{"id":3635,"date":"2024-06-15T01:12:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T01:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2024\/06\/15\/the-proudest-refugee-how-veronica-miller-charts-her-own-path-at-nvidia\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T01:12:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T01:12:55","slug":"the-proudest-refugee-how-veronica-miller-charts-her-own-path-at-nvidia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2024\/06\/15\/the-proudest-refugee-how-veronica-miller-charts-her-own-path-at-nvidia\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Proudest Refugee\u2019: How Veronica Miller Charts Her Own Path at NVIDIA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When she was five years old, Veronica Miller (n\u00e9e Teklai) and her family left their homeland of Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa, to escape an ongoing war with Ethiopia and create a new life in the U.S.<\/p>\n

She grew up in East Orange, New Jersey, watching others judge her parents and turn them away from jobs they were qualified for because of their appearance, their accented English or their unfamiliar names.<\/p>\n

After working in the shipping industry for 20 years, Miller\u2019s dad eventually became a New York City cab driver, an often-dangerous job in the 1980s. Her mom, despite earning a computer science degree in the U.S., trained to become a home health aide, where jobs were more available.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents\u2019 resilience and courage made my life possible,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

After graduating from Ramapo College of New Jersey with a degree in international business, Miller worked at large automotive companies in client support, production support and project management.<\/p>\n

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Now working as a technical program manager in product security at NVIDIA, she feels like her family\u2019s journey has come full circle.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the honor of my life being here at NVIDIA: I\u2019m the proudest refugee,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In her role, Miller functions like a conductor in an orchestra. She works with engineers to bridge gaps and understand challenges to define solutions \u2014 always trying to create opportunities to turn a \u201cno\u201d into a \u201cyes\u201d through collaboration.<\/p>\n

At NVIDIA, Miller feels like she can be herself, helping her thrive. She no longer feels the pressure to conform to fit in, allowing her creativity to flow freely and solve problems.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPreviously in my career, I never wore my hair curly. After someone once asked to touch my curly hair, I believed it would be easier to make myself look like everyone else. I thought it was the best way to let my work be the focus instead of my hair,\u201d she said. \u201cNVIDIA is the first employer that encouraged me to bring my full self to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outside of work, Veronica and her husband, Nathan, are passionate about paying it forward and helping local youth in Trenton, New Jersey. Together, they\u2019ve developed The Miller Family Foundation to help with community needs, including education. The foundation\u2019s scholarship fund has donated $20,000 to low-income high school students to provide support for college tuition and career mentorship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI truly believe anyone could get here. There wasn\u2019t anyone that showed me the path. It was belief in myself, a ton of research and endless hard work,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re in a special place where my husband and I can give the next generation some of the financial support and career guidance we didn\u2019t have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn more about <\/i>NVIDIA life, culture and careers<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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