Re:start small (Score 1)

Oh, BS (not the degree).

Degrees don't mean near as much as the people that have them would like you to think.

I spent 8 years in the navy learning how to use analytical thinking. Yes, I worked as a Machinist's Mate in the engineroom. In the bilge. On Nuclear Reactors. But you know what? I had the exact same training the Electricians and the Electronics Techs did. The ONLY difference was that they had a couple more WEEKS of special training than we did in their particular emphasis.

If you take an interest in something, excell at it, and really love it (like the computer field), you can go anywhere you'd like. VERY FEW of my friends have any computer certifications or even degrees. And yes, most of them make far more than you need to to live. And ALL of them make enough to have their wife stay at home with the kids.

So, go out, find a good entry level job in the company you want, and work your way up like the rest of us did. Just show passion and interest. If you don't, you'll stay where you should. But if you show interest and heart, you'll go far.

Go for it!