Why I am at MATC

Hello, welcome to my technology blog. This is my first blog post so I'll give you a little background on myself. My name is Jon I'm a 27 year old technology enthusiast. I have been intrigued and fascinated by computer technology ever since I can remember. I attribute my interest and fluency for technology in a large part to my father, he was an early adapter of the early 90's technology boom and had both me and my brother playing with primitive computers since we could walk.  For most of my life computers were mainly a source of information, form of recreation, and conduit for media.

After high school I became a commercial telecom technician, it played in well with my love of technology, while at the same time taught me other disciplines. I really enjoyed creating infrastructure, installing and maintaining data communications technology. The more I worked in the industry the more IT professionals I met and worked side by side with. It was in these experiences that I started to realize I wanted to be on the other side of the IT workforce. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy getting my hands dirty and using power tools (I did) and it wasn't that I wasn't good at my job (I was very good) but more that the soft side of IT seemed more interesting and challenging to me. After I having this epiphany my mind was made up, the only question remaining was how exactly to best go about getting the career I want.

It's common knowledge one of the best ways to break into the career you desire is to go to school get proper training, and a certification or diploma. I knew this was the logical and most practical method so I decided to go to school to get some IT credentials. Picking MATC was an easy and obvious choice for me. MATC is very affordable compared to every other IT program I looked into in the area, which combined with the fact I live less than a mile from west campus and have heard nothing but positive feedback from former students decided it. With that decided I signed up for their IT support specialist program and haven't looked back. This is my first blog post, but the first of many. I hope you enjoyed it and will maybe follow this blog and watch my progress as I continue my education to achieve my professional goals.