With a passionate and lifelong interest in computers and technology, I’ve witnessed firsthand how personal computers, the internet, smartphones, and artificial intelligence have revolutionized communication, fueling my passion for technology and driving my pursuit of a career in IT. We are all connected in ways that we could only dream of a few short years ago, and I want to help people utilize all this technology to its fullest.Throughout my career, I wore many hats, as I typically was employed in family owned small businesses. The one common thread, however, was the need for technology and networking solutions. I fulfilled the IT roles primarily because of my passion and interest. Eventually I became known as the “computer guy.” I was often tasked with coming up with solutions that seemed quite daunting at the time. For instance, early in my career, the law firm I worked at would receive their law codes and other legal data on cd-rom disks. At any given time, the attorneys needed to access 4 to 5 disks at a time. Of course, it became very time consuming for them to constantly swap disks to retrieve their data. I built and configured a file server with 5 cd-rom drives and made it available on the network so attorneys could access the data from their office desktops.Through my experience working with devices and networks, I’ve honed the following skills such that I can be a valuable member of any IT or network team:
