How To Be You Po?

Marco Angelo Samonte

In this podcast host Marco talks to young professionals to hear about their stories on how they got into their field, how they studied it, and what they do now in their work. The goal of this podcast is to provide career insights, motivation, and study tips for students who are still deciding on what course to take in college or what career to take after college. Catch new episodes every Friday!

  1. Ep.24: How to be an A.I. Engineer, and what it's like working for startup companies | Interview with Joseph Daniel Dantes

    2021/10/02

    Ep.24: How to be an A.I. Engineer, and what it's like working for startup companies | Interview with Joseph Daniel Dantes

    About the guest: Joseph Daniel Dantes is currently working for Blaize, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology company, where he is mostly in charge of developing software tools that are used in communicating with their AI accelerator hardware. Before this, he also worked for another AI technology company called Wave Computing. He is a Computer Engineering graduate from UP Diliman, and he was a member of the Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory in their institute. In this episode we talked about: What inspired him to pursue a career in AI engineering His experience during their bootcamp training at Wave Computing What he loves about working for a startup company His role at Blaize, and some of the projects he has worked on so far What edge computing is, and what it was like before edge computing The day-to-day activities of an AI engineer, and the typical timeline of AI projects What are the challenging and rewarding aspects of working as an AI engineer What is AI, and how it's different from other related topics (machine learning, data science, etc) How neural networks work, a simple example The latest in AI technology, and why the development of AI is deemed to be the fourth industrial revolution What makes a successful AI engineer Follow JD Dantes on social media for more AI-related blog posts: Writings on https://jddantes.substack.com Medium https://medium.com/@jddantes Twitter https://twitter.com/jddantes If you wish to learn more about neural networks, here are some useful lecture notes:   https://cs231n.github.io/convolutional-networks/   https://cs231n.github.io/understanding-cnn/

    1 小时 4 分钟

  2. 2021/09/18

    Ep.23: How to be a Network Operations Engineer, and how customer tech support is done | Interview with Erwin San Pedro

    About the guest: Erwin San Pedro is currently working as a Network Operations Engineer for NetOne Systems Japan, where he is tasked to help their customers resolve network issues, find downtime threats, and report outdated systems. Before this, he had three years of experience as an Electrical Project engineer for Hexel Works Japan. He has a bachelor's degree in ECE from UP Diliman, and he was a member of UP EEEI's Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory. In this episode we talked about: What urged him to make a career shift from electrical project engineering to network operations engineering His first months of training at NetOne Systems Japan, and his role for the Operations team The Plan-Build-Operate-Optimize (PBOO) framework, and different roles in each department The day to day activities of a network operations engineer The types of customers they have, and the kinds of concerns that they deal with His process for researching, resolving, and recording the network issues The many different parts connected in a network systems The challenging and rewarding aspects of the work of a network operations engineer The next steps in the career of a network engineer Why Security Engineering is a highly specialized skill How his past experiences in Hexel, UCL, and UP has helped him so far in his new career

    59 分钟
  3. Ep.22: How to be an FPGA Engineer, and how FPGA enables 5G's high-speed communications | Interview with Carlos Luigi Ramos

    2021/09/10

    Ep.22: How to be an FPGA Engineer, and how FPGA enables 5G's high-speed communications | Interview with Carlos Luigi Ramos

    About the guest: Carlos Luigi Ramos is an FPGA Engineer for Anritsu Japan. He has 4 years of experience in developing digital circuit modules for the signal modulation/demodulation and MIMO applications for 5G Testers. He has a bachelor's degree in ECE from UP Diliman, and he was a part of the Digital Signals Processing Laboratory. In this episode we talked about: How he ended up working for an FPGA team, and the kind of training he got in the beginning The languages used in FPGA coding, and how its parallel processing is different from other codes The projects he got involved in, and the work he has done for the Demodulation and Modulation groups of Anritsu's 5G Tester What are detailed in the 3GPP specifications The process of FPGA development: design (spec review, circuit design, timing charts), coding (circuit, input data, output data), simulation (in PC), verification, hardware deployment, and testing The challenging and rewarding aspects of the work of an FPGA engineer The next steps in the career of an FPGA engineer, how to become an expert FPGA engineer, and the two types of an FPGA engineer What is an FPGA, the applications you can build with it, and the devices that need it FPGA vs ASIC, and how FPGA allows reprogrammability of the digital circuits The FPGA architecture, and the best practices in designing FPGA applications The most useful skills and character traits for an FPGA engineer The future of FPGA, and why the demand for FPGAs will only grow in the future

    1 小时 4 分钟
  4. Ep.21 (Part 2 of 2): How to be an Antenna Engineer, and software vs hardware engineering | Interview with Mikhail Eñano

    2021/09/04

    Ep.21 (Part 2 of 2): How to be an Antenna Engineer, and software vs hardware engineering | Interview with Mikhail Eñano

    About the guest: Mikhail Eñano is a Product Design and Development engineer for Toshiba Japan, where he is part of the Telecommunication Systems Equipment Design group. He has 5 years of experience in product design, evaluation, and troubleshooting of RF products, mainly equipments for Satellite Communications. He has a bachelor's degree in ECE from UP Diliman, and he was a part of the Wireless Communications Engineering Laboratory (WCEL). In this episode we talked about: How he first got interested about wireless communications engineering His undergraduate thesis project for WCEL The antenna development process Comparisons between software engineering and hardware engineering What he needs for him to start developing his own products Why a master's degree is almost crucial to an RF engineer The next steps in the career of an RF engineer Qualities that will make a successful RF engineer The many different career opportunities for RF engineers

