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By Sharon Lloyd-O’Connor
Times StafT Writer
In the shadows of corporate giants
like America Online, PSINet, and Oracle, many eyes in Northern Virginia turn toward the prospect of switching careers in the direction of computer systems and information technology. And where necessity is the mother of invention, students and area colleges show how it can be done.
Twenty-five years ago Microsoft Certified systems engineer Rob Wilson couldn’t distinguish an Altirus server from an Apple computer. In those days, the computer trouble shooter who recently helped EaseTechnologies Inc. design and install Stone Bridge High School’s network, was engaged in another kind of shooting — competitive shotgun sharpshooting.
Wilson, a Sterling resident, studied at George Mason University before managing the shotgun sports department for the National Rifle Association. He also operated a shooting school throughout the United States for the Remington Firearms company and, in his own time, honed his skills with the shotgun in hopes of making the U.S. Olympic sharpshooting team.
A lack of time and financial resources eventually killed that dream.
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