GPTC.edu Advisory Committee Member, Networking, Cybersecurity, and AI Programs

The Problem

Technical programs can drift out of step with what employers actually need if the people teaching the curriculum are the only ones shaping it. Without direct industry input, a networking, cybersecurity, or AI program can end up training students on skills that were relevant five years ago rather than the ones hiring managers are looking for right now.

Why It Matters

This gap costs students the most. A graduate who has checked every box in a program but still doesn't match what local employers are hiring for is a failure of the system around them, not of their own effort. Closing that gap requires people who are actually working in the field to sit down with program faculty on a regular basis and say plainly what has changed.

My Role

I serve on the Advisory Committee for a technical college's Networking, Cybersecurity, and AI programs, bringing my background in enterprise data systems, cybersecurity, and AI governance directly into how these programs are shaped.

What I Do

I meet with program leadership to review curriculum, discuss emerging trends in cybersecurity and information technology, and give direct feedback on whether students are graduating with the knowledge and skills employers actually expect. That includes flagging where a program's technical depth is strong but its AI literacy or governance content hasn't caught up yet, an area I care about given where the field is headed.

The Outcome

This work keeps a technical program's curriculum honest against the industry it's supposed to prepare students for, rather than letting it drift on its own timeline.