When accepted into California State Polytechnic University Pomona, I decided to take my chances as a Business Administration Major with an emphasis in Computer Information Systems. After being introduced to my core classes and seeing the front and back-end sides of the technologies I was so passionate for, I was absolutely fascinated and excited to learn even more and develop my skills professionally. As a Business Admin and CIS student I was given the opportunity to learn about each aspect necessary to run a business successfully, while further expanding my knowledge of creative development, analysis, and optimization from an Information Technology perspective. I continually look for opportunities to learn new skills and trades, while honing my existing knowledge. I have great interest in computer hardware, network systems, network security, penetration testing, computer forensics, web development, technical training, marketing, management, and process optimization.

Although not always the most common form of management, Servant Leadership is something that I have grown to lead by. As a Front End Supervisor I look at each of my 40+ employees as team members all trying to reach the same goal. Empathy and understanding is necessary to fully optimize performance from every person and part of a project, no matter how insignificant they may think their job is. I follow the, “How can I help you, so we can all help each other.” approach. I do not consider myself to have higher esteem than any one of my employees and will work right beside anyone to achieve our combined goals.

Professionalism should be expected in any corporate environment, and will lead to a more productive workplace all around. I come to work to get work done. Gossip and trivial matters should be kept out of the workplace and ignored at all times. I believe there is a time and place for everything but the job site is not generally one of them.

It is important for me to stay current in a variety of aspects in the Information Technology field for professional and personal reasons. I believe it is important to know about current information security threats for my well being as well as that of my family and work place. I also like to learn about new technologies and how they can optimize networks and processes to make them more efficient and user-friendly in the long run. I enjoy learning about consumer products and what is to be expected with the new processing power we acquire almost every year with processor, and chipset developments and updates.

As inquisitive as I am, I am constantly trying to learn new things about the world we live in. Not only do I have interest in Information Technology, I also enjoy cooking, documentaries, gaming, etc. You can always find me reading articles on new subjects that have recently caught my attention until I have a grasp on what I was looking to learn.

I believe it is necessary to be kind without the expectation of anything in return. Instead of judging and mistreating people empathy, and caring should be what guides individuals daily. I try to make an effort to give everyone the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise. In a work environment I will never hesitate to give a helping hand or attempt to cheer up someone who isn’t having the best day. By treating others how you would like to be treated you can make huge strides personally and as a company.