[stillbourne]

By accident really, I wanted to be a sysadmin actually. My uncle was the only successful person in our family, I wanted to be like him. I studied linux, worked my way from helpdesk to pc tech. I was waiting for someone on the systems team at my job to quit so I could apply for their spot but no one left. I had made a reputation for myself by scripting a lot of my work. Like if there was a common issue that I could resolve I'd write a script and then just type in the name of the computer and resolve the issue remotely. One of the devs for the company was aware of my skills and told to apply for his position when he left. That was 12 years ago.

Books and blogs? I paid for my own O'Reiley subscription which gave me unlimited access to the entire library of books they have available.

University? I skipped it. I'm a HS dropout, I have a GED I worked my way up from the bottom of the IT ladder I honestly think its better that way.

First job was with a bank taking helpdesk calls. Work my way up to PC tech. Moved to a university, PC Tech to Jr App Dev. Jr to Mid. Jumped ship to Charter as a Sr.