Level Up Career Readiness Workshop & Panel

Join us for an evening dedicated to the expanding semiconductor and AI industries, an event co-sponsored by UCSC Silicon Valley Professional Education and NOVAworks.

Our event will kick off with a walk-in career readiness help session where attendees can enjoy:

• personalized one-on-one resume reviews,
• LinkedIn optimization tips,
• headshots, and
• the chance to network with a select group of Silicon Valley associations, employers, and recruiters.

This is an excellent opportunity to refine your professional profile and make meaningful connections that will shape your career.

At 6 p.m., we’ll host a 90-minute panel discussion featuring top leaders from the tech industry. Panelists will share their perspectives on current trends, the future job outlook, and the opportunities available in the semiconductor and AI sectors. You'll also learn how to stay productive and prepared during times of hiring pauses and slower recruitment cycles.

Agenda
4–7:30 p.m.: Walk-in Career Readiness & Employer Meet and Greet

• Resume review with NOVAworks 
• LinkedIn Lab and headshots with our career engagement specialist Michael Carmine
• IEEE
• Altera
• Astera Labs Inc.
• Trinity
• Randstad

6–7:30 p.m.: Panel Discussion and Q&A featuring

• Dishon Byrant, RIS Site Manager, Randstad USA
• Moenes Iskarous, Chief Technology Officer for AI and Machine Learning, Infineon Technologies
• Alvin Jee, Sr Staff Engineer, Cerebras
• Praveen Krishna, Founding Engineer, AI Startup
• Berton Mahardja, Director of Global Education Initiatives, SEMI
• Arvind Vidyarthi, Senior Director of Silicon Design Implementation and Methodology, Altera (an Intel company)
• Sharadon Smith, Employment Training Program Coordinator, NOVAworks (moderator)

This event is hosted by the Artificial Intelligence Application Development and Silicon Chip Design & Semiconductor Engineering certificate programs at UCSC Silicon Valley Professional Education.