Sep 10, 2024
I am writing to express my strong interest in joining USA Swimming as a full-time or part-time staff. I've been an avid swimmer since my childhood. I grew up in Turkey, and have been encourage to swim, coached by a family friend. But I've been never given the chance to compete due to environmental and financial restrictions.
I started my son with swim lessons when he was 6 months old. He's now swimming in a local team in DFW Area, and just made it to the competitive team. I couldn't be more proud. I take him to his practices daily and volunteer whenever I can with his team. I still swim, 3-4 times a week, and sometimes with my son, who can now easily beat me.
I have B.S. in Computer Engineering with strong technical and management experience of 25+ years. My qualifications to succeed in this position include:
● I led professional staff through large-scale projects during my career,
● I have successfully analyzed business requirements, designed, developed, and supported live-use applications,
● I carried an innovative approach while managing high-scale programs, by adapting to changes, considering a wide range of ideas from cross-functional teams, and making data-driven decisions,
● I work in high-pressured environments where excellence is the key to success,
● I manage my time, and plan, organize , and prioritize the tasks effectively,
● I communicate effectively both orally and in writing, with different cultures and technical knowledge levels,
● I establish effective work relationships with subordinates and my co-workers, and I provide exceptional customer service for all customers,
● I am an Agilist, experienced in software development life cycle, database systems concepts, and standards, and hand-on experience in newer technologies such as AWS, API.
I have a full understanding of the full life cycle of a software development project. I look forward to learning and excelling at new technologies.
In addition to my skills cited above, I am fluent and proficient in English, French and Turkish and I have intermediate knowledge of Spanish, which I am currently improving.
Please see my resume for additional information on my experience.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to speaking with you about an opportunity with USA Swimming
Sincerely,
Didem Mize
Information Technologies
Carrollton, TX, USA