A career in UX design is a long way from working as a Navy photographer and plunging 91 feet to the ocean floor to document explosive ordinance cleanups off the coast of Africa.
Category: Students
Navigating the pandemic—How one ECE teacher is coming out ahead
When Nell Redaniel’s job as a lead teacher at a corporate day care center went on pause last year due … More
Putting Agile to Work
Neville Mistry, a project management consultant at Kairos Power, juggled multi-million-dollar project management responsibilities for several years before returning to school to boost his career.
Alum brings next-gen sequence analysis tools to the classroom
Next-Gen Sequence Analysis Tools—A Hands-On Approach is a new UCSC Silicon Valley Extension course for aspiring bioinformaticians.
Alum launches social networking app
“This place teaches you more about startups than anywhere else. Every day I learn something new.”
Building Your HR Brand
“I believe in paying it forward. “
Building Network Mom for Systems Engineers
“A network engineer’s key job is to keep the network up.”
Discovering a Regulatory Affairs Career
“Overcoming failure can set you on a new and better path.”
Social Security decisions in retirement
“A lot of financial plans succeed or fail based on the decisions people make about Social Security.”
Design a retirement strategy for clients
“It’s an interweaving of emotions and actions.”
Questions for the Virtual Executive Assistant
“While you are busy focusing on your business I am busy in the details of your business…”
Social media students present strategy to judges
“How are you differentiating your most loyal customers?”
Systems engineer test drives Facebook Connectivity solutions
“I work with a company where every day they help connect people.”
Full stack web developer adds iPhone app design skills
“We tend to think of apps as small, little things, but actually they’re very powerful and very fast.”
Executive assistant sets out her shingle in the gig economy
“Now I have organization and structure and clients.”
Personal Financial Advising: From Boomer to GenX
“Whether it’s charity or retirement planning or educational planning, it’s all about asking questions.”
Executive assistant student nominated for Rookie of the Year
“I learned not only in the classes but by the example of other girls who study with me.”
Marketing art from the heart
“If you want to stay relevant and current, you have to invest in yourself and embrace a lifetime of learning.”
UCSC showcases student entrepreneurs
Congrats to Stephanie Webb, an entrepreneurial UC Santa Cruz graduate student who claimed top honors last night at the 6th … More
Silicon Valley job skills for the international professional
“Our international program is unlike any other in the state of California.”
Data scientist lands an OPT job at Google
“This is the place everyone should go to learn cutting edge technology.”
The Next Generation of Digital Health
A UC Santa Cruz Live in Silicon Valley Alumni Event
Teaching creativity in the ECE classroom
“I love to spend time with kids and talk to them. That is the only reason I am in this … More
Hungarian translator becomes Silicon Valley tech writer
“People were very positive here. They weren’t complaining. They focused on solving problems and building things together. The weather and … More
Construction contractor builds new software career
“I needed some place to start if I was going to get a new career. Once I got the certificates, I … More
Computer programmer pivots to bioinformatics
“This is where we’re going to make difference in human health.”
For the love of Python
“I guess I knew then, once I touched a computer, I would never go back. I’m passionate about software engineering … More
A first step into Silicon Valley-style HR
“I couldn’t have asked for more. It’s been vital to understand the complexities of laws in HR along with cultural … More
Alum considers the connections that help build his career
“That next person you say hello to at the class in Extension may give you a lead to your next … More
Learning the methods that inspire students
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