Our mission is to unlock our full potential in the field of information technology, by gathering, compiling and sharing our knowledge and information within our group and those who seek it. To learn new skills and further others to proficiency in our chosen specialised fields.
We have come together as The Fighting Mongooses with the ambition to fulfill this task without hesitation or fear, just like a wild mongoose.
I was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1988 and moved to Horsham, Victoria 5 years ago.
I am currently 32 years of age,
I have two kids a boy (Age 4) & girl (Age 5),
I have worked in the I.T Industry since 2008 and have enjoyed every moment of it.
Languages: English
Nationality: Australian
Hobbies:
Repairing Vintage Electronics, Designing and Building hardware compatable with vintage computers, Hiking, Camping, Drone Flying, and so much more.
I Personally do no put much stock in these online tests, as I do not believe they are completely accurate
and nothing is stopping you cherry picking your answers to manipulate the outcome, however they can be fun to do with friends or fellow employee’s.
In these tests I answered as truthfully without sugar coating it. So, I could get an accurate result am I do recognize some of the traits pointed out, in the three selected tests.
The results from the personality test were interesting to me as, I quite enjoy overseeing projects and building up the confidence of me team or work colleagues to get the best outcome.
Charisma and confidence; when I am talking about a project or work presentation, I am fine, but if it's just meeting new people, I am lousy and awkward.
I am well driven and determined to achieve any goals that have been set for me, but I would not say I have a ruthless level of rationality.
I agree with the remainder of the explanations of my personality type listed.
I kind of agree with this test as I do not see myself as overly creative in a visual sense as in drawing or design, however I am quite good at coming up with creative ways to overcome complex technical and/or design issues.
This test pointed out that I am a visual learning which I most definitely am. I rather see examples or be shown, than someone talk on and on for an hour or so, our class wide seminars I find extremely boring and lacking substance to keep my attention.
I also like to learn by pulling things apart be it equipment or source code to understand how its work and its design as I find that a great learning tool for electronics and programming.
Once shown I can normally rinse and repeat with no issue.
I am 33 years old born 1987 in Bacchus Marsh Vic now currently residing in Greenmount QLD, I am married and a father of 1 dad of 2, I am also a proud member of ‘The Flying Mongooses’. My hobbies include fishing, camping, making things with my hands, as well as messing around with programs and software to see what can be done with them. My interests in IT is all to do with the programming side of things as well as the vulnerabilities that some systems have, also gaming everyone loves gaming. My experience is all self-taught if there is anything, I don’t understand I typically just sit and learn it by any means necessary. I have previously made RPG, side scrollers, and text-based games, I also have knowledge in the use of all main software be it office 365, Eclipse or Atom to name a few. After completing this course, I will have my first qualification in this field and will also be doing some Cybersecurity Certifications.
I believe the results from my 3 tests are fairly accurate to how I perceive myself within reason some of the results I find to be most useful are as follows. Introverted I do not believe the results here were accurate I do consider myself an introvert however in a dynamic where I previously know someone or get to know someone I have no troubles starting a conversation or joining in one. Judging I am always concerned someone may take something I say the wrong way and knowing this about me will hopefully assure them its just my personality everyone is intitled to an opinion I want to assure them of that. Intuitive I usually just go straight at something thinking I am doing the right thing but in the same sense if I am not and can be logically explained quickly, I accept my faults. This information may benefit the group as from it they can determine a role suitable to my personality. I do not believe it replaces knowing someone because the results are limited, they can also be contradicted in certain circumstances as depending on the situation your personality may change.
My name is Daniel Scarfe, my student number is S3872217. My background is Australian, born in country Western Australia in 1984. I’ve lived in WA my whole life. By way of education, I completed Certificate IV in IT in 2005. I have previously been a student at Murdoch University where I studied Environmental Science before switching to Statistics, finishing with 35 out of the 72 credits needed for a Bachelor of Science. My first job after high school was working at a computer store for three years, selling and servicing computers. My last job was as an Electrical Trade Assistant. My hobbies are music, sport, movies and following US politics. I have an interest in IT because of all the vast amounts of information it makes available to you, the ability it has to connect you with people and ideas far beyond your physical location and its practical applications for solving problems, making life easier and more fulfilling.
The Myers-Briggs test at www.16personalities.com found I have a ‘Mediator (INFP-T)’ Personality Type. I scored 79% Introverted, 77% Intuitive, 58% Feeling, 64% Prospecting and 85% Turbulent. The Learning Style quiz at www.learningstylequiz.com found I was a Visual-ISTP learner - Introverted Sensing, Thinking, Perceiving. With a Learning Style Distribution of 40.7% Visual, 40.7% Kinesthetic, and 18.5% Auditory. The Big Five Personality test at www.bigfive-test.com found I scored High in Neuroticism at 95, Low in Extraversion at 61, High in Openness to Experience at 93, High in Agreeableness at 114, and Low in Conscientiousness at 67. This information may be helpful to the group by letting them be aware of some of my limitations such as finding it difficult to speak up and stay on top of the workload.
