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What kind of advancements have you made in your career?
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Rajesh’s Answer
I started my career as a software engineer where I implemented the ETSI and 3GPP/3GPP2 standards to enable 2.5G, 3G and 4G mobile wireless networks that have led to the current generation of 5G connectivity. The work I and my team did generated a lot of innovation for the company and subsequently, some of us got an innovation award from the CEO. I now work as a Product Manager for a large company that develops and sells software for managing data center infrastructure. I have been focusing on Internet of Things and we enabled connectivity for end devices that are connected directly or via a gateway to the internet. The goal has been to make IoT architecture simpler to implement, easier to manage devices and recognize value from investments quickly. I have worked on end-to-end platforms (from edge to cloud and everything in between) leveraging public clouds and private data centers. I have to say there has been some innovation in this area but a lot needs to be done to truly realize our goals.
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Rachel’s Answer
In the field of medicine, you advance every year because you have more training and experience. After college, I advanced to a medical student. After 4 years of medical school, I became an intern, and then a surgical resident. After general surgery residency, I became a colon and rectal surgery fellow. Now I am a colon and rectal surgeon at a cancer center.
Paul Z. Wu
Development Lead, Principal Application Developer at AT&T and Adjunct Faculty at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
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I studied teaching math as an undergraduate student 35 years ago in China. Later, I entered a graduate school for a Masters: at the time, many students even didn't try, but I thought it was an opportunity to me. I had nothing to lose if I couldn't make it.
After teaching several years in a university, I learned that a person like me might be able to get into a Ph. D program in a university in North America. I tried very hard since English was my pretty weak subject and I had to pass the exams (TOEFL and GRE). Again, I thought it was an opportunity. Even I hadn't succeeded, I still have learned a lot by doing it.
I believed one needs some talents to learn a foreign language well, just like math may be hard to some people. As a math student, I thought it would be hard for me to get a teaching job since my language barrier. I stared to learn computer science when I was pursuing the Ph. D in math.
I graduated from the Ph. D program in 3 years and spent another year for a Masters in Computer Science. I got a pretty good job after that, but still struggled with the language difficulty.
I had some hard time during my career, but I still kept working tirelessly. I started as an intermediate developer, then a senior developer for many years. Eventually, I was assigned as a Principal Developer role. It was beyond my expectations when I was young, but less content as a person now. I still have dreams and still work on them.
So my advice is to take every opportunity and work onto it, don't be afraid of failures since the modern world, there are too many good opportunities. When time comes, you will be rewarded.
After teaching several years in a university, I learned that a person like me might be able to get into a Ph. D program in a university in North America. I tried very hard since English was my pretty weak subject and I had to pass the exams (TOEFL and GRE). Again, I thought it was an opportunity. Even I hadn't succeeded, I still have learned a lot by doing it.
I believed one needs some talents to learn a foreign language well, just like math may be hard to some people. As a math student, I thought it would be hard for me to get a teaching job since my language barrier. I stared to learn computer science when I was pursuing the Ph. D in math.
I graduated from the Ph. D program in 3 years and spent another year for a Masters in Computer Science. I got a pretty good job after that, but still struggled with the language difficulty.
I had some hard time during my career, but I still kept working tirelessly. I started as an intermediate developer, then a senior developer for many years. Eventually, I was assigned as a Principal Developer role. It was beyond my expectations when I was young, but less content as a person now. I still have dreams and still work on them.
So my advice is to take every opportunity and work onto it, don't be afraid of failures since the modern world, there are too many good opportunities. When time comes, you will be rewarded.