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Pursuing a career in Web development and design
Brett Washington, 27, Web Design Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente
Northern California
When I was young, like most kids I had many dreams about what I was going to be when I grew up. I remember early on wanting to become a soldier in the U.S. military like my father and uncles. Thankfully, God had already made that decision for me.
Throughout junior high and high school, I explored various careers. My thought was to find a career where I could use all of my strengths and just have fun doing the work.
I had a pretty strong understanding of mathematics, so initially I thought I wanted to get into some type of engineering—more specifically, aeronautical engineering. I loved planes and thought I would move forward into a career of designing planes for the military, but again there seemed to be a moral dilemma with that career choice.
I also loved to draw and illustrate. I took several drafting classes in high school and had the opportunity to be mentored by an architect who volunteered time at my school.
He took me by his office and showed me the many things he and other architects do. While architecture interested me, I came to feel that it wasn't right for me as a career path. I thought I would eventually get bored with it.
Toward my final years of high school and into my first few years of college, I began to take a lot of computer programming classes, and here is where I was first introduced to Web development and design.
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