WELCOME! Future Industry Leaders from JLS Middle School

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WELCOME!Future IndustryLeaders fromJLS Middle
School
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YES!
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Mr. CarolansWonderful Worldof Origami
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Mr. CarolansWonderful Worldof Software
Engineering
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My History

• Previously
• Manager of Software Architecture, Open Port
  Technology
• Designing Internet messaging software
• Currently
• Venture Capital Associate, Menlo Ventures
• Helping talented engineers build technology
  companies!

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What is an Engineer?

• Type 1Drives a Train
• Type 2Someone who makes things work the way
  they want them to!

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Types of Engineering

• Aeronautical
• Ceramic
• Chemical
• Civil
• Computer
• Electrical
• Environmental
• Hardware

• Manufacturing
• Mechanical
• Nuclear
• Process
• Quality Assurance
• Software
• Test

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What does a Software Engineer Do?

• User Interface
• System Requirements
• System Architecture
• Programming
• Java, C, Javascript, Visual Basic, Perl,
  Python, TCL, C, Fortran, php
• Debugging
• Coming up with new ideas!

DEMO
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Software Specialties

• Computer Graphics
• Physics Engines
• Network Programming
• Database Design
• User Interface
• Artificial Intelligence

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Computer Graphics
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What Skills Help?

• Love to solve problems
• Science
• Math
• Persistence
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Fast typing fingers!

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Training Required

• High School
• Math
• Science (Physics)
• Computer Programming
• Typing
• Public Speaking
• Writing

• College (BS, MS, PhD)
• Computer Science Major
• Physics
• Entrepreneurship
• Business
• Marketing
• Finance
• Economics

Need to do well to get your pick of jobs!!
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What Companies Hire You?

Which Dont!!
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Whats Good?

• Challenging
• Always Learning
• Creative Autonomy
• Work on new technology
• Salary (starting around 55K, up through 150K)
• Casual Dress
• Work from Home
• Many, many possibilities!

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Not So Good?

• Salary (hourly)
• Can be lots of hours
• Little exercise at work
• Lots of responsibility
• Not usually deciding company strategy without
  business skills

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Growth Paths As Engineer

• Engineering Management
• Lead Engineer
• Director of Engineering
• VP of Engineering

• Technical Mastery
• CTO
• Chief Scientist
• Professor

• Business
• Product Management
• Business Development
• CEO

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Other Choices in High Tech

• Sales
• Business Development
• Marketing
• Product Management
• Marketing Communication
• Finance
• Quality Assurance
• Support

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Want More School?

• Law Degree (JD)
• Patent Law
• Medical Doctor (MD)
• Biomedical Devices
• Masters Business Administration (MBA)
• CEO, Entrepreneur, Venture Capital
• Engineering degree if firm foundation!

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Parting Advice

• Work Hard"Opportunity is missed by most people
  because it is dressed in overalls and looks like
  work -- Thomas Edison
• Never Compromise Your EthicsThere can be no
  happiness if the things we believe in are
  different from the things we do -- Freya
  Madeline Stark
• Be Good To Your Fellow ManYou will find, as you
  look back upon your life, that the moments that
  stand out are the moments when you have done
  things for others -- Henry Drummond
• Never Stop Learning -- Especially the
  BUSINESS!The important thing is not to stop
  questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for
  existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he
  contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life,
  of the marvelous structure of reality. It is
  enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little
  of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy
  curiosity. -- Albert Einstein