Charles Eaton's Posts

What makes the best player on an IT team? While the NBA and its fans debate who should be the MVP in basketball, Charles Eaton gives you the top three traits of tech MVPs.

Like many of you, I’ve been reflecting during the holidays upon the year that passed, taking stock of what I’m grateful for and re-watching some classic holiday movies. In one, the main character goes through trying circumstances, almost dies, and is reminded that life is all about relationships and family. Nope, not It’s a Wonderful Life. I’m talking about another great holiday film; Die Hard. Yep, Die Hard. Besides being the greatest action movie ever made, it’s ...

I hear over and over from employers that they love to hire veterans because they are disciplined, focused and often more mature than peers of a similar age. Charles Eaton, executive director, Creating IT Futures Foundation When I signed on with the Creating IT Futures Foundation in 2010, I knew that veterans were among those we helped train for information technology careers. But I knew very little about military veterans' experiences, especially veterans of our recent wars. Where I live i ...

When I signed on with the Creating IT Futures Foundation in 2010, I knew that veterans were among those we helped train for information technology careers. But I knew very little about military veterans’ experiences, especially veterans of our recent wars. Where I live in Northern Virginia, a number of my neighbors are current military, but they are officers — not the enlisted majority. So I began to do research, talk to people, attend events, and pore over relevant articles. And as ...

Since last June, the CompTIA Educational Foundation has been focused on becoming a more effective organization in the effort to find underserved populations lasting careers in the IT industry. Through research on our own program’s outcomes and studying the work of other non-profits and government organizations involved in workforce development, we found that our foundation was not achieving the level of job placement that was possible in other programs. We moved quickly to improve those numbers. ...

Ladell is a 22-year-old native of Chicago. He and his six brothers and sisters were removed from his mother's home when he was 4. By the time he was 8, he had been bounced between six different foster families. At the age of 15, he was placed with what would be his last foster family. They forced Ladell into criminal activities, and when he eventually resisted, he was shot five times.Give an IT future to those in need this holiday season.I met Ladell a few weeks ago when I attended the ribbon-cu ...

Last week the CompTIA Educational Foundation contributed $100K to the newly formed Year Up Chicago, the local branch of a highly successful workforce development non-profit now in eight cities. As with our grant to the Chicago Academy of Advanced Technology (CAAT) in the spring, this grant is intended to keep the Chicago location moving forward and to challenge other local foundations and corporations to step to the table and support this effort to get people sustainable jobs.The first Year Up c ...