Name: Beachside Chat: Under the Radar Tech Careers
Start: 2016-08-16T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2016-08-16T21:00:00-07:00
Location: Victorious, Inc.

In our inaugural Beachside Chat, we invite you to a panel that highlights some of the lesser known but still critical roles in the tech industry. If you have ever been interested in moving into the tech industry but don’t know what it is you want to do, this panel is perfect for you. The panelists represent five different specialities and will discuss how each contribute to the success of a tech company as well as the day to day tasks and skills required. We'll discuss what the typical career path looks like and steps to take to move into to a respective area.

There will be a Q&A immediately following the panel.

Panelists:
Irina Kukuyeva, Ph.D (http://www.LinkedIn.com/in/IKukuyeva) (Data Science)
Murriel Perez (http://www.murrielgrace.com) (DevOps)
Wendy Gwo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendygwo) (Software Engineering)
Amanda Anderson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-anderson-38248a35) (Quality Assurance)

The moderator for the event will be Cindy Lin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-lin-92a2b333), Business Analytics, Victorious.

There will be plenty of food and (non-alcoholic) drinks provided.

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A little about the panelists:

Irina Kukuyeva, Ph.D
Irina Kukuyeva has over 10 years of experience deriving insights from data for start-ups as well as large businesses, in fashion, healthcare, IoT, market research, online advertising and remote sensing. She is currently a Data Science Consultant at Slalom Consulting. She analyzed images from Jupiter for her PhD in Statistics from UCLA.

Murriel Perez
Murriel has worked in many technical roles throughout her 15 year career in the IT industry - from Database, Network & Systems Administrator,​ to Technical Consultant,​​ QA,​ Systems Architecture,​​ ​DevOps Engineer, ​and​ various other disciplines. She has a strong love for community and mentorship, and currently works as IT ​Director at a small manufacturing company.

Amanda Anderson

Amanda is a Senior QA Tester at Victorious.com, working to ensure Victorious' apps are ready for primetime. Prior to Victorious, Amanda worked in event planning in the non-profit and entertainment industries, and earned her JD from Loyola Law School.

Wendy Gwo
Wendy worked for many years as an Electrical Engineer in the Aerospace industry before retraining as a Web Engineer. She currently works for Victorious as a Software Engineer helping develop the app deployment and management systems.

Cindy Lin
Cindy began her career at a leadership development program at Avery Dennison with multiple roles in Industrial Engineering and Business Intelligence before transitioning to her current role as a Business Analyst for Victorious.

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