{"id":415,"date":"2026-09-17T19:48:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T19:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:32:26","slug":"experiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Managed Service Provider (MSP) \u2014 IT Support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Foundation in IT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reflection:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose the MSP company I worked for four years ago because that is where I really learned about and explored different avenues in the tech field outside of the classroom. During my time there, I grew not only as a worker but also in my technical knowledge. Working with different clients and handling a variety of technical issues allowed me to figure out what I enjoyed doing and what did not interest me, which helped me find my niche in IT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The job was definitely fast-paced and a lot of work, but it taught me how to adapt, troubleshoot problems, communicate with different types of people, and work effectively under pressure. I would not be where I am today in the tech field without that experience. It gave me a strong foundation in IT and helped prepare me for my future goals in cybersecurity by giving me real-world experience that I can continue to build on throughout my career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37232\/2026\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430\" style=\"width:839px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managed Service Provider (MSP) \u2014 IT Support My Foundation in IT Reflection: I chose the MSP company I worked for four years ago because that is where I really learned about and explored different avenues in the tech field outside of the classroom. During my time there, I grew not only as a worker but&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/experiences\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":29730,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29730"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/415\/revisions\/431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/lanwoodlynch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}