Jay Cugtas

I am currently enjoying a great career helping veterans and also working to help many in my community get a better life. The service to help others is a feeling I enjoy everyday. I am also working as a Mentor and Life Coach for many individuals; working in helping create possitive growth and development on those I touch. Living & enjoying my life in the Seattle area since 2005 & married. I work as an Computer Information System-Security Consultant & finishing two Masters. And still writing books like crazy. Thinking of publishing one or two of the books I have done. I left the Naval Service in 2005 due to a medical disability and I am graduating next week with another degree and continuing my education in two months finishing my two Masters. I am going to be relaxing the next few months and return back to school next year to complete my focus on the other degrees. I have been using my degree in Computer Information System specializing in Security and also been using my background in Criminal Justice focused in Forensic Psychology in my daily work as a consultant. With my focus in Forensic Psychology and CIS (Security) I have been able to combine both disciplines in a unique and distinctive mannerism. I have also been lucky to provide a great asset to many personnel to utilize my background in Business Management and Analysis to help in marketing and management of organization and groups. It is my growth in the IT field and business through hard work and studies since the early 90's that has garnered me great satisfaction. Working in the IT field especially in the Telecommunication and Security Operation Management field has really been a challenging aspect that has helps me enjoy this career; I am looking forward in growing more and discovering new avenues of travel. I am graduation on next week with my Computer Information System (specializing in Security). I am also focused at this moment to complete my MBA in (Business Management) & (Security Management) and MICM, and later my Doctorate. At this time in whatever spare time I have I am studying and pursuing my Certification in CISSP - Certified Information System Security Professional, CIW - Security Professional, RSA/CA - RSA Certified Administrator, Cisco Firewall Specialist, CCSA - Check Point Certified Security Administrator, TICSA - TruSecure ICSA Certified Security Associate, BIS - Brainbench Internet Security Certification, BNS - Brainbench Network Security Certification, and SCNP - Security Certified Network Professional one by one. Taking my Security +Certification later this summer with another certification to better put me into another step in the IT world. I look forward on more schooling and development of growth. My focus towards a higher education and also preparing to apply to any endeavor I want and is something I am looking at every day. The last two decades has really changed my focus on life since I left high school. With my focus towards a dual MBA and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology/Forensic Psychology has been a path I have been ready and focus. I have been really blessed to have enjoyed the last few years writing books from poetry to leadership; I am hoping to get some one of my books to be published next year. It has been a great few years and I am so glad life has really given me the chance to grow and develop to one I am today. I am thankful my family and friends has helped me out and supported me. Today I am work as an instructor, mentor, trainer, and tester; and as person with multiple education, training and skills I always look forward to all the challenges in life. I am just down to one thing; that is to enjoy my life with my family and friends. I am looking for better things since I left the service. But I am happy where I am and what I have. Looking for more things, but time will tell. As my journey continues I want to wish my fellow friends and brothers and sisters of the service to stay safe. My prayers and wishes will travel with you always from the mountains of Afghanistan to the desert of Iraq. I have served from the USS Tarawa to USPACOM/NCTAMSPAC and missed everyone and everything. As I continue my pursuit my education, career, and life I am taking on those challenges head on because there are challenges many did not expect of me when I left high school. I have been blessed to have the greatest group of family and friends that has touched my life. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. But I am happy what life has brought me from my family and friends who have touched my life.