James Isom:  

Life I was born in June 1968 in Fort Devon’s, Massachusetts the son of an Army Officer and a Registered Nurse. Until the time I was 8 my father was stationed all over the United and places around the world. Some of the more memorable places I have lived include San Jose, California, Syracuse, New York, and Kinshasa, Zaire. My family finally settled down in Fort Washington/Oxon Hill, Maryland area where I graduated from Oxon Hill High School in 1986. I later attended Howard University where I pursued a Degree in Mechanical Engineering. I left Howard in 1991 to work for AT&T. While at AT&T I had the opportunity to travel to several locations around the country on a regular basis. I also worked on several interesting projects and met several interesting people. I began my career at AT&T in a technical sales support position and ended up in a technical position that allowed me to work on computer servers and networks during the early stages of what is now known as the modern Internet. In May of 1993 I left AT&T to begin my career at Verizon. In the years I have been at Verizon I have had several management, technical and customer support positions such as specialist, team leader and systems planner. These positions have allowed me to gain a deeperl understanding of corporate life at a fortune 1...Expand for more