TAM

Originally posted on LinkedIn – March 2025. Reposted here as part of my cloud career archive. I started out in the 90s working in public schools—drilling through concrete, hanging wire molding, and punching down hundreds of connections in wiring closets. It wasn’t glamorous work, but it gave me a real understanding of how everything connects—physically and technically. Back then, I was part of a JTPA program that let me work while attending college. I majored in network administration, learning about routers, switches, and how to keep things online when no one else knew what was wrong. ...