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WELCOME! Future Industry Leaders from JLS Middle School

WELCOME! Future Industry Leaders from JLS Middle School. YES!. Mr. Carolan’s Wonderful World of Origami. Mr. Carolan’s Wonderful World of Software Engineering. My History. Previously: Manager of Software Architecture , Open Port Technology Designing Internet messaging software Currently:

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WELCOME! Future Industry Leaders from JLS Middle School

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  1. WELCOME!Future IndustryLeaders fromJLS Middle School

  2. YES!

  3. Mr. Carolan’sWonderful Worldof Origami

  4. Mr. Carolan’sWonderful Worldof Software Engineering

  5. 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!

  6. What is an Engineer? • Type 1:Drives a Train • Type 2:Someone who makes things work the way they want them to!

  7. Aeronautical Ceramic Chemical Civil Computer Electrical Environmental Hardware Manufacturing Mechanical Nuclear Process Quality Assurance Software Test Types of Engineering

  8. 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

  9. Software Specialties • Computer Graphics • Physics Engines • Network Programming • Database Design • User Interface • Artificial Intelligence

  10. Computer Graphics

  11. What Skills Help? • Love to solve problems • Science • Math • Persistence • Communication • Teamwork • Fast typing fingers!

  12. High School Math Science (Physics) Computer Programming Typing Public Speaking Writing College (BS, MS, PhD) Computer Science Major Physics Entrepreneurship Business Marketing Finance Economics Training Required Need to do well to get your pick of jobs!!

  13. What Companies Hire You? + Which Don’t!!

  14. What’s 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!

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Other Choices in High Tech • Sales • Business Development • Marketing • Product Management • Marketing Communication • Finance • Quality Assurance • Support

  18. 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!

  19. 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 Ethics“There 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 Man“You 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

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