My name is Jorge Esteban, Student number s3874914 I'm 35 years old and a member of the “Fighting Mongooses” I was born in the city of Tijuana Mexico. I'm not very sure about my heritage, but all my family has been born in Mexico. most people in Mexico are “mestizos” which means we are a mix of indigenous and European decent, mostly Spanish, I speak Spanish as my mother tongue and English as my second language. one very interesting fact about me is that I don’t like spicy food, something very rare is you’re are from Mexico. as for a hobby I love to play football (soccer), I play at least once a week and it also helps me to keep in shape. I play midfield or left wing. Another aspect about me is that I'm married, and I have a 2-year-old daughter. I moved to Australia back in 2012. Since then I have had many jobs. I tried to continue my career in Australia as an environmental technician. but I realize that I was not enjoying that career anymore. since 2014 I started to work in supermarkets and liquor stores, which I found very fun to work in. Since then I moved up getting more responsibilities until I was offered a job in Hamilton island as a liquor store manager back in 2016 and since then I've been living in Tropical Hamilton island.
About my interest in IT, I’ve always been very interested in this field. Always curious about the technology it uses and how it works. I came to realize during this pandemic how important is to be communicated and the importance of IT in the business sector. Thanks to IT a lot of business were able to keep working otherwise they would have gone bankrupt. this really got my interest in wanting to know more about IT and the services it provides.
The result of the Mayers-Brigss result: Campaigner
I found this result very accurate. I'm the type of person that can be introverted and extroverted at the same level. I'm the kind of person that likes to meet new people and make friends. Also, I like to maintain those bonds with the other person. at work I'm always looking after other people and looking to after them before me. when I'm working with other people, I'm always traying got create a good working environment with my coworkers. So, everybody can work at their best. that’s not always the case as we all know things in real life can be a lot more complicated.
This Big Five assessment measures your scores on five major dimensions of personality: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (sometimes abbreviated OCEAN). Check out your scores on each of the five dimensions in the graph below, then read on to discover what each score means.
My name is Madeleine (Maddie) Dupree and my student number is S3879009. I am a 23-year-old Australian born woman with English and Irish heritage. I have lived in Victoria my whole life and speak only English. My hobbies include video gaming, sketching and multiple crafts. I have an interest in IT because I have some basic skill with computers but I would benefit greatly from a professional education in this area. I am always fixing the computer issues my family has and enjoy the problem solving so I think I may enjoy knowing more about IT.
This test calls me an ISFP-T, otherwise known as “The Adventurer”. However, I do not feel the description of this personality matches my own very much. The few qualities of the adventurer that do align with my personality include creative, sensitive to others’ feelings, independent and easily stressed. Some of the adventurer qualities that do not align with my personality includes unpredictable, risk taker, selfish/manipulative, imaginative, overly competitive and opposed to instructions. I’m not sure how much this questionable test result will impact my participation in a team but I think my little bit of creativity and sensitivity to others’ emotions may be useful in a team environment.
I am almost an even split between a visual and tactile/kinaesthetic learner. I retain information better when I see it and rewrite it. I am also good at 3D puzzles. I have more analytic tendencies so I do well with structured information and enjoy planning. These two aspects probably mean that I can contribute my organisation skills towards a group project and I will likely be good at keeping a record of the events that occur or need to occur.
My results seem to be scattered mid-range. My openness is 44%, suggesting that I am more conventional, focussed and practical while also being less adventurous, creative and intellectual. My conscientiousness is 65%, suggesting that I am more organized and determined, additionally less impulsive or easily side-tracked. My extraversion is 46%, suggesting that I am more content with simple/quiet life, that I rarely seek attention from others and I am less likely to seek social engagement. My agreeableness is 54%, suggesting that I am slightly more likely to cooperative rather than competitive, antagonistic or hostile. My neuroticism score is 69%, suggesting that I am more likely to experience anxiety, fear, guilt, shame and sadness. I think these results are reasonable and fairly accurate. I think based on this personality test I will be able to aid the team through organisation, focussing on the topic, keeping things civil during conflict and using my assignment stress to get things done sooner instead of last minute.
Born in Australia with Polish, Irish and Dutch family background. I finished high school in 2007 and began work as sound technician from 2009. Over the next 9 years I travelled around Australia working at events large and small specialising as a monitor operator. In 2015 I decided to pursue a University Degree and commenced my bachelor’s in international studies. During my studies I studied Japanese language, International history and politics. I was also had the opportunity to study abroad in South Korea at Pukyong National University in Busan as part of their international summer school program. In 2018 I finished my bachelor’s degree and later moved to Japan with my girlfriend (Now wife). Over the next 2 years I worked in Japan in the Education and Tourism industries. After getting married in early 2020, my wife and I decided to return to Australian and continue our lives together here. I joined the Fighting Mongooses team to collaborate with passionate individuals who hope to achieve great goals and make a difference through the use of technology.
For the 16 Personalities Test (Myers-Briggs) I scored Turbulent Mediator making me a true idealist and always try to see the good in people and often takes an altruistic stance on issues. As a mediator, my strengths lie in communication and open-mindedness. This compliments my learning style test, more strongly leaning towards the reflector style learning. Exercising more caution and observing. Both turbulent mediators and reflector style learners focus on the larger picture. This is suited for conceptualising ideas among the group. For the Big 5 personality test I scored highest for imagination and Intellect. This further reinforces the open-minded characteristics of previous scores and suggests that I am open to experimentation and as in synonymous with the reflector learning style, more considerate to conceptualising ideas.
