I have over 10 years of experience as an IT consultant for the financial services, health insurance, and real estate industries. The IT opportunities in financial services have been declining numerically since 2000. I started a career in real estate in 2005. This is when the real estate bubble began to burst. During my 10-plus years in the field I have also been working in health insurance IT between financial services IT assignments. Health insurance reform will be the next "bubble." I believe biomedical engineering offers a career path that is directly involved with applying technology to patient health issues. Biomedical engineering is a new field. Completing my degree in this field continues a journey that has had several interruptions, namely lack of funding, and temporary employer requirements. I have been working part-time and volunteering for a world health organization and a political campaign since 2007. A new career in a new technology field should provide many opportunities to improve the quality of healthcare and full time employment for many years.
