contact with this professional?
a. He is one of my dads colleagues.
Professional Interview
A. Please describe the field of software engineering, in general.
a. Ok, Software engineering. I am a systems architect
focused on enterprise applications mostly to do with the Internet
of Things and the visualization of information.
B. What is your current job title?
a. Enterprise Architect
C. Please describe your particular job and duties.
a. I currently work as an Enterprise Architect. I
primarily focus on core strategic technology initiatives where I
can bring a senior technologist prospecting to C-Level executives
and senior level stakeholders for our multitude of customers.
D. What is your average work schedule?
a. Very much varies, depending on the projects that I
am associated with. So, sometimes it would be 10 in the
morning till 6 at night and back at it at 10 in the night till 4 in
the morning, so it can vary.
E. Starting with high school, describe your educational background
chronologically.
a. Well, I went into the Marine Corps after high school,
I served 5 years in the Marine Corps, and then I was in law
enforcement. I was a state trooper in Pennsylvania for a year
and then I realized I had a talent for computer programming and
I started out without a college degree at all, as a matter of fact.
I did computer programming, power builder, cybase, Oracle, ASP
Legacy stuff, Visual Basics 6, all automating some repair
operations for Sony, and thats when I realized it might be in my
best interest to do computer programming rather than be a cop
and I pursued it. While I worked for Sony, I went ahead and got
my Bachelors Degree with their assistance, so they helped pay
for my college tuition and my GI builder. So I went on to get a
Bachelors Degree and then since then all my higher education
mostly just been certifications and some different Masters
programs but no other degrees.
F. If you had to do it over, related to your career or education,
would you do anything differently?
Personal Reflection
A. What surprised you the most about the interview?
a. During the interview, I was surprised as to how Mr.
Sederburg had started his life. He stated that he had started in
the Marines and that he had earned his degree while in the
Marines. I was surprised at how humble his beginnings were and
to how hard he had worked to achieve where he is right now.
B. What was the most important piece of information that you
learned from the interview?
a. I learned that it was more important to communicate
effectively than to know all the knowledge in the world, because
if the information that you know is not properly explained to
people, such as your customers, then it is a waste.
C. How has this interview influenced your feelings about your future
career?