Career Path of a Data Specialist at California Department of Justice
Vikram began developing career experience as a sales consultant at Best Buy during college, before transitioning to a software quality assurance intern at a local health and beauty startup, where they were encouraged "to really just go in all of it and try to learn as much as possible". Post-graduation, Vikram worked as a software engineering consultant at Design Group, gaining experience with "very large scale engineering projects" for notable companies, before landing their current role as an e-discovery data specialist at the California Department of Justice.
Software Quality Assurance, Data Specialist, Consulting, Internship Experience, Government Sector
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Vikram Saroay
Data Specialist
CA Department of Justice
Sac State
MBA from WGU
Engineering - Electrical
Government & Public Sector, Justice, Public Order & Safety
Data and Analytics
Video Highlights
1. Sales consultant experience at Best Buy during college, providing early sales experience.
2. Software quality assurance internship at a health and beauty startup while at Sac State, emphasizing learning and gaining experience.
3. Software engineering consultant role at Design Group, working on large-scale projects for companies like Tesla, Intel, PG&E, Costco, and Google.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college?
What about any internships or jobs you've had before your current role?
Sure. I started my career as a sales consultant for Best Buy while I was a junior at Sac State. That was a fun job where I got to learn about sales.
During my last year at Sac State, I joined a local health and beauty startup as a software quality assurance intern. It was an unpaid internship, and I was told to just dive in and learn as much as possible while I was still attending Sac State.
After graduating, I landed my first job as a software engineering consultant at a firm called Design Group. There, I had the opportunity to work on very large-scale engineering projects for companies like Tesla, Intel, PG&E, Costco, and Google.
It was a fun job. Currently, I'm employed full-time at the California Department of Justice, working as an e-discovery data specialist.