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Decision to return to school puts computer science grad in driver’s seat<\/h2>\n
\"Myles

Myles Chatman spent two years working on Google’s self-driving car project, and during that time he also earned a computer science degree online with Oregon State Ecampus. (Photo by Chris Becerra)<\/p><\/div>\n

By Tyler Hansen<\/a><\/em>
\n<\/em><\/a>Nov. 14, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

It takes an uncommon amount of ambition to work for Google and decide that your career\u2019s upward trajectory isn\u2019t quite what you want it to be.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where Myles Chatman found himself in 2014. He was working for the tech giant when he decided that he needed to enhance his career prospects.<\/p>\n

In a strictly literal sense, almost everything\u00a0is a step down from Google \u2013 one of the world\u2019s most profitable, highly respected and innovative companies. Nevertheless, he\u00a0had a plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking for Google was great and it\u2019s amazing to have that on my r\u00e9sum\u00e9,\u201d says Myles, who has\u00a0a B.A. in Cinema from San Francisco State. \u201cBut I knew I needed to go back to school and earn a degree that would set me up nicely for the rest of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

So where does a person turn after deciding Google isn\u2019t the best long-term solution for them? Myles\u2019 extensive internet research — using Google, no doubt —\u00a0led him to Oregon State University Ecampus, where he enrolled in the online postbaccalaureate computer science program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By day, he helped fine-tune Google\u2019s self-driving car project, taking the high-tech vehicle on a public road with a partner to test new software and document behavioral issues.<\/p>\n

By night, he studied online from his home in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the work-school balancing act afforded him a unique opportunity. The information he learned in his Ecampus classes helped him do his job more effectively in real time, and his two years of work for Google helped him absorb course concepts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started to see the big picture about how the car project\u2019s technology worked from a software perspective,\u201d Myles says. \u201cEveryone on my team knew I was studying computer science, so whenever they had an issue they would come to me first before asking a qualified engineer.\u201d<\/p>\n

“<\/span>Working for Google was great and it\u2019s amazing to have\u00a0that on my r\u00e9sum\u00e9. But I knew I needed to go back to school and earn a degree that would set me up nicely for the rest of my career.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The arrangement suited him perfectly, though it came with some sacrifices. He and his wife, Leqi, had to surrender some of their daily routine while Myles juggled his work and school duties. Leqi served as an unwavering source of support throughout his studies, which culminated in June 2016.<\/p>\n

And his parents provided the proverbial carrot on a stick that motivated Myles and kept him focused on his original reason for enrolling online with OSU Ecampus: career advancement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always loved that they shared information with me about tech-related jobs and the demand for engineers because that inspired me to work harder,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Shortly after walking at Oregon State\u2019s commencement in Corvallis last June, he took a full-time job as a software engineer at a startup called Hackers\/Founders<\/a> in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Hackers\/Founders touts itself as the world\u2019s largest community of tech founders and developers.<\/p>\n

So far, Myles\u2019 career plan is working out just as he\u2019d hoped.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this degree, I envision so many possibilities out there that will present so many challenges,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed a challenge in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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<\/span> 3<\/span> minute read<\/span><\/span>Decision to return to school puts computer science grad in driver’s seat By Tyler Hansen Nov. 14, 2016 It takes an uncommon amount of ambition to work for Google and decide that your career\u2019s upward trajectory isn\u2019t quite what you want it to be. That\u2019s where Myles Chatman found himself in 2014. 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