Soldiers' Angels

Soldiers’ Angels is proud to team up with wounded veteran Matt Bernard to assist fellow veterans employed by his new company, Brinestone, LLC. Brinestone is a full IT service provider for small and mid-size businesses in Milford, New Hampshire. With two employees so far, Matt is looking to expand, even in challenging economic times such as this.

And Soldiers’ Angels is standing by to help veterans when he does!

Exceptional, newly-transitioning veteran employees of Brinestone who demonstrate career potential and interest will be eligible to receive support from Soldiers’ Angels for their training and testing costs to earn CompTIA Network+ 2007 and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) certification. The CompTIA certification is an international industry credential that validates the knowledge of professionals in network support or administration. The MCSA credential validates knowledge in system administration of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Both of these skills sets are and will continue to be in high demand in the Information Technology (IT) field and can be a great boost to someone beginning work in an IT career.

The certification process includes several months of online coursework and a certification test taken locally. The CompTIA and MCSA certifications are particularly valuable in the IT industry because they show very specific hands-on knowledge/skill that goes beyond what is learned in a college degree program, preparing the certificate holder for a variety of IT-related jobs in network technology and Microsoft-certified systems administration.

The plan is to have up to six or eight employees participating in the program in the course of this year. Matt has dubbed it “Certs for Troops,” and hopes that perhaps someday it can be expanded into an independent nonprofit project that reaches veterans beyond this year.

Soldiers’ Angels salutes Matthew Bernard for his courage, his support for his fellow veterans, and his determination to build a new company during these challenging times, and is proud to stand with him in support of those who have sacrificed for us.