Omoju Miller
Google.Org & UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA USA
"Take a deep breath and tell your feet to move, and your feet will move."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
It took baby steps to realize my own potential. I decided I could start doing micro-heroic things to increase my confidence and become comfortable embracing failure.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Computer Science
University of Memphis
Graduate Degree
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Memphis
Doctorate
Computer Science
University of California-Berkeley
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley; studies human cognition-how people reason and learn.
2.
Grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where they never had a constant power supply.
3.
Because there was no power, she didn't spend time watching TV, and she had to "invent" her play-that forces you into "maker mode."
4.
Always liked studying how people learn; believes the best way to educate people is by teaching them how to educate themselves.
5.
Says it took her a while to jump into one thing-"it was like when you go to the beach and you put your little toe in," but now she's "fully immersed."
6.
Huge Star Wars fan; says she honestly chose UC Berkeley so she could be closer to Skywalker Ranch.
7.
When she was younger, she chickened out of going to a huge conference where she could've met some of her film and computer graphics heroes.
8.
After that, she started taking baby steps-speaking at a computer education day, going to small conferences-and now major engagements don't intimidate her.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
I'm just this little piddly thing, what could I possibly offer to any of these people [in technology].
How I responded:
It took baby steps to realize my own potential. I decided I could start doing micro-heroic things to increase my confidence and become comfortable embracing failure.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I grew up in Nigeria. The beauty and tragedy of Nigeria is that we don't have constant power so growing up I wasn't watching tv in my spare time. I had to invent my play and be creative; that has shaped me into who I am now.