RJ Hughes

Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, I got my start with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Lake Forest College. Afterwards, I spent almost two years in Ashburn Virginia working with Verizon as a Network Operations Engineer. There I as able to get hands on expertise maintaining one of the world's largest networks. I helped run the broadcast video team, and worked closely with the voice and data and IP teams as well. Later I would move back to the city of Chicago where I got my master’s degree from Loyola University Chicago and became a Certified AWS Solutions Architect. I am currently sharpening my Kubenetes skills and working on some web projects while looking for my next big gig!