Just having a "job" is not enough. I started my career at a local Radio Shack working in sales. When offered a management position there, I did some soul searching and opted for a more creative avenue. The Chubb Institute, a grueling eight month technology school from which few managed to graduate, prepared me well for a number of IT roles. I learned a variety of programming languages and related skills in my years as a programmer analyst, but quickly found out that it was the interpersonal skills that mattered most. Relationships matter. Trust matters. People matter. I could easily talk about my experience in capitation during my time with United Healthcare and the Y2K conversion, or working with a group of talented designers and programmers at Ascertain Solutions developing training software for AAA and security guards, including anti-terrorism tactics just months before 9/11, or the highlight of my career designing and implementing a touch screen application to control the movement of cargo containers off and on vessels. But ultimately, it was the rapport built with customers and colleagues that made such experiences valuable and worthwhile. I changed careers and became a public school teacher because of my desire to share the knowledge and know-how that I had gathered with others while also building impactful connections. I always had a desire to teach since my days as a Boy Scout, helping youths tie ropes, track, or even survive in the wild. Some years later now, I am determined apply my hard earned skill towards new frontiers in human development.
Listed skills include Data Analysis, Educational Technology, Collaborative Problem Solving, Debugging, and 34 others.