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Using an autobiographical and anecdotal format, Dr. Wilkinson will walk through career branches and options from small startups to large conglomerates, from low-level employee to the leader of a pivotal group, from a job in a lab to a job with a million frequent flier miles, and from a job that\u0026rsquo;s pure engineering to a career beyond engineering.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EBiography of Speaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E Dr. Scott Wilkinson has worked directly in the telecommunications industry for over 20 years, during which he accumulated extensive experience in multiple technologies at multiple companies, both large and small. In his current position as Lead Analyst at Cignal AI, he conducts\u0026nbsp;quantitative and qualitative research on the optical hardware market with a focus on carriers and equipment manufacturers. 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