P3.instances[0].transcript.parse_transcript_data({"transcript":"<p><span m='1500'>Hi,</span> <span m='1800'>my</span> <span m='1920'>name</span> <span m='2110'>is</span> <span m='2230'>Nicholas</span> <span m='2600'>Xenos,</span> <span m='2980'>and</span> <span m='3140'>I am</span> <span m='3360'>the</span> <span m='3690'>Academic</span> <span m='4170'>Alliance</span> <span m='4520'>manager</span> <span m='4980'>for</span> <span m='6090'>Juniper</span> <span m='6390'>Networks.</span> <span m='7930'>And</span> <span m='8670'>in</span> <span m='9000'>that</span> <span m='9320'>function,</span> <span m='10794'>I</span> <span m='11590'>coordinate</span> <span m='12130'>the</span> <span m='12210'>relationship</span> <span m='12830'>between</span> <span m='13180'>community</span> <span m='13580'>colleges,</span> <span m='14190'>universities,</span> <span m='15290'>and other learning</span> <span m='15390'>institutions,</span> <span m='16660'>to</span> <span m='16800'>extend</span> <span m='19070'>the</span> <span m='19230'>resources</span> <span m='19750'>and</span> <span m='19860'>training</span> <span m='20180'>opportunities</span> <span m='20950'>for</span> <span m='21140'>students</span> <span m='22140'>as</span> <span m='22470'>they</span> <span m='22640'>look</span> <span m='22960'>forward</span> <span m='24060'>to</span> <span m='25290'>learning</span> <span m='26350'>and</span> <span m='27440'>creating</span> <span m='27840'>a</span> <span m='27890'>career</span> <span m='28160'>path</span> <span m='28470'>for</span> <span m='28520'>themselves.</span> </p><p><span m='30710'>My</span> <span m='31200'>career</span> <span m='31630'>path</span> <span m='32409'>has</span> <span m='33250'>been</span> <span m='33460'>somewhat</span> <span m='33890'>varied</span> <span m='34210'>and</span> <span m='34310'>perhaps</span> <span m='34640'>a</span> <span m='34700'>little</span> <span m='34810'>bit</span> <span m='34960'>different</span> <span m='35350'>than</span> <span m='35600'>just</span> <span m='36150'>one</span> <span m='36690'>standard</span> <span m='37350'>path.</span> <span m='39195'>I</span> <span m='39660'>have</span> <span m='40410'>been</span> <span m='40870'>in</span> <span m='41050'>the</span> <span m='41130'>military.</span> <span m='42400'>I'm</span> <span m='43120'>a</span> <span m='43330'>retired</span> <span m='43720'>Navy</span> <span m='43940'>captain.</span> <span m='45740'>And</span> <span m='46020'>I've</span> <span m='46130'>done</span> <span m='46290'>a</span> <span m='46510'>variety</span> <span m='46790'>of</span> <span m='47070'>things</span> <span m='47380'>over</span> <span m='47510'>the</span> <span m='47690'>years.</span> <span m='49550'>But</span> <span m='50340'>the</span> <span m='50510'>technology</span> <span m='51450'>aspect</span> <span m='52320'>has</span> <span m='52670'>always</span> <span m='53020'>been</span> <span m='53220'>there</span> <span m='53640'>from</span> <span m='54080'>my</span> <span m='54320'>high</span> <span m='54510'>school</span> <span m='54800'>days</span> <span m='55755'>when I</span> <span m='56210'>was</span> <span m='56665'>playing on a</span> <span m='57120'>PDP-8</span> <span m='58490'>and</span> <span m='59110'>the</span> <span m='59420'>IBM</span> <span m='59670'>360</span> <span m='60230'>series.