CSE 390L, Paul G. Allen School Leadership Seminar Series, Winter 2020 (original) (raw)
Tuesdays, 1:30-2:20, ECE 037
Instructors: Dan Grossman / Ed Lazowska
A one-credit (CR/NC) seminar series
The Paul G. Allen School Leadership Seminar Series, CSE 390L, is a one-credit (CR/NC) seminar series, primarily targeted at upper-division CSE undergraduates, that brings CSE alumni and friends to campus to describe how to be effective in a startup, small company, large company, or less common environment. Our guests will discuss topics such as:
Regular attendance, active participation. (Attendance will be taken periodically.) Please read up on the individual and his/her employer(s) in advance of each course session. Think of our guests as "postcards from your future." Come to class prepared to take advantage of the knowledge and experience of these alums.
Tuesdays, 1:30, ECE 037
| Date | Guest(s) | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Recent alums: Amanda Chalfant, 2018 Computer Science B.S. Kelsie Haakenson, 2017 Computer Science B.S., 2017 History B.A. Royden Luckey, 2017 Computer Science B.S. Pooja Sethi, 2017 Computer Engineering B.S. | Microsoft (Azure SWE)98point6 Inc. (UX Designer)Tableau Software (SDE)Facebook (Machine Learning Engineer) |
| January 14 | Sergey Karayev, 2009 Computer Science B.S., 2009 Psychology B.A., 2015 UC Berkeley Computer Science Ph.D. Slides (pdf) | Gradescope (Co-Founder) -> Turnitin (Head of AI for STEM) |
| January 21 | Michelle Lim, 2013 Computer Science B.S., 2013 Economics B.A. | Tableau Software (SDE) -> thePlatform (SDE 2) -> JPMorgan Chase (Engineer, Cybersecurity & Technology Controls) |
| January 28 | Gabriel Pratt, 2011 Computer Science B.S., 2018 UCSD Bioinformatics & Systems Biology Ph.D. | TwinStrand Biosciences (Bioinformatics Scientist) -> Amazon (Research Scientist) |
| February 4 | Rylan Hawkins, 2009 Computer Engineering B.S. Slides (pdf) | Visual Schedule Finder (Founder & CEO) -> New England Revolution (MLS soccer player) -> VibeGlobe (Co-Founder & CTO) -> Microsoft (Program Manager II) -> Storyform (CEO & Developer) -> Convoy (Senior Engineering Manager) |
| February 11 | Tara Pugh, 2011 Computer Science B.S. | Cozi (Program Manager) -> Meredith Corp. (Senior Product Manager) -> Likewise Inc. (Product Manager) |
| February 18 | Tariq Yusuf, 2014 Computer Science B.S. | Google (Senior Privacy Engineer) |
| February 25 | Babak Dabagh, 2015 Computer Engineering B.S. | Whitepages (SDE) -> Amazon (SDE II) |
| March 3 | Eric Arendt, 2010 Computer Science B.S., 2010 Electrical Engineering B.S. Slides (pdf) | Digital Scirocco (SDE) -> Zillow (SDE) -> Zillow Group (Sr. Director of Product Development) |
| March 10 | Mid-career alums: Wes Hather, 2006 Computer Science B.S. Gordon Hempton, 2007 Computer Science B.S., 2007 Mathematics B.S. | Flying Lab Software (SDE) -> Team Apart (Co-Founder) -> Poll Everywhere (Flex Developer) -> GroupTalent (Co-Founder) -> Outreach (Co-Founder)Microsoft (SDE) -> Team Apart (Co-Founder & CEO) -> GroupTalent (Co-Founder & CTO) -> Outreach (Co-Founder & CTO) |