Career Roadmap
John's work combines: Technology, Business, and Problem Solving
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Lake Oswego High School
Bachelor's Degree
Interactive Media Design
The Art Institute of Portland
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Information Technology Project Managers:
Bachelor's Degree: Interactive Media Design
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
A company took a chance on me and let me make the jump into project management.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
Take constructive feedback as constructive feedback. Lose the ego and listen to people. There's great feedback there.
How I responded:
Don't give up, it's really hard to break into Product Management. Network your face off and be a pseudo entrepreneur within your own org. You may not realize it but you will be gaining great relevant experience for product management.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I grew up with A.D.D. which proved very difficult with test taking. When I got to College I realized I would be judged almost solely on tests. I shared this with my teachers and we were able to come up with side projects to supplement and excelled.