I was/am a Software Engineering Architect (aka Project, Program, or Product Manager depending on the company) leading the user-centered design and architecture of profitable websites and products through contextual inquiry, heuristic evaluations, and human-computer interaction research. My peers say I am self-motivated to seek product improvements that have delivered a ROI at every previous company.
My Expert Skills
~ Ownership of customers’ and company goals
~ Keen understanding and listener of the “Voice of the Customer”
~ Thorough competitors’ research and comparative analysis
~ Envision and architect insightful products that are easy-to-use
~ Translate and communicate requirements between stakeholders
~ Identify unforeseen website and business process inefficiencies
~ Tenacious discoverer of the root-cause and their solutions
After a lot of soul searching, I decided to change careers and become a licensed building architect. My preliminary research shows the University of Utah Master of Architecture program is required for the State License. The U of U Bachelor of Architecture Studies is a prerequisite and is also articulated with the AS Architecture Technology program at Salt Lake Community College. To maximize the transferability of my past college credits, SLCC is where I will begin this journey. To start I aced the college math placement exam. Also, I earned an A on my first architecture project.
Granted I have only just begun, yet I don’t feel this is a paradigm shift. After reading a few chapters in “Architect?” by Roger K. Lewis and in comparison to my past professional experience, I already have some architect skills plus transferable skills. Also, I absolutely breathe LEED. With my past interest in NASA SEL, the LEED Green Building Facts make me feel right at home.
So now I am a full-time architecture student searching for a job. Considering my background I applied for an intern product manager job at Autodesk, the owner of AutoCAD and Revit Architecture software.
Life is wonderful
~۩~
© Copyright 2010 Michael Rybin, All Rights Reserved.