</span> </p><p><span m='61370'>The</span> <span m='61460'>foundational</span> <span m='62280'>learning</span> <span m='62600'>that</span> <span m='63230'>I</span> <span m='63420'>started</span> <span m='63950'>there,</span> <span m='64945'>the</span> <span m='65230'>programming</span> <span m='65740'>skills,</span> <span m='66290'>understanding</span> <span m='67860'>the</span> <span m='68230'>technology</span> <span m='69250'>and</span> <span m='70130'>what</span> <span m='70380'>makes</span> <span m='70770'>it</span> <span m='70960'>tick,</span> <span m='71870'>has</span> <span m='72160'>been</span> <span m='72350'>kind</span> <span m='72510'>of</span> <span m='72590'>a</span> <span m='72640'>consistent</span> <span m='73130'>factor</span> <span m='73510'>in</span> <span m='73740'>everything</span> <span m='74208'>that I've</span> <span m='74676'>done.</span> <span m='76080'>From</span> <span m='76370'>there,</span> <span m='76870'>by</span> <span m='76970'>the</span> <span m='77070'>time</span> <span m='77260'>I</span> <span m='77650'>got</span> <span m='78050'>into</span> <span m='78280'>college,</span> <span m='78820'>I</span> <span m='78900'>was</span> <span m='79230'>already</span> <span m='79520'>teaching</span> <span m='80000'>some</span> <span m='80230'>IT</span> <span m='80710'>in</span> <span m='80780'>those</span> <span m='80990'>early</span> <span m='81240'>days.</span> <span m='83940'>Because</span> <span m='84260'>there were</span> <span m='84500'>only</span> <span m='84630'>about</span> <span m='84900'>five</span> <span m='85180'>of</span> <span m='85310'>us</span> <span m='85510'>that</span> <span m='86700'>had</span> <span m='87020'>any</span> <span m='87210'>knowledge</span> <span m='87680'>of</span> <span m='87870'>it.</span> </p><p><span m='89070'>And</span> <span m='89350'>then,</span> <span m='90530'>I</span> <span m='90590'>used</span> <span m='90960'>that</span> <span m='91540'>in</span> <span m='91800'>my</span> <span m='91960'>Navy.</span> <span m='92600'>And</span> <span m='93520'>I had a</span> <span m='93880'>business</span> <span m='94320'>in</span> <span m='94420'>New</span> <span m='94520'>York</span> <span m='95580'>where</span> <span m='96030'>I</span> <span m='96060'>was</span> <span m='96490'>incorporating</span> <span m='97980'>local</span> <span m='98300'>area</span> <span m='98490'>networks</span> <span m='98900'>as</span> <span m='99050'>they</span> <span m='99140'>came</span> <span m='99400'>into</span> <span m='101250'>the</span> <span m='101350'>picture,</span> <span m='102320'>got</span> <span m='102570'>into the</span> <span m='102690'>wide</span> <span m='103000'>area</span> <span m='103250'>networking,</span> <span m='103860'>have</span> <span m='104130'>worked for</span> <span m='104340'>Novell</span> <span m='104890'>and</span> <span m='105520'>Cisco</span> <span m='105915'>and</span> <span m='106310'>FileNet</span> <span m='106920'>and</span> <span m='107080'>some</span> <span m='107250'>other</span> <span m='107650'>large</span> <span m='107930'>industry</span> <span m='108250'>players.</span> <span m='109700'>And</span> <span m='110100'>here</span> <span m='110330'>I</span> <span m='110380'>am</span> <span m='110570'>now</span> <span m='111040'>trying</span> <span m='111250'>to</span> <span m='111360'>give</span> <span m='111620'>back</span> <span m='111990'>to</span> <span m='113030'>the</span> <span m='113170'>next</span> <span m='113430'>generation</span> <span m='114020'>of</span> <span m='114140'>learners</span> <span m='114600'>and</span> <span m='114680'>the</span> <span m='114770'>next</span> <span m='115050'>generation</span> <span m='115450'>of</span> <span m='115840'>people</span> <span m='118540'>who</span> <span m='118690'>are</span> <span m='118860'>going</span> <span m='118970'>to</span> <span m='119020'>be</span> <span m='119280'>in</span> <span m='119400'>this</span> <span m='119600'>industry</span> <span m='119990'>and make</span> <span m='120260'>a</span> <span m='120290'>difference.