Thank you for taking the time to tour my portfolio. I recently earned a masters' degree in Information Technology and have experience in the fields of marketing, education and social work. For my degree program, I was a team member for several projects in the areas of databases, programming, networking and management. I also was responsible for several individual assignments in these areas. I am embarking on my career in the Information Technology field, preferably in a project-oriented, team-based environment. I feel that some benefits I can bring to a team are my broad knowledge of the field, my ability to work well in a group and my ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. I have lived abroad, traveled extensively and have an interest in the arts so I feel that I can also bring a human element to an Information Technology team.  This portfolio is comprised of evidence of my relevant achievements and recognitions. It contains a detailed record of my degree program including course descriptions, team projects, presentations, project documentation, forms, applications, coding samples, diagrams, financial statements, budgets, individual assignments, exams, case studies, several writing samples, a recogition letter and academic references. It also contains recognitions from my recent employment, employment references, an additional writing sample and samples of small projects I created using Macromedia Director and Lingo.  I compiled this portfolio to demonstrate my potential as an Information Technology professional and team member and the contribution I will make to such an environment. It is also my intention for this portfolio to display my effective communication skills, which I plan to use with colleagues, clients and everyone else whose path I may cross in my career.