
Devon Myers
Senior Business Analyst
Aderant
Aderant
Senior Business Analyst
I work with the accounting staff at large law firms to help them implement my company's software.
I either work from home (telecommute) or I travel to our client sites. Both are great, one allows me the independence to make my own decisions about when my workday starts and ends (home) and the other gives me the opportunity to travel to great cities (Honolulu, Hi was my last trip). I generally spend my day in front of my laptop, writing and running SQL scripts to make sure the data has been input properly. I also get the chance to interact with the clients, training them on our system.
Here's the first step for high school students
Focus on keeping up with technology and your people skills. Work at being comfortable talking to total strangers and able to present to a group. This is a big part of being any type of consultant. Train your mind by solving problems (games, puzzles, etc). This is a career where what kind of degree you get is not as important as being naturally curious, a problem solver and having an outgoing personality.
"You should pick a major that will get you a better paying job!"