{"id":27,"date":"2026-07-04T13:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:04:57","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f911b2ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:45%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HX7W0116_2-e1783174999549-1024x912.jpg\" alt=\"Head shot of me (Thomas Nelson)\" class=\"wp-image-40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HX7W0116_2-e1783174999549-1024x912.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HX7W0116_2-e1783174999549-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HX7W0116_2-e1783174999549-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HX7W0116_2-e1783174999549.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-831b2db5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--2\">About Me<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--3 wp-block-paragraph\">I started in Information Technology in October 2000, at Computer Renaissance taking parts and building used computers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--4 wp-block-paragraph\">After working in Computer Repair for a few years, I went to college at Spokane Community College getting my AAS in Computer Network Engineering.  This is where I found a love for education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--5 wp-block-paragraph\">I would wind up working at Perfection PC for a number of years, where I got a taste for being a Managed Service Provider.  I love the variety of problems and the challenge of walking into a situation and figuring out what is wrong and fixing it all in about an hour.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--6 wp-block-paragraph\">All this time I still wanted to teach, so I started at Western Governors University and received my Bachelors in Information Technology and my Masters in Information Technology Management.  In September 2024, I would step into a classroom as an instructor.  Now I am in my happy place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-831b2db5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-annotation is-style-text-annotation--7\">How Geeky Am I?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How Geeky am I you may ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well&#8230; the photo to the right is the server rack located in my basement that hosts my email, file store, media server, and this website.  <br><br>I had to cut a hole in the wall to let the server heat out .  That&#8217;s pretty geeky if you ask me!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0173-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0173-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0173-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0173-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0173-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/thomasnelsoneducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IMG_0173-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Me I started in Information Technology in October 2000, at Computer Renaissance taking parts and building used computers. 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