> I did not want to be stereotyped.

Did that work at all? Someone would have to be looking at your resume, skip your jobs and graduate degree and then notice what you did for undergrad.

Yes. I've held technical system software development roles, softer management/leadership/policy roles as well as roles in-between. One of my former bosses use to say he hired me because he wanted a "geek who could speak (and write)". He would say that jokingly, but it was a fairly significant compliment at the time.