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An education in technology can take many forms.
To coincide with this month's BCTech Summit,
here are several local options that get results,
from a computer science degree to a software
development diploma to a stint at boot camp
Jennifer Waldern is going places.
On a brisk December day, the seagulls
on Vancouver's Granville Island squawk
around her as she soaks in some last
sights of the city. Next week the 2013
UBC
computer science graduate is moving to a
new job at Microsoft Corp.'s main campus
in Redmond, Washington. There, Wal-
dern will take a hybrid role as a software
engineer and data scientist. It's an exciting
step in a career with endless possibilities.
She thinks she might one day move into
a research position or perhaps take a lead-
ership path. Waldern is open to anything
if it feels right. But for now, she's excited to
build her skills and portfolio at Microsoft,
which will open up further opportunities.
"I think I can keep growing," she says.
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