Shem Taggart:  

I was in the music ministry for 25 years and had gotten to the point where I had done all I was going to do and didn't relish the thought of doing it over and over again. I had the opportunity to go to a computer school on full scholarship. It took six grueling tests and 9 months, but I earned the Microsoft certification - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). Since then God has provided a succession of 3 jobs, none of which I was qualified for, but each prepared me for the next. The first was with a consulting firm that sent me out on a contract that taught me Wide Area Networking and Telephony, I ended up being the IT Director for the Oklahoma City Auto Collection (6 dealerships, 2 body shops, 2 wholesale warehouses). The second was with another auto group (1 dealership in OK and 6 in Dallas) where I was able to get deeper into system administration and Cisco networking. My present job is with Scientific Games International - I am the Network Administrator for Oklahoma and North Dakota. SGI is the company st...Expand for more