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Ricardo, a 49-year-old professional from Colombia with an MBA and a PhD in business administration, shares his experience with Simplilearn's Agentic AI course. He explains how the program helped him understand AI architecture and tools like LangGraph, despite not being a developer, and why continuous upskilling is essential for professionals to stay competitive.
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Ricardo holds a bachelor's in industrial engineering, an MBA from Colombia, and a master's in international business from Florida International University. He is pursuing a PhD in business administration and is certified in PMP, Scrum Master, and Product Owner.
He works as a project manager at a major Colombian university, managing national calls and grants, and also develops business for an AI factory in Latin America.
Ricardo wanted to understand developers and AI, so he started searching for courses last year, focusing on programs from top universities like Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, and MIT.
He consulted two PhDs in AI who reviewed various programs and advised him to choose Simplilearn's Agentic AI course. He found the knowledge and teaching quality excellent, particularly from instructor Joe.
Despite not being a developer, Ricardo now feels more confident and understands AI architecture and concepts like LangGraph, which he learned in the course.
Ricardo aims to be a bridge between companies and developers. He emphasizes that staying updated with AI is necessary for professionals to remain competitive, even though it's challenging to keep up with the rapid pace of change.
Ricardo's testimonial underscores the value of AI upskilling for non-technical professionals, highlighting how Simplilearn's course helped him gain confidence and knowledge to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving job market.
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💡 Key Takeaways
Confidence Boost for Non-Developers
Shows that AI courses can empower professionals without coding backgrounds to understand complex concepts, making them more confident in their roles.
02:37The Necessity of Continuous Learning
Highlights the pressure on professionals to keep up with AI advancements to remain competitive, a key concern in today's job market.
03:35Motivation to Understand Developers
Illustrates a common goal among business professionals to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams.
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[00:05] Barranquilla, Colombia. I have the bachelor in [music] industrial engineering and an MBA from Colombia and master in international business at Florida [music] International University in the United
[00:19] States. I am actually studying [music] the second year of the PhD in business administration and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain. [music] I have I am certified the PMP, the Scrum Master Product Owner.
[00:39] very important university here in Colombia. management. I am also the project manager of the same university for national [music] calls and grants. I also develop business for
[00:55] one AI factory [music] for Latin America. [music] okay, because I really wanted to understand the developers.
[01:08] >> [music] >> artificial intelligence. okay, I I started searching last year. [music]
[01:23] I focused on the programs of very important universities like Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, MIT. I found you. You know, I decided to share with
[01:36] share with two PhD doctors, two PhD in [music] artificial intelligence that work I asked them to look at the programs, okay, [music] to look at the courses and to give me a really good advice and they
[01:51] [music] advised me to choose your program. This period has been really good. The course has been The knowledge is great.
[02:05] Well, I really I don't remember the guy that taught us about Python, but it was [music] great, but Joe has been really great understanding, explaining all the all the all the all the concepts.
[02:20] okay? Even for a guy that doesn't develop like myself, okay? understand a lot about how's the architecture of the AI.
[02:37] confident. I really I feel more confident than before. Um, again, I don't plan to develop. I am [music] a 49-years-old guy, a professional that okay, I'm not going I don't want to
[02:51] [music] catch up with you know, these young guys that know how to develop how to program. This It is not my [music] focus right I wanted to understand, okay? I will continue the learning. This course has
[03:05] taught me about LangGraph. Well, a lot of tools [music] that I anything at that at this time.
[03:19] okay? It's like I am going to any course, to any seminar, okay? I am trying to develop myself. I am trying to to be a link [music] between companies between the the developers, okay? That is really my
[03:35] the developers, okay? That is really my passion. if I want to be in shape, okay, for the professional world, okay? [music] Right now, it is necessary to keep learning about
[03:49] AI to be to be on top, okay? [music] It's really difficult because I'm It's really difficult to keep up, okay? With the You know, with all the news, with all the knowledge. But, uh it's a necessity. [music] It's really necessary
[04:01] for professionals right now to keep to keep the edge, okay? To to to [music] keep competitive in this professional world.
