A PATH TO CYBER SECURITY

A PATH TO CYBER SECURITY

We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Neumont alum, Bryson Chamberlain (2019 graduate), who is currently an employee of global communication solutions and services company, Motorola Solutions, on their cyber security Threat Response team. Read on to learn what led to his career in cyber security following graduation.

Bryson Chamberlain

As a fifth grader, Bryson was interested in electricity and building circuits during science labs. He collected various electronic parts from family members and wanted to become an electrician. When he got into high school, Bryson began working with computers and built his first PC. Being from a small town in Utah, Bryson didn’t have access to many computer science courses and started to teach himself by visiting his local library to read computer science books. He also found online courses to take outside of his regular schoolwork to learn as much as he could. Since then, his passion for tech has snowballed.

In his senior year of high school, Bryson intended to attend a state school, but fortunately came across Neumont College. He was drawn to the fast-paced curriculum and technical slant that comes with our general elective courses. Within his first week, he knew he wanted to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems.

Bryson with family at our 2019 Commencement ceremony

During his time at Neumont, Bryson was mentored by the former Chair of the Information Systems degree, Orrian Rich–who recently returned to working in industry. “He cared that we learned what we needed to, and he made it fun to learn, (except PCI compliance, I don’t think anyone can make that fun to learn),” recalled Bryson.  

Bryson and Neumont College President Dr. Aaron Reed at our 2019 Commencement ceremony

In his senior year he began his Enterprise Project with Motorola Solutions, who he previously had worked with at their help desk throughout college. Bryson was thrilled to work in a different department and expand his experience. Prior to his time with Motorola, Bryson intended to become a network engineer or network admin because of his love of building networks and using VMware for virtual environments. However, after taking the security course, Hacking, Forensics, and Countermeasures, in his last quarter, he was hooked and wanted to pursue a career in cyber security. He used the College’s voucher to take the CompTIA Security+ certification and passed. Following graduation, he accepted a position with Motorola Solutions as a Cyber Analyst II/Cyber Defense Professional on their Threat Response team.

Bryson with family at our 2019 Commencement Ceremony

At Neumont, “the biggest thing you are going to learn, is how to learn. Whether it’s from a professor or teaching yourself, you will gain the building blocks for both,” said Bryson reflecting on his time at Neumont. We’re thrilled Bryson’s time here led him to his true passion and our curriculum prepared him for a successful career in cyber security. We look forward to seeing his future successes!