It had been a year and 5 months since I had been laid-off from SLCC when I was offered a full-time position with Brown Shoe Company. There were several bends in the road between that day in August of ’08 and the next time I would be a full-time employee. I had been blessed with contracts with several different companies (including: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Brown Shoe Company and Wachovia) and a part-time job as a beer man at Busch Stadium to maintain a source of financial income.

Today is my last day at Brown Shoe Company.

The chapter of email marketing (for Famous Footwear, Naturalizer, Naturalizer Canada & Via Spiga) that has lasted for 2 1/2 years of my career, is coming to a close. I started as a contractor through Aquent (a placement agency for creatives) for a few months during the 2008 Holiday season. I was invited back as a contractor in the fall of 2009. It was 4 months later that I would finally end the chapter of unemployment/contractor work by accepting the full-time job as an Email Marketing Specialist. I had a great learning experience at Brown Shoe and enjoyed working with some very talented and passionate people.

So, what’s next?

Well, I recently accepted a position with Deck Internet Solutions (DeckIS) as a front-end web developer. DeckIS is a web application development and online marketing firm located in Brentwood, MO.

I am very excited for this new opportunity!