Hello,

My name is Lynda, I am originally from Georgia, I spent 5 years active duty Air Force, I’ve been to a lot of places and I’ve seen a lot of faces, some of the places I wanted to be some I had to go to kicking and screaming but throughout my whole experience I got a change to meet and work with some really great people. I currently live in Washington DC now; I have a 2 year old daughter who has taught me to underlying meaning of “Patience is a Virtue”. I graduated from Macon State College in Macon, Georgia in 2007 with a BS in Information Technology.

I currently work for the Department of Defense as an Information Technology Specialist in the Policy and Planning/Information Security branch. I am currently responsible for receiving and reviewing all maintenance contract requests for Information Technology/Information Management (IT/IM) equipment and services and I develop the correspondence security countermeasures to protect sensitive and classified information. I also provide guidance and support for the protection of information technology systems such as those that pertain to our personal computers and Local Area Networks.

I am really excited to be pursuing my MS degree in Information Technology: Information Assurance at UMUC as this is just another stepping stone for me to complete my career goals and educational goals in the IT field.