Phyllis M. Causey, M. Ed.

One thing I learned early in my life is that I am very analytical.  If something doesn't work, I want to fix it.  Computers were perfect for holding my attention.  I was always working a a way to do it easily using technology.  For me, it is finding the custom solution; it's the one that solves one particular problem for an individual or small business.  I have made mistakes and I have learned from them.  When you are working with very networks in a company or on a personal computer, there are three words that could make your day and save your job:  BACKUP YOUR DATA!

 

I am self-driven and I really have to like what I do.  I am very creative and detail-oriented.  I am a hard worker, but I like to work smart.  I have found ways to improve productivity in some work places.  I created an Electronic Data System for the Office of Teacher Credidation in Texas Southern University's College of Education.  If I see a problem, I really want to fix it.

 

I am a teacher at heart.  One of the things that makes me smile is when I think about some of the users I have supported as an IT Network Administrator.  I love teaching adults who are trying to improve the condition of their life and they need new skills to increase their job opportunities.  I have conducted corporate training classes where I had to analyze which are the most important skills for this particular group to learn, and how willI  teach them in a day or two.  From my program in Instructional Technology, I learned that it is not only teaching that should concern us, but also learning.  How do you measure?

 

Other skills I have acquired are HTML/CSS, creating databases, and administration of network systems including a Learning Management System (LMS), and its component the Learning Content Management System (LCMS).  I love learning.  A network, no matter how it is initally installed, will need to grow.  There will always be increasing data, and new technology to implement; and there will always be a need for someone like me to analyze, learn, teach, and grow with new knowledge.   It's what I love!