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(diǎn)評(píng)：

這是一篇CS方向的PS，思路非常清晰，專業(yè)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(gè)部分：

第一部分：申請(qǐng)理由
第二部分：專業(yè)背景介紹
第三部分：專業(yè)背景引出的申請(qǐng)具體原因
第四部分：對(duì)信息安全領(lǐng)域的認(rèn)識(shí)

文章開(kāi)頭通過(guò)一句話對(duì)自己的背景做簡(jiǎn)介提出自己申請(qǐng)信息安全轉(zhuǎn)業(yè)方向的理由。語(yǔ)言非常簡(jiǎn)練，非常有吸引力。從第二段開(kāi)始，作者對(duì)自己的專業(yè)背景進(jìn)行介紹。以時(shí)間為順序，通過(guò)對(duì)自己從大學(xué)階段的網(wǎng)絡(luò)建設(shè)、西北大學(xué)信息服務(wù)項(xiàng)目經(jīng)理兩個(gè)主要經(jīng)歷對(duì)自己在計(jì)算機(jī)網(wǎng)絡(luò)這一和信息安全有著密切關(guān)系的經(jīng)歷突出自己的能力。第四段，作者繼續(xù)對(duì)自己的工作內(nèi)容作非常Professional的簡(jiǎn)介，同時(shí)說(shuō)明自己從IT轉(zhuǎn)向信息安全的原因。并在接下來(lái)的第五段描述了自己對(duì)這一領(lǐng)域的深刻認(rèn)識(shí)，點(diǎn)出申請(qǐng)芝加哥計(jì)算機(jī)信息安全方向的進(jìn)一步理由：自己的長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)目標(biāo)。

文章的邏輯思路非常清晰，明了。只用了很短的篇幅對(duì)專業(yè)進(jìn)行描述，很好的從側(cè)面反映出自己的專業(yè)能力，專業(yè)背景。另外，作者的語(yǔ)言功底很好，對(duì)專業(yè)的認(rèn)識(shí)表述時(shí)也很好的反映出了自己的專業(yè)深度。

譯文：

計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)專業(yè)項(xiàng)目

在過(guò)去的兩年半里，我在技術(shù)領(lǐng)域里成為了一名專家。但如今，我準(zhǔn)備成為一名專業(yè)的通用信息員。雖然我的工作將我引入一個(gè)信息工程的特定領(lǐng)域（包括電信、網(wǎng)線和數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)），但是近來(lái)，我對(duì)信息安全領(lǐng)域有了很大的興趣。我關(guān)注著自己公司的安全，尤其是與雇員和客戶信息相關(guān)的。貴專業(yè)的程序設(shè)計(jì)專業(yè)似乎有能夠滿足像我這種需要的資源。

當(dāng)我的大學(xué)生活和科學(xué)碩士課程給我提供了各種各樣的計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)話題時(shí)，我在網(wǎng)絡(luò)建設(shè)發(fā)展領(lǐng)域的拓展知識(shí)方面收獲頗豐。作為一個(gè)DePaul 大學(xué)的自然科學(xué)碩士研究生，我為信息服務(wù)做過(guò)網(wǎng)絡(luò)支持技術(shù)員和項(xiàng)目經(jīng)理。我在這方面最重要的成就是曾經(jīng)給超過(guò)一千個(gè)宿舍重新搭建線路以確保學(xué)生們通過(guò)網(wǎng)絡(luò)與其他四個(gè)學(xué)校連接起來(lái)。工作過(guò)程中，我得調(diào)查高速網(wǎng)絡(luò)現(xiàn)行的需要以及寬帶傳輸來(lái)保證以后的需要，這些靠測(cè)定是不行的。

我在宿舍項(xiàng)目中的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，讓我做好了準(zhǔn)備去迎接西北大學(xué)運(yùn)輸中心的信息服務(wù)項(xiàng)目經(jīng)理這一職位給我的挑戰(zhàn)。在那里，我首要的任務(wù)是去建一個(gè)文學(xué)園地的網(wǎng)絡(luò)基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，以便支持傳輸領(lǐng)域中領(lǐng)先的研究生研究中心。我得用一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短而又具有說(shuō)服力的方式去表明我的計(jì)劃中關(guān)于籌集基金和改善支出的想法，以及管理這個(gè)項(xiàng)目、購(gòu)買、裝備和最終的部署。我?guī)ьI(lǐng)這個(gè)項(xiàng)目并利用最新安裝的技術(shù)工具使中心實(shí)現(xiàn)了目標(biāo)，我的成功使我想到了在共享環(huán)境中與之相似的目標(biāo)和項(xiàng)目。

目前，我在Active Screw和Fastener的信息系統(tǒng)擔(dān)任經(jīng)理，負(fù)責(zé)整個(gè)IT部門。雖然我把全部力量集中在信息技術(shù)領(lǐng)域，但是我不想在建立和維持?jǐn)?shù)據(jù)網(wǎng)路方面限制自己。通過(guò)一個(gè)焦點(diǎn)程序的研究，我把目標(biāo)定在完善信息安全——一個(gè)對(duì)所有信息系統(tǒng)經(jīng)理們來(lái)說(shuō)變得越來(lái)越重要的知識(shí)領(lǐng)域——方面的技能。隨著我的公司的成長(zhǎng)，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(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)是很必要的，無(wú)論它是個(gè)人的還是通用的，它不可以被網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪攻擊，也不能被非法用戶侵入。

要做一個(gè)成功的技術(shù)經(jīng)理和未來(lái)的資訊長(zhǎng)，關(guān)鍵是有能力證明公司的機(jī)密信息來(lái)源是與共享權(quán)限緊密結(jié)合的。芝加哥計(jì)算機(jī)學(xué)專業(yè)程序?qū)?huì)給我提供更好地學(xué)習(xí)信息安全知識(shí)的環(huán)境，并且可以讓我向著使自己建立的網(wǎng)絡(luò)基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施更加安全邁出步伐。憑借它資深學(xué)院那強(qiáng)大的核心，芝加哥將使我成為一名扎實(shí)的高級(jí)技術(shù)經(jīng)理，也會(huì)讓我成為信息安全領(lǐng)域新方向真知灼見(jiàn)的忠實(shí)伙伴。