Statement of purpose in academic research and professional contexts

¶ … Management Science

As someone with a higher degree in information systems, I am well-versed in the technical knowledge I believe is required to succeed in the field over the course of the next millennium. I received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in the field of information systems from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2006. Not satisfied with merely an undergraduate degree, I next pursued a Masters of Science (MS) in information systems from Hawaii Pacific University. As much as I loved my undergraduate course of studies, expanding my base of knowledge further in this ever-changing field confirmed my belief that an IT professional can never stop learning. While at Hawaii Pacific, I also secured a certificate in knowledge management.

I am a member of the prestigious international honor society in the computing and information disciplines known as Upsilon Pi Epsilon. I am a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. I attained a nearly perfect (3.87 on a 4.0 scale) GPA in my coursework at the master's level. These educational achievements are testimony to my willingness to work hard as well as my love of the subject matter. Every day, something new is revealed in the field of information science, which means that every day an IT professional must learn something new.

I seek a PhD in Management Science to further round out my knowledge of technology with the most effective strategies of managing and motivating people. My future goal within the next five to ten years is to become a Chief Information Officer (CIO), a profession that merges technical and managerial science. Some of most exciting aspects of my work at Hawaii Pacific University involved providing technical support to computer labs, updating websites and working as a web production assistant. I loved working with people, making new technology comprehensible to others, and using my knowledge of human needs to deploy technology to meet creative and artistic objectives.