Hello, my name is Reid Hensen. I am currently attending CCC for my final semester in the networking program and plan to eventually pursue a degree in network security at another school. I work as a tutor and a lab assistant in the networking computer labs. Before beginning work at CCC in my current program, I earned an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from University at Albany. However, the current difficult job market and my growing interest in working with computers eventually brought me to the decision to pursue an education in this field. This course is not required for my major, but I am taking it out of personal interest. From my understanding, it is common to find servers that run Unix so I believe that this is an important skill when working out in the real world. Although I am new to this, I am intrigued by the Unix community and the malleability that the operating system seems to allow for. I see Unix as an interesting jumping off point for truly learning how to use an operating system the way I want to instead of how a manufacturer decides they want you to.