For the past two and a half years, I have been a professional in the technology field, but now I am preparing to become a professional corporate information officer. Although my work has introduced me to specific areas of information technology, (including telecommunications, network wiring and databases) I have recently become intrigued with the field of information security. I am concerned about the vulnerability of the company I work for, particularly with regard to employee and client information. The specialty phase of your Professional program appears to be well endowed with the resources needed to address such concerns.

While my undergraduate and MS curriculum exposed me to a wide variety of computer science topics, I have gained extensive knowledge in the area of network infrastructure development. As an MS student at DePaul University, I worked as a network support technician and project manager for Information Services. My most significant accomplishment in this capacity involved the re-wiring of over a thousand dormitory rooms to enable the students to have Internet access with a link to the other four campuses. In doing so, I had to investigate the existing needs of a high-speed Internet network, as well as the transport of bandwidth to support future demands, which are almost impossible to determine.

As a result of my experiences in the dormitory project, I was well prepared for the challenges that awaited me as the manager of Information Services at the Transportation Center at Northwestern University. My primary task was to build a state-of-the-art network infrastructure that would support a leading graduate research center in the transportation field. In a succinct and convincing manner, I had to demonstrate my vision in building the foundation and developing the budget, as well as managing the project, purchasing, installation and finally, deployment of my plan. My success in leading this project and utilizing the newly installed technical tools to empower the Center’s goals led to the realization of similar goals and projects in a corporate environment.

Currently, I am the manager of Information Systems at Active Screw and Fastener, where I am responsible for the entire IT unit. Although my strengths are concentrated in the area of Information Technology, I do not want to limit myself to building and maintaining data networks. Through a focused program of study, my goal is to develop expertise in information security, an area that is becoming more and more critical to all information systems managers. As my company grows, I must also be capable of providing the necessary growth in its IT functions to enable people to share information with confidence. It is imperative that sensitive data assets, be it personal or corporate, will not be vulnerable to Cybercrime or compromised by unauthorized users.

The key to becoming a successful Tech manager and future CIO is the ability to demonstrate that a company’s secret information resources are in alignment with corporate priorities. The Chicago Professional Programs in Computer Science will give me extensive exposure to information security, and will allow me to take a step toward securing the infrastructures that I have already built. With its strong cadre of experienced faculty, Chicago will prepare me to become a solid senior technical manager and partner with an enlightened vision towards the new directions manifesting in the information security field.

點評：

這是一篇CS方向的PS，思路非常清晰，專業背景描述非常到位，目的非常明確，是一篇非常好的工科PS。

文章可以分為四個部分：

第一部分：申請理由
第二部分：專業背景介紹
第三部分：專業背景引出的申請具體原因
第四部分：對信息安全領域的認識

文章開頭通過一句話對自己的背景做簡介提出自己申請信息安全轉業方向的理由。語言非常簡練，非常有吸引力。從第二段開始，作者對自己的專業背景進行介紹。以時間為順序，通過對自己從大學階段的網絡建設、西北大學信息服務項目經理兩個主要經歷對自己在計算機網絡這一和信息安全有著密切關系的經歷突出自己的能力。第四段，作者繼續對自己的工作內容作非常Professional的簡介，同時說明自己從IT轉向信息安全的原因。并在接下來的第五段描述了自己對這一領域的深刻認識，點出申請芝加哥計算機信息安全方向的進一步理由：自己的長遠目標。

文章的邏輯思路非常清晰，明了。只用了很短的篇幅對專業進行描述，很好的從側面反映出自己的專業能力，專業背景。另外，作者的語言功底很好，對專業的認識表述時也很好的反映出了自己的專業深度。

譯文：

計算機科學專業項目

在過去的兩年半里，我在技術領域里成為了一名專家。但如今，我準備成為一名專業的通用信息員。雖然我的工作將我引入一個信息工程的特定領域（包括電信、網線和數據庫），但是近來，我對信息安全領域有了很大的興趣。我關注著自己公司的安全，尤其是與雇員和客戶信息相關的。貴專業的程序設計專業似乎有能夠滿足像我這種需要的資源。

當我的大學生活和科學碩士課程給我提供了各種各樣的計算機科學話題時，我在網絡建設發展領域的拓展知識方面收獲頗豐。作為一個DePaul 大學的自然科學碩士研究生，我為信息服務做過網絡支持技術員和項目經理。我在這方面最重要的成就是曾經給超過一千個宿舍重新搭建線路以確保學生們通過網絡與其他四個學校連接起來。工作過程中，我得調查高速網絡現行的需要以及寬帶傳輸來保證以后的需要，這些靠測定是不行的。

我在宿舍項目中的經驗，讓我做好了準備去迎接西北大學運輸中心的信息服務項目經理這一職位給我的挑戰。在那里，我首要的任務是去建一個文學園地的網絡基礎設施，以便支持傳輸領域中領先的研究生研究中心。我得用一個簡短而又具有說服力的方式去表明我的計劃中關于籌集基金和改善支出的想法，以及管理這個項目、購買、裝備和最終的部署。我帶領這個項目并利用最新安裝的技術工具使中心實現了目標，我的成功使我想到了在共享環境中與之相似的目標和項目。

目前，我在Active Screw和Fastener的信息系統擔任經理，負責整個IT部門。雖然我把全部力量集中在信息技術領域，但是我不想在建立和維持數據網路方面限制自己。通過一個焦點程序的研究，我把目標定在完善信息安全——一個對所有信息系統經理們來說變得越來越重要的知識領域——方面的技能。隨著我的公司的成長，我必須讓它在IT功能上也得到必要的完善，從而確保人們能夠放心地共享信息。靈敏的數據庫是很必要的，無論它是個人的還是通用的，它不可以被網絡犯罪攻擊，也不能被非法用戶侵入。

要做一個成功的技術經理和未來的資訊長，關鍵是有能力證明公司的機密信息來源是與共享權限緊密結合的。芝加哥計算機學專業程序將會給我提供更好地學習信息安全知識的環境，并且可以讓我向著使自己建立的網絡基礎設施更加安全邁出步伐。憑借它資深學院那強大的核心，芝加哥將使我成為一名扎實的高級技術經理，也會讓我成為信息安全領域新方向真知灼見的忠實伙伴。