My name is Jesse Speedy. I was born in Tampa, Florida and I am the oldest of two sons. My mother was a teacher and my father was an iron worker. At a young age, I learned the value of hard work and at the of age fifteen I entered the workforce so that I could afford the same privileges as my peers. After graduating high school with honors, I continued to work and ultimately found my way into the commercial and industrial electrical trade. At the same time, I began training martial arts. I always had an interest in martial arts as a youth but financial limitations prohibited me from exploring my interest. I enjoyed working construction and strived hard to progress through the field. Eventually in electrical construction, I was topped out in pay at a relatively young age so I considered my options and enrolled in a radiography program at Pensacola State College. As a burgeoning radiography student, I investigated opportunities for advancement in the field of radiography. My research brought me to the field of radiation therapy and this is where I first discovered the field of medical dosimetry. I set a series of short term and long term goals as an x-ray student, culminating in a medical dosimetry career. Soon enough, I finished x-ray school and continued on to radiation therapy school through Washburn University. Shortly after finishing school, I was employed in my first job as a radiation therapist at a small clinic in Orlando, Florida where I explored opportunities to enter the field of radiation dosimetry. My relocation to Orlando also impacted my martial arts endeavors by introducing me to new people and training methods. After a year or so of work as a radiation therapist, my interest and determination payed off and my employer granted me the opportunity to train in clinical dosimetry. I was able to receive on the job training as a clinical dosimetrist and assist our physics and dosimetry staff for nearly three years. I was grateful for my introduction to dosimetry but I also realized I needed an advanced education and training. Coincidently, I had been training martial arts for nearly 10 years. I decided it was time to set a new personal goal so I took up boxing and set a new series of related goals that I would pursue over the next couple of years. Eventually the company where I worked was bought out by a larger, more stable company. Although this meant I would return to full-time work as a radiation therapist, it was the best possible scenario for me. Soon I learned that my new employer offered opportunities in dosimetry education and I quickly took advantage of this benefit via the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Medical Dosimetry program. I have briefly competed in amateur boxing and trained several martial arts. The next personal goal for me will be to teach and share my knowledge with martial arts students. However, I must first accomplish my longest standing academic and professional goal and complete my training as a medical dosimetrist.