smartin77,

Thanks for the advice. I think I will just focus on my job now, and just use those skills to open doors to get me closer to security. I definitely will be trying to build a solid contact list and I think I have a good jump on that right now. All I need to do is keep at it ,and something will come my way.
As far as schooling goes, I'm lookng at going for the M.S in MIS, so I would have something more general and not so specialized. If I get into security and I like it, then I may look at some certifications. Thanks again.