I was born in Troy New York. I graduated from Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park New York, with a Regents (college prep.) diploma (Math/Science Major). I was an above average student who played baseball and soccer. Over the next six years I attended 3 different colleges in NY & MA changing majors from Liberal Arts to Communications to Electronics. During this period I worked summers in the family excavation contracting business. In January of 1976 I secured my first position in the Telecommunications industry when Tele-Resources hired me as a bench technician. This was the first of many leading edge technology companies I worked for. Tele-Resources was one of the pioneers in the PBX industry after Judge Green broke up Ma-Bell. I advanced into the tech support group and specialized in call accounting.
In 1978, I married and had 3 children in 4 years. In 1979 an opportunity moved the Rhodes family to Westborough MA. 2 years later a transfer to the Field Services division of Data General allowed us to return to our point of origin (Clifton Park NY). In 1986 I was hired by AT&T-IS. The division that I worked for is today known as Avaya (also formerly Lucent).
In 1997, I took a chance and accepted a 3 month contract position through Aerotek working at Aetna/USHC in Greensboro, NC. I was called upon to assist in converting a large company spread across Greensboro, NC from a Centrex based PBX to a Lucent (now Avaya) network. All buildings at all sites cutover on the SAME weekend. When the contract expired I quickly found work in Columbia SC working for the mortgage division of Fleet Services, a company I formerly worked for in Albany NY for 7 years. It was there that I received my first supervisory position in Columbua with a staff of 2.
In 2001 I became the “Manager of Telecommunications” for Lexington Home Brands, in Lexington, NC. Shortly after arriving at LHB a disturbing trend of massive layoffs and plant closings started. The culmination of which was the elimination of my position in 2003. I took advantage of a state program (Foreign Trade Act) and started attending classes full time until I received an Associates degree in Internet Technology in 2006.
During my two years at CCCC I was taught all phases of Internet Technology. I have had instuction in the following:
I spent the years 2004 through 2006 doing doing consulting and contract work for my former employer (Lexinton Home Brands), and companies like Apex Systems & Tek Systems. My duties in these positions included video-conferecing engineer for GlaxoSmithKline and DTAC Tech for Verizon Business (formerly MCI/Worldcom). During this time I sustained a modest life-style while getting my AAS degree full time.
In 2007 I started a new position with John's Hopkins. On October 11 I married for the last time. My current goal is to secure myself financially for my retirement.
ITN260 | E-Commerce | A |
ITN289 | Internet Project | A |
CIS246 | Unix OS | A |
NET260 | Internet Server Dev. & Supt. | A |
CSC148 | Java Programming | B |
ITN150 | Internet Protocols | A |
ITN240 | Internet Security | A |
CIS153 | Database Applications | A |
CSC139 | Visual Basic Programming | A |
HUM220 | Human Values and Meaning | A |
CIS135 | PC Diagnostics & Config. | A |
ENG114 | Research & Reporting | A |
ITN110 | Web Graphics | A |
MAT140 | Survey of Mathematics | A |
NET110 | Data Comm. & Networking | A |
CIS115 | Programming & Logic | A |
ENG111 | Expository Writing | A |
ITN120 | Internet Multimedia | A |
ITN170 | Internet Databases | C |
CIS110 | Intro to Computers | A |
ITN140 | Web Development Tools | A |
PSY150 | Psychology | A |
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