I grew up in Salem Illinois. I started out working in a pc repair shop, and then moved on to Americana Building Products where I filled many roles including computer technitian, retail sales representative, and as junior draftsman.
I attended Kaskaski Community College where I graduated with an Associate and Arts. While at K.C., I preformed with the Concert Choir, Jazz Choir, and preformed the National Anthem with the K.C. Concert Choir at Bush Stadium.
I then moved on to Eastern Illinois University graduating with a Bachelor’s in Business Science with a Computer Information Systems Major and an emphasis on Telecommunications Management in 2005.
I went to work as a consultant for Blue Puppy Solutions in 2003. At Blue Puppy, I was a Technology Consultant working on strategic planning for a major fortune 100 internet media company, a major insurance firm, political organizations, and various small and medium sized businesses throughout the mid-west. I also was the full-time in house I.T. administrator.
I worked at a small internet service provider/telco/cable company as system administrator, and disaster recovery firm for a short period of time, before going to work for CIO Services in 2006.CIO Services is an on demand IT shop and web development company in St. Louis. where I currently serve as a Business Technology Strategist.
In May of 2007 I became a Microsoft Small Business Specialist, and Microsoft Certified Professional. In May of 2008 I joined Kaskaskia staff as a Network Administer for the college.
