I've gone the full cycle. Started with degree in Mechanical Engineering with focus/thesis in robotics (+ some assembler code). Early career was systems engineering with a focus on reliability growth & performance improvement. This surprisingly involved a good amount of software development and statistical modelling. Then jumped ship with a business degree and changed tact with a good stint in various management roles (mainly commercial stuff), consulting and own business. When IoT gained traction I found more enjoyment developing proof of concept solutions and prototypes, and that became the main focus since. In latest role it is very much all of the above.
I've gone the full cycle. Started with degree in Mechanical Engineering with focus/thesis in robotics (+ some assembler code). Early career was systems engineering with a focus on reliability growth & performance improvement. This surprisingly involved a good amount of software development and statistical modelling. Then jumped ship with a business degree and changed tact with a good stint in various management roles (mainly commercial stuff), consulting and own business. When IoT gained traction I found more enjoyment developing proof of concept solutions and prototypes, and that became the main focus since. In latest role it is very much all of the above.
