April's Featured TechSmart KC Student Cheryl Besch Bio “For the past 16 years, I have had a great career as an Environmental Microbiologist. During that time, I was responsible for data management of the analyses we did in the lab which included designing and maintaining our first databases. We started with Excel spreadsheets and soon moved to an Access Database. Over 10 years, we had several versions of our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), slowly incorporating more i... [More]

Chris Byram Bio “I’m a Kansas City, Missouri native, currently living in Overland Park with my wife, Kelsey, and my daughter, Patricia. It took me a while to find my “passion,” so for the last ten years I’ve held a basic data entry job. Because it was mind-numbing work, I created my own challenges outside of work by learning to be a professional fire spinner, practicing to be a nunchuck ninja, taking on the role of President of the Board for a not-for-profit or... [More]

Brian Moore Bio “I am a proud father of two young children, engaged to be married, and currently live in Liberty, Missouri. I was born in Columbus, Ohio and after a brief period of time living in Los Angeles, moved to suburban Tulsa, Oklahoma, where I attended Broken Arrow High School. I then went to Drury College in Springfield, Missouri and received my Bachelor of Arts with a Psychology major and Criminology minor. After initially planning to pursue an advanced clinical psychology... [More]

Roland Braelith Bio “My name is Roland Braelith and I live here in the Kansas City area with my wife and daughter. I have worked in a variety of fields, mainly in Security and more recently in a factory to support my family while I went to school. In college I was a Phi Theta Kappa honors student and was on the Dean’s List and President’s List on several occasions, as well as a member of LAE (a college criminal justice association). I have always had a drive to learn as mu... [More]

Adam Brandon Q&A Q: Why did you decide to come to Centriq?A: I decided to attend Centriq because it seemed to be the best fit for me. I had looked into other institutions and really thought that Centriq offered the best program. I really thought they had the best learning format. I love that the classes are instructor led and in an actual classroom versus online training and student led learning. Q: What class has been your favorite so far? A: I would have to say my favorite subject... [More]