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Toby Fitch ’13 visited RIT to present his design journey in the tech industry

NTID’s Co-op and Career Center and Student Life Team hosted RIT/NTID alum Toby Fitch (new media design ’13), a product designer at Microsoft, who visited RIT on Monday, February 12, to give a presentation, “Deaf in Tech: Design and Software and AI, Oh My!” Fitch discussed how his career in media design led to Microsoft, how design has a strong impact on the world today, and why it is important to stay on top of new developments in tech, such as AI. He also shared handy tips on how to succeed in the tech industry.

RIT/NTID alum Toby Fitch presenting “Deaf in Tech: Design and Software and AI, Oh My!”
RIT/NTID alum Toby Fitch presenting “Deaf in Tech: Design and Software and AI, Oh My!”
RIT/NTID alum Toby Fitch presenting “Deaf in Tech: Design and Software and AI, Oh My!”
RIT/NTID alum Toby Fitch presenting “Deaf in Tech: Design and Software and AI, Oh My!”
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