Below are Mr. Fields’ answers:
The highlight of my career so far was bringing online the AMD FPGA Cloud for use in the Z Prize international competition.
A challenge I encounter often is the rapidly changing landscape within the AI verticals that I operate in.
When I was 15, my dad gave me several old computers from a school auction so I could build a computer to play games. From there, I taught myself how to build, operate, and use computers, which created my desire for learning everything technology-related.
Most people in the technology field have learned what they know by simply doing it.
A strong curiosity, a high risk tolerance, and the ability to self-learn are highly useful traits for this career. Degrees and certifications beyond that are vast and dependent on which type of technology you are interested in. Sometimes skill alone can also be enough.
