Omoju Miller
Google.Org & UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA USA
"Take a deep breath and tell your feet to move, and your feet will move."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
You have the capacity to do whatever it is you want to do. Take small steps to build up the muscle of courage and go for it.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Computer Science
University of Memphis
Graduate Degree
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Memphis
Doctorate
Computer Science
University of California-Berkeley
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley; studies human cognition-how people reason and learn.
2.
Grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, where they never had a constant power supply.
3.
Because there was no power, she didn't spend time watching TV, and she had to "invent" her play-that forces you into "maker mode."
4.
Always liked studying how people learn; believes the best way to educate people is by teaching them how to educate themselves.
5.
Says it took her a while to jump into one thing-"it was like when you go to the beach and you put your little toe in," but now she's "fully immersed."
6.
Huge Star Wars fan; says she honestly chose UC Berkeley so she could be closer to Skywalker Ranch.
7.
When she was younger, she chickened out of going to a huge conference where she could've met some of her film and computer graphics heroes.
8.
After that, she started taking baby steps-speaking at a computer education day, going to small conferences-and now major engagements don't intimidate her.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
I'm just this little piddly thing, what could I possibly offer to any of these people [in technology].
How I responded:
It took baby steps to realize my own potential. I decided I could start doing micro-heroic things to increase my confidence and become comfortable embracing failure.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I grew up in Nigeria. The beauty and tragedy of Nigeria is that we don't have constant power so growing up I wasn't watching tv in my spare time. I had to invent my play and be creative; that has shaped me into who I am now.