One of the most challenging questions a mathematics graduate student must ask is, "Should I continue in academia or go into industry?" I asked myself that question. I also asked relatives, my friends, other graduate students, my advisors, etc. If I took a survey of their responses, I probably would have ended up with 50% suggesting academia and 50% suggesting industry. I followed their advice and took an industrial postdoc position where I worked 50% of the time in academia and 50% of the time in industry. Ultimately, I chose to go into industry. I am now a software engineer on the MATLAB indexing team, where I am responsible for ensuring indexing operations are correct, consistent, and fast. In this talk, I will present examples of how scientists and engineers are using MathWorks products to solve challenging real-world problems. I will also tell you the story about how I made the transition from academia to industry, from programming in MATLAB to programming MATLAB.