From a young age, I always knew I wanted to go to college. I grew up watching my grandparents successfully own and run a preschool. They always taught me that if you ever want to be successful in life, you must focus on your studies and continue with education past high school. Their influence made me open my eyes to the knowledge school offered and I really thrived. I enjoyed going to school and learning subjects I knew little about and always put my 100% effort into every assignment I turned in. In Junior high, I joined various book clubs and different school programs which enhanced my education. After high school, immediately I went to college but without knowledge of where I wanted to focus my education on so I received my degree in general studies. After getting my Associates degree, I began to focus on my career. I began working for a fortune 500 home warranty company as a clerk answering phones and worked my way up to Project Manager. As a project manager, one of my best projects was leading a team that helped research, create and implement a new software for the entire company. That job changed my life. Through the experiences I went through as Project Manager, I learned that I loved business and in turn wanted to continue with my education even further. Once I transferred to a 4 year college, I changed to a Business Degree with a focus on accounting in which I excelled in all of my major classes with A’s and B’s. The information I learned through college from my professors and my peers proved to be invaluable to my career.
I started working as an assistant controller just after graduating where I have watched my boss come in and change the way we do business in every aspect. He has been able to do this by learning the business inside and out and submitting to management ideas for better business practices. Through my experience as a project manager