Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science from Central Michigan University, master's degree in cybersecurity technology from University of Maryland Global Campus
Organizational Affiliations: TribalNet board member and a Gaming and Leisure advisory board member
What made you realize you wanted to pursue a career in technology?
Although I took my first computer programming class in high school, when there was dot-matrix printers and everything was DOS, it wasn’t until I was in college that I fully engrossed myself in technology. I think it was the logic in computer programming that captured my interest and made me realize I liked the troubleshooting aspect of technology.
What three adjectives would you use to describe your journey in the industry so far?
Productive, dedicated, and fulfilling.
What is your personal mantra?
Where there is will, there is a way.
Describe the highest point in your career so far and how you got there, including all the hurdles you had to jump (and the ones you tripped over and too).
I believe the high point for myself is when I earned my master’s degree in cybersecurity technology. Over the years, I had started and stopped classes toward my master’s degree. At no time did I feel the extra classes I took were wasteful; they made me a more well-rounded student.
What is your most admirable quality?
Responsibility — I value that people can rely on me to see through projects and tasks to completion.