My name is Adam Viescas. I’m 25 years old and I was born in Bogalusa LA but have lived in the Bay Saint Louis / Waveland area of Mississippi from a very young age. I’m currently working towards my Bachelors degree in Information Technology. I graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – Jefferson Davis, with my Associates degree in May of 2007. After working for a few years and gaining more experience and knowledge in my field I decided that continuing my education at USM was the correct path for me. I moved to Hattiesburg in August of 2009 and personally I love it up here. I’m classified as a senior and if things go according to plan I should be graduating from The University of Southern Mississippi in May of 2012. I currently hold a job in my field of study. I’m an Information Technology Specialist at Chain Electric Company. I started working for the company in July of 2010. I could not have asked for a better opportunity for work at this time. They work well with my school schedule and the experience and knowledge I am gaining at Chain Electric will be invaluable to my future career. There is a possibility that I may have a career opportunity with this company after graduation. Honestly the job I have right now is extremely similar to one I aspire to have in the not so distant future.
Thinking back on documents I’ve written for my major, it’s hard for me to come up with a solid example. For the most part, the majority of academic writing I’ve done has been for core classes or classes I’ve taken that are mostly unrelated to Information Technology. As for professional writing, I do it every day and will continue to do so in the future. Communication is a very important part of my job. When there is a piece of equipment or software I need to perform my job or possibly something a client has asked me to attain, I usually have to write a well organized email with a proposal to our CFO explaining why we would benefit from purchasing said equipment, and what the total costs will be. Also communication between me and the client is extremely important. It’s part of my job to be courteous to them and explain the process I went through to resolve their issue.
This semester I hope to hone my current writing skills, both professionally and academically. Writing is something that I enjoy doing and I don’t foresee myself having too much trouble completing the assigned work. I wish that I was half as good at Calculus as I am at writing in any form. If there is one sole thing that worries me most about making it through this semester it’s making it through calculus. They usually say that people who excel at writing tend to lack in mathematical skills. Unfortunately in my case that holds quite true.
