1. Information Science and Technology Graduate By: Jerome Jackson
Zach Owen
Information Science and Technology Graduate
By: Jerome Jackson

2. Who am I? Jerome Jackson 4th Year at Mercer
Major: Information Science and Technology
Minor: Computer Science
Cyber Defense Team
Works in Mercer’s IT Department

3. Zach’s Background Major: Information Science and Technology & French
Graduated high school with a 4.0 from Starr’s Mill High School
Came to Mercer on multiple scholarships
Interested in the IT field

4. Extracurricular Activities
Cyber Defense Team
4 years
Captain last year
Mercer Gaming Society
Vice President for 1 year
President for 2 years
Mercer League of Legends Club

5. Where Zach is Now
Employed at the Information Systems Engineering Command (ISEC)
Engineering work
Based in Fort Huachuca, AZ
Works at Fort Gordon in Augusta, GA
Currently designing a training network for soldiers

6. How Mercer Has Helped Zach
Prepared me for most topics at work
Knowledge from Cyber Defense
Networking
Security
Professors allowed him to go beyond what was expected in class and in clubs

7. Zach’s Advice “Get involved in what you enjoy.”
“Get internships in your field.”
“I also recommend that all IST/CS students, who need scholarships, look into the SMART scholarship.”
Paid internships
Guaranteed job
Scholarship deadline: December 1, 2016