    38 分钟

  5. 2021/09/04

    Ep.21 (Part 1 of 2): How to be an RF Engineer, and the Hardware Product Development cycle | Interview with Mikhail Eñano

    About the guest: Mikhail Eñano is a Product Design and Development engineer for Toshiba Japan, where he is part of the Telecommunication Systems Equipment Design group. He has 5 years of experience in product design, evaluation, and troubleshooting of RF products, mainly equipments for Satellite Communications. He has a bachelor's degree in ECE from UP Diliman, and he was a part of the Wireless Communications Engineering Laboratory (WCEL). In this episode we talked about: The products being developed in the Telecommunications Systems Equipment Group of Toshiba Japan What are RF products, and what do RF engineers do? The different kinds of RF engineers The products/projects he has been involved in so far Some of his patent applications, and the patent application process in Japan The different teams and different kinds of engineers involved in the development of a product The stages in the product development cycle: design, prototype, development, production, support What's unique about this process when it comes to RF products The different certifications and evaluations of electronic products, and how they are conducted The most challenging and rewarding aspects of the job of an RF engineer Why RF engineers are important and will never become obsolete Current challenges and exciting researches in wireless communications

    59 分钟
  6. Ep.20: How to be a Mobile App Developer, and how AdBlockers work | Interview with Marc Patrick Celon

    2021/08/27

    Ep.20: How to be a Mobile App Developer, and how AdBlockers work | Interview with Marc Patrick Celon

    About the Guest: Marc Patrick Celon is a software engineer for Samsung Research Philippines where he is currently developing the AdBlocking technology of the Samsung Internet browser. He is a Computer Engineering graduate from UP Diliman and he was a member of the Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory (UCL). In this episode we talked about: The different kinds of apps they develop in UCL Why he chose Samsung Research PH as the place to start his career in app dev His early projects for Samsung, and how software dev is different in the industry compared to in college How they monitor and find issues in the web apps they deploy How he got involved in mobile app development, and why Samsung Internet is capitalizing on its AdBlocking technology Where the ads are in a browser, and why AdBlockers need to be constantly updated The day-to-day activities of a mobile app developer The side projects they have in Samsung, as well as how they present their patent or product ideas The difference between mobile app development and web app development How AdBlockers hide or block ads on a website, and what they replace them with What personal projects he is working on right now How someone can get started in web app or mobile app development The differences in developing iOS and Android applications

    1 小时 3 分钟
  7. Ep.19: How to be a Web Developer, and how cloud technology is changing Web Dev | Interview with Rodrigo Celso II

    2021/08/20

    Ep.19: How to be a Web Developer, and how cloud technology is changing Web Dev | Interview with Rodrigo Celso II

    About the guest: Rodrigo Celso II is currently working as a software engineer for Metro East Technology Resources Inc, where he helps develop internal web applications for Telecom companies. He has a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering specialized in Digital Signal Processing from UP Diliman, and he is currently pursuing his MBA degree. In the first half of this episode we talked about: Why he entered a career in Web development, and why he chose Metro East Technology What web development is, and how UI/UX has become a separate area of work How his career has progressed in the past four years, and the kinds of projects he has worked on Differences between a web developer and mobile app developer The day-to-day activities of a web developer The lifecycle of software development, and the difference between Waterfall and Agile methods How he learned the many programming languages needed for his work The challenging aspects and rewarding aspects of working as a web developer The next steps in the career of a web developer, and why he is pursuing an MBA now In the second half of this episode we talked about: What is front-end development, and what is back-end development How UI/UX is planned, designed, researched, and implemented How the user data is accessed from/sent to the servers How cloud technology is impacting the web development process How their team is transitioning towards the adoption of cloud infrastructure Current trends in UI design, and the trendsetters in UI design The main design principles in creating sustainable and adaptable software What makes a successful web developer The many reasons why someone should pursue a career in web development How someone can start learning how to do web development

    1 小时 19 分钟
  8. Ep.18: How to be a DevOps Engineer, and the future of the IT industry | Interview with Ivan Nepomuceno

    2021/08/13

    Ep.18: How to be a DevOps Engineer, and the future of the IT industry | Interview with Ivan Nepomuceno

    About the guest: Ivan Nepomuceno is currently working as a DevOps Engineer for Samsung Research Philippines. He also has previous experience as a release manager in Asurion, and as a system engineer in Azeus. He has a bachelor's degree in ECE from UP Diliman, where he specialized in wireless communications engineering. In the first half of this episode we talked about: Why he entered the IT industry after graduating from college What products/services he was involved in at Azeus How he taught himself DevOps engineering His work as a release manager in Asurion The day-to-day activities of a DevOps engineer Why we would want to put codes into containers How they automate the deployment of applications Differences between developers, operations, and DevOps The challenging and rewarding aspects about the work of a DevOps engineer How someone can advance to DevOps position In the second half of this episode we talked about: How DevOps developed, and why it's crucial for our software systems today The future of IT and DevOps What businesses need a DevOps engineer The minimum background/knowledge you need to get into DevOps engineering What it takes to be well-versed in the work of DevOps What makes a successful DevOps engineer Best way to start learning DevOps engineering Why DevOps is very in demand right now

    1 小时 6 分钟
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In this podcast host Marco talks to young professionals to hear about their stories on how they got into their field, how they studied it, and what they do now in their work. The goal of this podcast is to provide career insights, motivation, and study tips for students who are still deciding on what course to take in college or what career to take after college. Catch new episodes every Friday!

信息

  • 创作者
    Marco Angelo Samonte
  • 活跃年份
    2021年
  • 单集
    28
  • 分级
    儿童适宜
  • 版权
    © Marco Angelo Samonte
  • 节目网站
    How To Be You Po?