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Jul 23, 2025

Laura Barnobi-Robinson

Current Position: Finance Manager at Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Degree (s) Questions below were answered by Laura, while she was in her previous position as an Consultant at Deloitte Consulting Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position? No, not explicitly. I’m a technology…

Jul 23, 2025

Jasmine Frantz

Current Position: National Board Certified High School Mathematics Teacher at Apex Friendship High School Degree (s): Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position? I entered NC State in the First Year College knowing that I wanted to do something with math, but…

Jul 23, 2025

Josh Pearce

Current Position: Senior Security Architect at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Degree (s): Questions below were answered by Josh, while he was in his previous position as an Software Engineering Manager at FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation. Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position?…

Jul 23, 2025

Danny Long

Current Position: Actuarial Analyst Degree (s): Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position? For an actuary, the degree you hold doesn’t really matter as much as passing actuary exams. So, if you hold an art degree and have 3 exams passed, you’d…

Jul 23, 2025

John Haws

Current Position: Director, Data and Analytics Practice at Duke University Degree Questions below were answered by John, while he was in his previous position as a CEO, Taurus Math and Technology, Inc. Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position? My PhD allowed…

Jul 23, 2025

Albert Hopping

Current Position: Lead Product Manager, Risk Engines at SAS Degree (s) Questions below were answered by Albert, while he was in his previous position as a Senior Manager, Risk Consulting at SAS. Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position? I have a…

Jul 23, 2025

Emily Gordon

Current Position: Senior IT Program Manager at SAS Degree (s): Questions below were answered by Emily, while she was in her previous position as an IT Project Manager at SAS Institute Inc. Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position? The answer to…

Jul 23, 2025

Kathryn Furman

Current Position: Business Technology Analyst, Analytics and Information Management Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP Major (s)/Minor (s): Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position? Yes, the degree (or any STEM-related degree) was required. Technology consultants need to have strong logic, problem solving, and…

Jul 23, 2025

Emily Bullard

Current Position: Senior Associate Technical Support Engineer at SAS Degree (s): Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position? No. The desired degrees for my job are Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Business Information Technology, or Management Information Systems. Most of the people I…

Jul 23, 2025

Ben Pierson

Current Position: Data Engineer at Charter Communications Degree (s): Questions below were answered by Ben, while he was in his previous position as a Business Analyst at Valassis Digital (formerly MaxPoint Interactive). Was the degree you earned required for the work you do? How did you find yourself in your current position? Not specifically. Valassis…