</span> </p><p><span m='123100'>The</span> <span m='123620'>question</span> <span m='124060'>of</span> <span m='124220'>what</span> <span m='124630'>you</span> <span m='124960'>wish</span> <span m='125330'>you</span> <span m='125490'>knew</span> <span m='125790'>when</span> <span m='125960'>you</span> <span m='126060'>started--</span> <span m='126520'>sometimes</span> <span m='126930'>you</span> <span m='127020'>don't</span> <span m='127180'>actually</span> <span m='127460'>know</span> <span m='127750'>what</span> <span m='127990'>that</span> <span m='128210'>is.</span> <span m='129389'>But</span> <span m='131039'>I</span> <span m='131220'>would</span> <span m='131410'>challenge</span> <span m='131950'>anybody</span> <span m='133170'>who's</span> <span m='133480'>out</span> <span m='133740'>there</span> <span m='134130'>to</span> <span m='134320'>learn</span> <span m='135050'>everything</span> <span m='135660'>you</span> <span m='135770'>possibly</span> <span m='136310'>can</span> <span m='137200'>about</span> <span m='137690'>the</span> <span m='137830'>industry</span> <span m='138570'>that</span> <span m='138750'>you're</span> <span m='138870'>working</span> <span m='139310'>in</span> <span m='139520'>right</span> <span m='139810'>now.</span> </p><p><span m='140400'>You</span> <span m='140500'>can</span> <span m='140650'>always</span> <span m='140880'>make</span> <span m='141660'>decisions</span> <span m='142480'>to</span> <span m='142620'>change</span> <span m='143070'>things.</span> <span m='143430'>But</span> <span m='143630'>that</span> <span m='143890'>foundational</span> <span m='144650'>learning</span> <span m='145030'>that</span> <span m='145180'>you</span> <span m='145310'>get</span> <span m='145700'>initially</span> <span m='146700'>is</span> <span m='146930'>going</span> <span m='147060'>to</span> <span m='147100'>be</span> <span m='147230'>something</span> <span m='147720'>that</span> <span m='148660'>you</span> <span m='148850'>can</span> <span m='149030'>build</span> <span m='149380'>on.</span> <span m='149960'>And</span> <span m='150540'>sometimes,</span> <span m='151030'>take</span> <span m='151410'>that</span> <span m='151670'>knowledge</span> <span m='152110'>and</span> <span m='152230'>put</span> <span m='152430'>it</span> <span m='152530'>into</span> <span m='153600'>a</span> <span m='153860'>different</span> <span m='154200'>industry</span> <span m='154700'>in</span> <span m='154810'>a</span> <span m='154890'>way</span> <span m='155160'>that</span> <span m='155660'>will</span> <span m='155860'>make</span> <span m='156440'>a</span> <span m='156560'>change,</span> <span m='157190'>make</span> <span m='157490'>a</span> <span m='157530'>difference,</span> <span m='159110'>create</span> <span m='159500'>new</span> <span m='159650'>parameters</span> <span m='161060'>for</span> <span m='161240'>the</span> <span m='161340'>way</span> <span m='161490'>that</span> <span m='161820'>particular</span> <span m='162290'>industry</span> <span m='162610'>works.</span> </p><p><span m='165080'>So</span> <span m='165340'>I</span> <span m='165430'>guess</span> <span m='166210'>that's</span> <span m='166430'>probably</span> <span m='166900'>it.</span> <span m='167040'>It's</span> <span m='167290'>really</span> <span m='167550'>exciting</span> <span m='168000'>to be</span> <span m='168130'>passionate</span> <span m='168780'>about</span> <span m='169030'>what</span> <span m='169170'>you do.</span> <span m='170420'>Enjoy</span> <span m='170900'>it,</span> <span m='171150'>and</span> <span m='171850'>just</span> <span m='172100'>make</span> <span m='172280'>the</span> <span m='172370'>most</span> <span m='173050'>of</span> <span m='173210'>that</span> <span m='173480'>particular</span> <span m='174080'>opportunity.</span> </p>","file":{"id":167872,"video_id":"2731219768001","name":"124727068","duration":174707,"thumbnail_url":null}});