Your Future Career Plans and Capstone Project Course
MARVIN: Hi Dr. Dvorak thanks for having me. I graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2013 with a B.A. in Philosophy. Shortly after graduation, I joined the U.S. Army as a cryptologic language analyst. I spent two years at the Presidio of Monterey’s Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, where I learned Mandarin. While I was in the Army I received my Masters of Science from Central Washington University in Information Technology Administration and Management, where I focused heavily on Cybersecurity.
After six years in the Army, I decided it was time for a career change. I joined the Amazon Apprenti program here at City U in 2019. I completed that program with a certificate in Web Development. I currently work as a Systems Development Engineer.
Radana: You have an impressive track record! Why did you decide to pursue a DIT and why did you choose CityU?
MARVIN: After I completed the Apprenti program and started to work full time, I wanted to continue my education, and since I had such a great experience at CityU through the program, I decided to continue. CityU has a strong focus on lifelong learning, which is incredibly important to me, so it felt like a very organic choice. And I could not pass up the opportunity to be a part of an inaugural cohort! I have to say it’s been enriching being both faculty and a student. I get to see both sides of the coin.
Radana: What’s one thing you wish you had known when you began your career?
Kathy Cox, Director of External Relations, Morgan Zantua, Director of the School of Technology and Computing & the Center for Cybersecurity innovations (C4CYI), Jenifer Clark, Information Security & Compliance Engineer at Costco Wholesale and Advisory Board Member for C4CYI provided career tips and guidance to women attending the virtual presentation.
Registration for NCL 2021 Spring Season is open Feb. 1st, 12:00 am EST through Mar. 5th, 11:59 pm EST (8:59 pm PST). The first 10 CityU STC students who sign up & complete the competition will be reimbursed for their $35 entrance fee. Register Here.
February 4, 2004: Facebook is launched
Mark Zuckerberg releases ‘Thefacebook’ , which he later changed to just ‘Facebook’. Within a year social media demonstrated it’s huge impact on the world which continues to this day. Zuckerberg’s aggressive marketing strategies made him one of the wealthiest young tech entrepreneurs. Facebook’s success has not come without numerous controversies involving user privacy, such as the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, mass surveillance, fake news, hate speech, and more. Even with the bad publicity, Facebook is still ranked the seventh in global internet usage.
This month we will be featuring interview tips and focus on technical and difficult questions.
The Tech Group and the Cybersecurity Club will meet Thursdays from 4 P.M. to 5 P.M. PST via Teams: STC Clubs & Research Groups Weekly Meeting – Winter Quarter. For students or faculty who would like to present, choose a date and upload your presentation HERE.