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Ken's work combines: Science, Technology, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Southington High School
Bachelor's Degree
Mathematics Teacher Education
University of Connecticut
Graduate Degree
Statistics, General
Stanford University
Graduate Degree
Biomedical Sciences, General
Johns Hopkins University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Information Technology Project Managers:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Computer Science
Graduate Degree: Business Administration and Management, General
Graduate Degree
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
In my senior year at UConn, I had a Statistics professor who earned his PhD from Stanford.
2.
That statistics professor later wrote a recommendation letter for my graduate work at Stanford.
3.
I'd never been to CA, had no money, but knew Stanford's reputation, so I went and made it work.
4.
After graduation, I spent a decade in the health sciences field, unrelated to what I do today.
5.
I worked my way up to a director level in the biotech and health sciences field.
6.
I decided to take a risk and a pay cut to enter the tech field and go work for Yahoo.
7.
Without taking those risks (statistics, Stanford, going to Yahoo), I wouldn't be where I am today.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Peers:
You don't need to go to graduate school; you should just become a high school teacher.
How I responded:
As an undergraduate, I got a loan from the school of education, and that loan would only be forgiven if I became a HS Math teacher in CT. However, when one of my professors urged me to apply for graduate school, I knew I had to take that opportunity. In the end, I actually found a much better career path after attending Stanford, and paid that loan off relatively quickly. At the end of the day, you just have to listen to yourself and pursue your passions.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I had no money when I arrived at Stanford and didn't know how I was going to pay my tuition. I went around and knocked on doors at different departments. I ended up getting full tuition covered plus a stipend!