The Military And The Information Technology Career Path. Presented by Lt. Col. Paul Capicik

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1 The Military And The Information Technology Career Path Presented by Lt. Col. Paul Capicik

2 Overview Articles & Webinars On-going since Aug 09 Topic requests accepted Primary goal of the series Provide decision information Provide positive motivation Share experiences 2

3 Exciting & Rewarding Career What is Information Technology? IT s role in our personal & job world. Personal & enterprise rewards from IT done right. 3

4 What Is Information Technology? Simplistically IT is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. Further - IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to [collect], convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information. That covers a lot of territory! 4

5 Diversity Systems Help desk, network, training Applications Databases, processes, testing, web sites Security Training, policy, prevention, forensics 5

6 Career Progression Involvement Part-time tinkering Full-time job Retirement pastime 6

7 Career Progression Involvement Part-time tinkering Full-time job Retirement pastime Job Level Entry level Mid-management C level management 7

8 Career Progression Involvement Part-time tinkering Full-time job Retirement pastime Pay Level It s a job Comfortable living Living the good life Job Level Entry level Mid-management C level management 8

9 Career Progression Involvement Part-time tinkering Full-time job Retirement pastime Job Level Entry level Mid-management C level management Pay Level It s a job Comfortable living Living the good life Multiple path options Single direction, same job Weaving amongst the diversity 9

10 Career Outlook IT & Health Care - Consistently top 2 For the foreseeable future IT in HC doubly attractive Positions in almost all business sectors Widespread in consulting & contracting 10

11 What it takes to succeed Education fundamentals & degree Training - certifications & skill-sets Experience - IT & business 11

12 What it takes to succeed Education fundamentals & degree Training - certifications & skill-sets Experience - IT & business And Continual knowledge & skill updating Flexibility with IT & business advances 12

13 The Military Factor Military Benefits to IT portfolio Education Funding (TA & VA) Great IT skill-set training & experience Exposure to cutting-edge IT capability 13

14 The Military Factor Military Benefits to IT portfolio Education funding (TA & VA) Great IT skill-set training & experience Exposure to cutting-edge IT capability Military benefits to personal portfolio Sense of duty toward task accomplishment Understanding of responsibility and teamwork Success orientation 14

15 The Military Factor Military benefits to IT portfolio Education funding (TA & VA) Great IT skill-set training & experience Exposure to cutting-edge IT capability Military benefits to personal portfolio Sense of duty toward task accomplishment Understanding of responsibility and teamwork Success orientation Most employers are aware of these 15

16 American Sentinel Technology Degrees Bachelor of Science Computer Science Information Systems Information Systems Security Geographic Information Systems Information Technology Management Information Systems Associate of Science Geographic Information Systems Master of Science Computer Science with 3 specializations: Computer Networking Computer Programming Information Systems Security Information Systems 16

17 American Sentinel Certification Programs Online in a flexible format Microsoft Cisco CompTIA Project Manager Professional through Project Management Institute Others on request Transfer credits toward B.S. degrees 17

18 American Sentinel Military Friendliness Affordable Tuition, books/software (for active duty), fees (TA & VA approved) Flexible Terms start monthly & are 8 weeks long Options during deployments Other SOC, 3-level support, transfer credits, spouse, AU-ABC, etc. 18

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