Career Roadmap
Ben's work combines: Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Learning / Being Challenged
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Meridian
Bachelor's Degree
Chemical Engineering
University of Nevada-Reno
Graduate Degree
Chemical Engineering
University of Utah
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Computer and Information Research Scientists:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Mathematics, General
Graduate Degree: Computer Science
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Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
Learned to program Matlab.
2.
Learned to do genetic algorithms in Matlab.
3.
Learned to program PHP/MYsql and made a website.
4.
Did a satellite image processing internship.
5.
Did image processing on SEM images for nano particles.
6.
Worked for Intel/Micron for 5 years.
7.
Worked for a hedge fund doing GPU super computer, AI, stock back testing.
8.
Worked for an amazing startup changing the world.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
Go to medical school.
How I responded:
Don't listen to old people, times have changed.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Took out loans for school.