dallas-based Texas InsTrumenTs
developed THe world’s fIrsT commercIal sIlIcon TransIsTors,
InTegraTed cIrcuIT, and elecTronIc HandHeld calculaTor.
to numerous IT certifications, including the more materials, therefore companies will
Work at home Microsoft systems engineer certification. need employees who are highly trained in
B. J. Farmer, owner and president of On any given day, his employees are security software and hardware protocol,”
Houston-based CITOC (Change Is The working with a company, setting up says Adam Blumberg of the Houston-based
Only Constant), which provides hosted and servers and protecting and connecting IT company Truistic Solutions.
managed IT services, suggests experience can local networks. Recently, a publicly traded “There is a huge problem with viruses
begin at home. “Set up a home network, company system went down, and Farmer and spyware these days,” agrees Toni Flores,
an email server, or a database,” he advises. and his team got it back online via remote an IT teacher in the Mercedes Independent
“Create a virtual environment. Jump in and control. “We were able to get the server back School District. “We must have computer
start doing it.” up so quickly that no one even knew there systems that allow people to feel confident
He says there are different kinds of IT was a problem,” he says. going online and accessing their information
professionals. At CITOC, recognized by securely. Those who excel at security and
the Houston Business Journal as the fastest- Job security maintenance will do well in the IT field.”
growing technology company for four One hot career in IT is providing
consecutive years, most of the 12 Houston- computer security.
based employees have what Farmer calls “Over the next few years, many industries
“engineering-heavy backgrounds” in addition will be saving more data and processing
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Cool Careers
cHeck ouT THese excITIng careers In InformaTIon TecHnologY.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SOFTWArE CONSULTANT ANimATiON SPECiALiST GrAPhiC DESiGNEr mULTimEDiA SPECiALiST WEBSiTE ADmiNiSTrATOr
consultants help companies with animation is one of the glitziest graphic designers use newspapers across the nation every website requires someone
all types of hardware or software IT careers, but it also requires computers to create materials offer daily online issues, to administer it, so this career
projects. scott dugan, a dallas- patience. Ivan galvan, who works that include magazine ads, complete with advertisements is growing as fast as the world
based IT project manager, for as an animator in Houston, says billboards, newspapers, and that move, blink, and tease wide web. richard smith,
example, installs and manages it can take a month to create websites. carolyn crump, the consumer to try and buy. a Houston-based website
software packages for clients three minutes of animation for creative director of american The professionals who build administrator for copy central,
who need easy and efficient films or video games. galvan has color graphics in Houston, these daily and weekly ads a division of cenveo printing,
ways to manage invoices, been in the business long enough knows how to use 10 different and promotional pieces have maintains a site that allows
accounts, and sales transactions. to witness the evolution from computer design programs, created a new profession clients to upload print jobs via
“for consultants, patience is simple hand-drawn cartoons to including photoshop and adobe within information technology: the Internet and supervises two
a valuable asset,” he says. computer generated 3-d music Illustrator. she constantly multimedia specialist. says jake employees. “To enjoy a career as
“sometimes it takes time to find videos. “what will be next?” challenges herself and her staff stiyer, multimedia supervisor for a website administrator, a person
the root of the problem. There is he wonders. to use every tool within each the houston Chronicle, “my work must enjoy solving problems,
always a solution; we just have program. she says that with is a balance between pleasing multitasking, and motivating
to use the necessary time and software, “if you can imagine it, the client; developing a fun, and people,” he says.
brainpower to find it.” you can create it.” usually animated, product for the
reader/user; and making sure
the ads conform to the paper’s
advertising guidelines.”
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