I must say this was a pleasant story.
Plantation work can be gruelling and dehumanizing.
When retired West Indies cricketer Anderson Cummins saw the demanding conditions under which his mother toiled daily to provide for the family, he vowed not to follow in her footsteps.
“I was about 11 or 12 when she took me to work one day,” he recalled. “When I saw what she endured to earn money, I said, ‘God, please never let me do this. I have to do better’.”
His prayer was answered.
Graduating from the University of the West Indies (UWI) with a physics degree, he worked in the banking sector in Barbados for a few years before switching careers at the end of his first-class cricket career just over two decades ago.
Cummins completed a Microsoft systems programming correspondence course and a two-year computer information systems diploma program at DeVry Institute of Technology in Toronto prior to plunging into the information technology sector.
After a year as the lead webmaster at Canoe Inc. and eight years serving in various management capacities at Air Miles Canada, he fulfilled several contracts as a senior security consultant and project lead in the IT industry before landing at SecureKey Technologies Inc. last April as the compliance director.
Launched nine years ago, the company -- which has also offices in Boston and San Francisco -- is a leader in identity authentication.
In his new role, Cummins ensures that the company is conducting its business in full compliance with national and international laws and regulations pertaining to the industry while upholding professional standards.
“Someone in the industry saw the job opening and said it would be a good fit for me,” said Cummins who has resided in the Greater Toronto Area since 1996 with his wife and their three sons. “At the time, I was not on contract, so I applied and was successful. What I like the most about this organization is that the work they are doing here is cutting edge.”
When retired West Indies cricketer Anderson Cummins saw the demanding conditions under which his mother toiled daily to provide for the family, he vowed not to follow in her footsteps.
“I was about 11 or 12 when she took me to work one day,” he recalled. “When I saw what she endured to earn money, I said, ‘God, please never let me do this. I have to do better’.”
His prayer was answered.
Graduating from the University of the West Indies (UWI) with a physics degree, he worked in the banking sector in Barbados for a few years before switching careers at the end of his first-class cricket career just over two decades ago.
Cummins completed a Microsoft systems programming correspondence course and a two-year computer information systems diploma program at DeVry Institute of Technology in Toronto prior to plunging into the information technology sector.
After a year as the lead webmaster at Canoe Inc. and eight years serving in various management capacities at Air Miles Canada, he fulfilled several contracts as a senior security consultant and project lead in the IT industry before landing at SecureKey Technologies Inc. last April as the compliance director.
Launched nine years ago, the company -- which has also offices in Boston and San Francisco -- is a leader in identity authentication.
In his new role, Cummins ensures that the company is conducting its business in full compliance with national and international laws and regulations pertaining to the industry while upholding professional standards.
“Someone in the industry saw the job opening and said it would be a good fit for me,” said Cummins who has resided in the Greater Toronto Area since 1996 with his wife and their three sons. “At the time, I was not on contract, so I applied and was successful. What I like the most about this organization is that the work they are doing here is cutting edge.”
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