Kathyleen Beveridge - Project Management

  • worked at companies like HP, Qualcomm, ThermoFisher (biotech)
  • non-technical background, marketing senior director

Kris Porter - Developer Operation/Software Engineer

  • UCLA Electrical Engineering, Masters at Cal State LA
  • worked at startups, NBC, Qualcomm, Twitter
  • Continuous Learning
    • learned different skills/topics like Python, machine learning, CCNA certification, data structures/algorithms

Notes

  • Continuous learning is important
  • Need to be adaptive in the tech industry and ready to learn
  • Strong people in the tech industry are able to take requirements and translate them to create something
  • Big risk is to stop learning
  • Need to have critical thinking skills and willingness to learn
  • what you’re interested now won’t necessarily be your career
  • can use CS skills in any industry

Questions we asked

  • What would you say is the most important skill for people working in the tech industry?
  • Is there anything you would want to explore or learn now? Why?
  • What was your biggest challenge in CS or engineering, and how did you overcome it?