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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Armstrong-Kennedy High School
Bachelor's Degree
Business Administration and Management, General
Averett University
Graduate Degree
Information Technology
American InterContinental University-Online
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Information Security Analysts:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
Graduate Degree: Information Technology
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I decided early that computers were an area of interest. Develop an interest in life and pursue it.
2.
I accepted an internship at a then Fortune 500 company - IBM Incorporated
3.
I was offered a permanent job after graduation, working there for 2 years after.
4.
Opportunity to dive deeper into computers presented itself with an offer to join another company.
5.
NETWORKING!! After 5 years a former co-worker presented an opportunity to me at a networking event.
6.
WORK ETHIC. An excellent worker, he called me. My former manager invited me to join his team.
7.
Many reorganizations, managers, project meetings, educational events, co-workers and building moves.
8.
Twenty years later, I am still working at Capital One.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
Information Security was a man's world at the time I entered, defying multiple odds. Being an African American Woman in this arena presented its own challenges early on.
How I responded:
Education, dedication, developing a work ethic and accepting each and every challenge with a desire to succeed. In doing so, remember to maintain a balance in your personal and social life to prevent becoming a one track mind where work is all that you want to do.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I had two military enrolled siblings; I was the first of my grandmother's 70+ grandkids to receive a college degree and to hold jobs in three Fortune 500 companies.