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Special Notes: In this podcast Mike and I interview Martin Trieu, a former community\ncollege student and current Google Engineer from California. The interview was\ndone on January 5, 2008 during our National Science Foundation funded\nNational Center for Telecommunications Technologies (located at\nSpringfield Technical Community College) winter conference hosted by\nOrange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California.
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\nWe\u2019d like to thank Dr Ann Beheler; Dean, Business, Computing, &\nCareer Services at Orange Coast College and Principle Investigator of\nthe NSF funded Convergence Technology Center (located at Collin County\nCommunity College), for hosting our conference and arranging this\ninterview with Martin. We\u2019d also like to thank the National Science\nFoundation for funding and support.
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\nIn the interview Martin uses a couple of acronyms that may need\nclarification. He refers to UCI - short for University of California,\nIrvine and EE \u2013 short for Electrical Engineering. He also refers to\nOrange Coast College as \u201cOCC?.
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\nMartin\u2019s son, 14 year old Martin Jr, was in the audience and is taking a programming course at OCC this semester.
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\nI\u2019d also like to thank Mike Q \u2013 this was the first interview we\u2019ve done\nin front of a live audience and I ended up asking all the questions due to some microphone issues.
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\nWe know you\u2019ll find the interview with Martin fascinating \u2013 if you are\na potential student, Martin\u2019s story could inspire you to take a look at\nyour local community college. If you are a current student \u2013 we hope\nhis story motivates you to continue to do your best work. If you are a\nfaculty or staff member \u2013 we know you can relate to Martin\u2019s story\nbecause you and your students have similar stories to tell. If you are\nan employer \u2013 Martin is a good example of the type of talent,\ndedication and motivation you will find coming out of your local\ncommunity college.
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\nWe especially enjoyed recording and now enjoy listening to this interview with Martin \u2013 we hope you do too!

- Gordon
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\nPodcast Intro: We\u2019re here today at the NCTT\nWinter Conference hosted by Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA.\nwith Martin Trieu, a Software Engineer at Google Audio.
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\nInterview Questions:
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\n1.\xa0\xa0 \xa0Can you tell us about your background \u2013 where were you born and what brought you to the United States?
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\n2.\xa0\xa0 \xa0I know you attended Orange Coast College, what made you decide to\ngo to college and why did you choose a community college?
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\n3.\xa0\xa0 \xa0What happened after you graduated?
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\n4.\xa0\xa0 \xa0How did you start working for Internet based companies?
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\n5.\xa0\xa0 \xa0How has working for Internet based companies changed?
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\n6.\xa0\xa0 \xa0Can you describe your current job?
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\n7.\xa0\xa0 \xa0What advice would you give young people with regards to careers and success?
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