"This program has given me the ability to see beyond current trends, and it gives my company a new-found advantage when competing for more business, growing current contracts, and even retaining current employees."

Profile - Leslie Lewis
• Contract Task and Program Manager, Business Computer Applications (BCA)
• MS-MOT Class of 2005
• BS Computer Science, Clark Atlanta University, 1996

Leslie Lewis leveraged her industry knowledge with what she was learning in class. "I made it a point to use something from every semester to enhance my work performance at the time," Lewis says. "There were numerous opportunities to exercise what I'd learned in class and from working sessions with classmates. Given that, my work performance excelled, and upon completion of the program, I was immediately promoted!"

In her current role with BCA, Lewis can now distinguish herself as a leader. "I am able to take the ideas and thoughts of our executive management and process them with a fresh perspective," she explains. Lewis has also found her ability to forecast technologies and areas of opportunity to be beneficial to her company. "This program has given me the ability to see beyond current trends, and it gives my company a new-found advantage when competing for more business, growing current contracts, and even retaining current employees."