CTE Graduate Profile Book for Madison County

CAREER PATH

Austin Beachum

Bachelor ’ s Degree in Management Information Systems from Bradley University, employed as a Data Integrity assistant for ATS in Peoria before becoming an IT Analyst for CAT. Trained to use tableau, Power BI, advanced excel work, and writing SQL queries.

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS NEEDED FOR THIS CAREER

HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED

East Alton-Wood River High School Wood River, Illinois – Madison County

Experience in coming up with insights with Business Intelligence software, managing large and diverse datasets, learning what metrics are important to an organization and using raw data to track them, and find insights. A business or computer science degree is a good education background to have.

CTE DEPARTMENT/CLASSES ENROLLED IN DURING HIGH SCHOOL

Computer Concepts

ADVICE TO HIGH SCHOOL CTE STUDENTS

CURRENT JOB TITLE

Data Analyst

Sometimes you need to work lesser quality jobs to get the skills and experience you need for the better ones. Be sure to learn as much as you can from each step you take along your career path.

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Mid-America Transplant

CAREER PATHWAY

HOW HAS CTE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE/CAREER?

Information Technology

Handling E xcel and navigating W indows PCs was helpful.