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Born and raised in the Philippines. Her native language is “Tagalog”. Fluent in English. Can read Cyrillic. Can speak a little Spanish -- enough to get by when she travels.
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Moved to the USA at the age of seventeen. She had already spent a year in college then.
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Started her journey in the USA with 20 dollars, perseverance, and a series of goals set in mind -- to become a US citizen, finish college, and get a great job.
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Worked as a waitress for her aunt’s restaurant. She worked long hours for very little money. An experience that pushed her to pursue her objectives even more.
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She once worked as a sales associate and sky-rocketed the credit card sales in the region. The manager at the optical department saw her potential and offered her a position to be an apprentice optician.
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Rubie earned a full ride in college through scholarships and grants while working full time hours and leading various groups at the university. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Computing and Software Systems from the University of Washington (Tacoma). More doors opened up after she became a naturalized US citizen.
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Aside from being a techie as the former president of Women in Computing Science, Rubie also has another passion: Dance. She founded a Ballroom and Latin Dance Club and taught at universities, community halls, and workplaces.
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She worked at HP wearing different hats -- primarily as a firmware engineer supporting product build overseas and accelerating the engine platform and user interface development. She did extensive travels across the globe to meet with business partners.
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Helped build a house for a family in Baja, Mexico
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She represented the USA in the technology sector as an ambassador for an international business forum. It was preceded with a few more invitations to speak at her former school and other local high schools to help inspire younger generation in their career aspirations.
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Quit her job and traveled around the world. She met a lot of people, experienced a lot of different cultures, learned new languages, and a bunch more. Most importantly, improved both her technical and soft skills which could not be learned anywhere else.
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Now living a digital nomadic lifestyle as the Co-Owner and Chief Operating Officer of a bootstrapped software company, Sitecast.
