Rosalia Vaccaro, a mom and a troubleshooting Network Analyst

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Got a network problem? Call on her to solve it.

Meeting Rosalia Vaccaro, it's clear she knows how to do her job. She's quiet and low-key, warm and friendly, but she exudes professionalism and competence. And that's just what you'd want from a Telecom Network Analyst for CN – the Canadian National Railway Company.

Starting out

How did she get there? Well by the time she finished high school Rosalia Vaccaro knew she liked computers and wanted to study Computer Science Technology. Even though she was missing math prerequisites, she didn't let that stop her. She applied to Vanier College in the Communications program and got started on her Cegep studies while taking one prerequisite math course over the summer and the other in the fall.

Why Computer Science

"I chose Computer Science because I wanted to do something outside my comfort zone," Rosalia explains. "I didn't want to be a follower and go into Social Science like a lot of my friends. I'd also done tests in high school with my guidance counsellor that showed I'd be good in computer science or business administration."