I have over 9 yrs of exp in IT industry in various roles ( from May june 2000 to April 2009) - from
java developer, team lead, project lead, onsite offshore coordinator, business analyst to project manager. I am PMP certified Project Manager and have also cleared
SCJP and SCWCD exams, though scattered over all these years.Last year i decided to take break from work and pursue things i always wanted to such as photography, cooking, travel, and other such stuff. Now i feel like coming back to work, however since i will have to start fresh in the sense i have been out of it for almost a year I am thinking of pursuing
SCEA first and then enter market (as when i look back i enjoyed my work the most when i was hands on with development or was involved in analysis and design. definitely way more than when i was a project manager). however i will still not prefer to do typical 9 to 7 job and may be rather do some consultancy work on part time basis with small or medium size companies or may be some free lance work over the interet. Does such opportunities exist in today's job market? also will i be able to get good grasp of techincal concepts by studying for SCEA. I have done only very limited techincally challenging work in my overall IT career so far.
Please share your thoughts and advice.
Regards
Lusha