Delfina Eberly
Menlo Park, CA USA
"When I get a little voice that says, 'I'm not sure how to do that,' that's when I try to lean in the most. That's when I'm going to learn the most; that's when something is going to change."
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Delfina's work combines: Business, Technology, and Problem Solving
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Engineering/Industrial Management
University of California-Berkeley
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Came from a large Mexican family, is a first-generation American.
2.
Grew up in a working-class neighborhood; her father was a farm laborer.
3.
Said the whole time she was in school, she was "waiting for life to start; needed to check that box and move on."
4.
Randomly got a part-time job in the computer room of a local bank.
5.
Realized that while most were shying away from new technology, she was really "leaning into it."
6.
Once she took a job, she put her all into it; did everything she could to learn about her job, stayed late, came in early.
7.
Was consistently in leadership roles because she liked the human-to-human aspect of her jobs more than sitting behind a computer coding.
8.
Encourages students interested in the tech industry to explore different roles; not everything is programming.
Defining Moments
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I come from a large Mexican family. My parents immigrated here when they were young and so I'm first generation. I grew up in a working class neighborhood and my father was a farm laborer.