System Engineer taking the company's arsenal of MCSE's to six. Mr. Bean is a graduate of Warwick Secondary and has worked at the company since October 1998. He also won the Bermuda Computer Society's information technology award.

"I would urge other Bermudian students considering a career in IT not to let obstacles hold them back,'' Mr. Bean said, noting he originally did not plan on going to college and started out as apprentice carpenter for Government.

After working many jobs including in construction and hotels, he graduated in 1995 as one of the top 25 performers with a computer information systems degree from Plymouth State College in New Hampshire. He has worked in IT with Government.

"I never really took a conscious decision to follow a career in IT,'' he said. "Basically I just looked around and saw that there were opportunities for getting jobs in the computer industry.'' ICS CEO Robert Salmon added, "He is a true inspiration to all students in Bermuda whatever their career ideas.'' ***