Starting my IT studies early in high school by taking Drafting and utilizing AutoCAD, I knew that computers, systems, and software was definitely going to be a lifelong passion. Often mixing it with my other skills,  music, graphic design and marketing, I spent the majority of my early work years DJing, designing flyers and in music production while obtaining my Bachelors with a concentration in Mass Communication and Music Theory. Still I took classes like C++ and other computer engineering classes to fill in that love. Eventually the roles would change, and I would be doing electrical residential installs while working on my Masters in Entertainment Business at Full Sail University.

After my brother died at the age of 36 from a long fought hard battle with Juvenile Diabetes from the age of 15, neuropathy, and other complications; instead of returning to the company I was working for at the time, Starin Marketing, I stayed back in the Miss-Lou area and dedicated as many years as I could to being an educator in honor of the best 4th grade Math Educator I knew: The Great but Never Late, Mr. Lerone E. Rashad Anderson. Affectionately known to me as,"Brah Brah."  Transitioning back from education, specifically English, I thrive in using standards precisely to accomplish goals. This also comes with creating checklists and pacing guides, making sure my lesson was aligned with the curriculum, problem solving, communication, and dealing with different types of emotions and personalities, young to old. Teaching is basically the soft skills side of cybersecurity times one thousand. Obtaining a master’s degree from one of the world’s top schools in entertainment, I have been groomed on the administrative, marketing, project management, and community outreach tasks it takes to operate a business or organization effectively, manage staff or talent, and advise students. 

While working on my Masters, I gained experience as an electrician's helper running and pulling wires and installing electrical appliances in residential spaces. While in school for my bachelors, I worked as a DJ through my own company and Alcorn State Radio. Both experiences taught me the physical aspects of IT and electronics and how they correlate with software. Some of the best training I’ve had, however, came from my time in the United States Navy (USN). I graduated 6th out of 60 in Basic Enlisted Submarine School and went on to Submarine Electronic Computer Field, which came with theory and hands-on physical and practical applications of all aspects of electronics, from building circuits to networks.