{"id":539,"date":"2022-06-13T08:55:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T12:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/online\/?p=539"},"modified":"2022-06-13T08:55:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T12:55:55","slug":"how-one-graduate-found-his-future-in-the-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/online\/2022\/06\/how-one-graduate-found-his-future-in-the-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"How One Graduate Found His Future in the Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\n\u201cLots of electives. Lots of options. In addition to corporate, you can do project management or the more technical. I gravitated toward the technical side.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nathan Hiscock, client innovation director for CleanSlate Technology Group in Carmel, Indiana is talking about Ball State University\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/online\/academic-programs\/masters\/ms-ics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">online master of science in information and communicatio<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">n science<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cLots of opportunities for networking and building relationships. And the program is not so\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. . .\u201d He winces before he says the word. \u201cNot so . . . academic.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-541\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/08103759\/RTY3634-copyREGT-002-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"presentation via zoom\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/08103759\/RTY3634-copyREGT-002-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/08103759\/RTY3634-copyREGT-002-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/08103759\/RTY3634-copyREGT-002-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/08103759\/RTY3634-copyREGT-002-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/08103759\/RTY3634-copyREGT-002-2048x1571.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>An Academic Program With Real-World Projects<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His point is that the online master\u2019s in information and communication science is a classroom complete with industry\u00a0challenges in\u00a0real-time. You negotiate while collaborating with business professionals, faculty active in their industries, student peers in mid-career, and alumni who have proven themselves in the realm of management and technology leadership<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nathan likes the fact that incoming students are required to have three years of work experience,\u00a0 who, in his opinion, \u201chave better mindsets and a certain level of professionalism.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf you\u2019re used to doing it a certain way,\u201d he says, \u201cit can be frustrating to work with someone who\u2019s not producing.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As far as collaborating with alumni leaders, Nathan was already one of those alumni leaders when he enrolled<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Earned His Bachelor\u2019s in Computer Science<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">earning his Ball State bachelor of science in computer science in 1999, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he worked<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in IT software services consulting for more than 20 years<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> while also <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">launching several businesses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But when weekly cross-country travel began creating more stress than he wanted early in his career, and with a second baby on the way, he realized \u201chis higher calling as a father and husband took priority.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That\u2019s why, in 2010, he established <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">3i Consulting, a technology consulting firm where Nathan was president, solutions architec<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t, and creative <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ideator for <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">more than <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a decade.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2021, he decided to reinvent himself, pursue Ball State\u2019s master\u2019s program, and focus on the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">cloud practitioner curriculum to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> learn the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform and operate competently in that expanding technology environment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cloud Technology Class Hooks Hiscock<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ball State was the first university in the country to partner with\u00a0 AWS Academy to deliver this<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> curriculum.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> With his first class on cloud technology, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nathan was <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">obsessed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After earning the foundational certificate as AWS Cloud Certified Practitioner, he completed certificates designated as AWS Certified Solutions Architect \u2013 Associate, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AWS Business Professional, and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AWS Cloud Economics<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to cloud technologies, the master\u2019s also allowed Nathan to explore and develop <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">leadership, communication, and technical skills relevant to today\u2019s companies and organizations.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because faculty are actively engaged in creating career opportunities through the program\u2019s active alumni association and industry partnerships, students like Nathan are provided career development workshops and faculty mentoring to help guide them to jobs that match their career ambitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professors Guide Him to CleanSlate<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For Nathan, faculty recommended the position of client innovation director with CleanState. \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I collaborated with my professors who by then knew me and my capabilities,\u201d he says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nathan is responsible for partnerships, solution packaging, presales, and demand generation for CleanSlate\u2019s service products.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI engage partnerships, drive the pursuit process, provide technical presales support, lead training and seminars, train sales staff on service products, help market our products, build community, and recruit talent.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The master\u2019s program couldn\u2019t have been more central to his professional advancement for Nathan.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe program is more than just learning academic content,\u201d he explains. \u201cSure, there\u2019s plenty of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but there\u2019s also community. You learn about yourself. You gain new advisors with insight into your potential and partners in your future. Alumni believe in the program and bring you along as well.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLots of electives. Lots of options. In addition to corporate, you can do project management or the more technical. 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