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The Information Technology profession has seen massive and dramatic change since the early days of mainframe computers and punch cards. Colleges and trade schools offer a multitude of classes for people desiring to enter the profession. While they do an excellent job of teaching technical skills, there is a lot more to learn to become a successful IT professional. This book identifies several essential tips and strategies to excel in IT. They are lessons learned throughout a forty-five year career that bean in the era of large mainframe computers. Real world projects completed by the author are used to illustrate what it takes to advance from a typical member of an IT department to someone who has mastered the profession and become indispensable. Many of these projects were true game-changers, with successful completions doubling company revenues or rescuing businesses from impending failure. Most presented formidable challenges, often appearing nearly impossible, but were overcome through unwavering dedication and remarkable innovation.

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Leonardich skillfully blends accessible technical discussions with captivating anecdotes of both triumphs and setbacks, generously sharing the invaluable lessons he has gleaned throughout his journey. The author imparts universally applicable insights that transcend specific professions. An engaging read filled with practical wisdom. A well written and easy to read book that presents a number of key attributes necessary for those who desire to succeed in the IT field. The importance of each is illustrated with an actual project from the author's four decade career. An insightful window into the history of IT. The author shows the many struggles and strategies that have taken place to get us to where we are today. An educational and entertaining read. Great read and valuable lessons learned on how to tackle the many challenges IT professionals face. Enjoyable read and good insight for all. Easy read, coupled with extensive and detailed tools and tactics for navigating the complex, ever-changing IT world. Personal anecdotes help broaden the readership appeal. Real-life hands-on experiences offer numerous examples of how problem solving expertise mixed with common sense can often bridge the difference between adequate and superb. I loved this book! The author does a great job of describing what it takes to be a good IT person and then backs it up with real world accounts of successful projects. I recommend this to IT and non-IT readers. Shows what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it.

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Michael Leonardich has had a passion for technology since he was a little boy. He loved taking things apart to find out how they worked and then putting them back together. As a teenager, he built his own analog computer which ultimately found its way to a computer museum.His 45-year IT career spanned the rise of the mainframe computer through the PC revolution and the rise of the Internet. He has worked for startups, privately held companies, and multinational corporations. Michael has successfully completed IT projects that increased company revenues and solved what were thought to be impossible business problems.Michael resides in the Pacific Northwest. He is proud of the fact that despite enduring multiple company mergers, acquisitions, and workforce reductions, he has never been unemployed over the span of his career. When he's not consulting, he spends his time volunteering in the community and enjoying the outdoors with his grandsons.

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