Jared has been involved in Technology for as long as he can remember.

Starting with video games and chat rooms, the internet was just getting popular in his younger years where his curiosity and interest started to grow. Throughout grade school this interest only increased, guiding his learning and hobbies along this path.

After graduating high school in 2005, he went to Nicholls State University in Thibodeaux, Louisiana to pursue a computer related degree. The math heavy Computer Science curriculum didn’t work out, so he changed to the more business-oriented Computer Information Systems path. This better aligned with the local businesses, allowing him to pursue local positions instead of going out of state.

From here, he stayed near his hometown and had jobs ranging from junior web developer, internal hardware and software support, process development coordinator, quality control manager, software tester, and most things in between.

Today, Jared works as a Systems Analyst in a jack-of-all-trades role in South Louisiana. Currently he is working with data through SSMS and Azure Data Studio to support an inhouse developed software solution. Cloud management, internal IT leader, back-end website configuration and support, and all-around problem solver are also part of his day-to-day duties.

Outside of work, he’s a father, husband, friend, and bass guitar / trombone player for his local swing community band.