{"id":1962,"date":"2017-08-24T17:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2017-08-24T21:32:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T21:32:47","slug":"student-becomes-first-at-tstc-in-waco-to-get-aws-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=1962","title":{"rendered":"Student Becomes First at TSTC in Waco to Get AWS Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WACO) \u2013 Zackary Palomin can always say he was the first.<\/span><\/p>\n

Palomin, 22, of League City and a student at Texas State Technical College in Waco, in mid-August became the first Cloud and Data Center Management program student to get the Amazon Web Services Certified Solution Architect \u2013 Associate certification. The certification is for two years and can be renewed with additional testing. AWS is a worldwide cloud platform that includes storage, networking, analytics, artificial intelligence and other features.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy eyes were wide open,\u201d Palomin said when he found out he passed the test.<\/span><\/p>\n

Palomin\u2019s instructor, Andy Kroll in TSTC\u2019s Cloud and Data Center Management program, has used the Amazon Web Services Academy Cloud Computing Architecture curriculum in the Cloud Deployment and Infrastructure Management course since January. Cloud and Data Center Management majors take this course in the fifth semester and learn about data security, data storage, cloud computing, the AWS cloud and other topics.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the most in-demand certification in information technology,\u201d Kroll said. \u201cEveryone wants to go to the cloud, but there aren\u2019t enough people to take them to the cloud.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Palomin is a triple major at TSTC. He graduated in December 2016 with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Computer Networking and Systems Administration and in August 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Cloud and Data Center Management. He is scheduled to graduate in December 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Cyber Security.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI decided the second-to-last semester before I was going to graduate with my first degree to take my mother\u2019s advice and keep going and explore more,\u201d Palomin said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Palomin was born in New Mexico and moved to Texas in 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was a curious child,\u201d he said. \u201cI had an interest in taking things apart. I had an interest in my parents\u2019 computer when they used the Windows 2000 program.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Palomin learned about TSTC when a recruiter visited Clear Falls High School in League City, where he graduated in 2014. \u00a0He was also involved in technical theater.<\/span><\/p>\n

Palomin is active in SkillsUSA and the Cyber Centurions organizations at TSTC. Away from clubs and studying, Palomin likes to watch YouTube videos and read about random subjects through Google searches.<\/span><\/p>\n

After finishing at TSTC, Palomin wants to work in the Houston area.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on Amazon Web Services, go to aws.amazon.com.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on Texas State Technical College, go to tstc.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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