Jessica Grande

Recent Posts

Fishing for a New Career | Graduate Spotlight
Feb 22, 2021
Hallie Rubel of Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 2 shares that she has always enjoyed puzzles, strategic games and troubleshooting, so it’s easy to see why data analytics sparked her interest when she decided to make a career change. Since graduating, Hallie has been hard at work on DataCamp practicing her new skills, as well as continuing to tweak her capstone project. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science

Blooming Into A Web Developer | Graduate Spotlight
Feb 18, 2021
Rebecca Parker of Web Development Cohort 42 is excited to begin her first job as a software developer for Change Healthcare. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Web Development

Reading Through the Gerrymandered Lines | Graduate Spotlight
Feb 16, 2021
When the pandemic hit, Tanya Hoang of Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 2 was a Pedal Tavern driver, now she's made the shift to data analytics. Tanya is continuing to practice her skills with DataCamp and looking for data sets to use in personal side-projects. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science

NSS: The Online Experience | Emily Hartzell
Feb 15, 2021
Since the pandemic struck in mid March 2020, NSS has been operating remotely, moving all classes and career development events online. We’ve since graduated 16 cohorts virtually, 6 of which were fully online. We caught up with Emily Hartzell, a graduate of Web Development Cohort 42, to ask what her online experience was like at Nashville Software School (NSS). Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Learning

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles with Data Analytics | Graduate Spotlight
Feb 10, 2021
Lydia Tsang was introduced to Nashville Software School (NSS) while volunteering with a healthcare association. Curious about NSS’s teaching methods, Lydia enrolled in the Analytics Jumpstart in February 2020. Since graduating, Lydia is keeping her skills sharp by coding, exploring different datasets, and improving upon her Python knowledge. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science

Building on Each Obstacle | Graduate Spotlight
Feb 8, 2021
Anca Simon of Part-time Web Development Cohort Evening 11 was working as a business analyst and worked closely with web developers when she decided to check out a career software development for herself. Now graduated, she is excited to start her first full-time position as a software developer for Maize Analytics. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Web Development

The Metamorphosis of a Web Developer | Graduate Spotlight
Feb 4, 2021
Kayla Melton was a graphic designer and pre-press technician before she decided to dive into the world of full stack web development. After graduating with her Bachelor’s degree, she decided to take it upon herself to start learning code during her free time. Now a graduate of Part-time Web Development Cohort Evening 11, Kayla shares that she is most interested in front-end development positions that will allow her to use her web development and graphic design skills. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Finding the Right Challenge| Data Analytics Graduate Spotlight
Feb 1, 2021
Owen Walker of Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 2 shares about how his time at NSS came at the right time in his professional career with the encouragement from his grandfather and the insight from a newspaper clipping . Since graduating, Owen continues to improve upon his data analysis skills by finding interesting data sets to explore and is excited to find his first job in data analytics. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science

How Relationships Matter to the Success of Teams
Jan 29, 2021
In January, Dr. Teresa Vasquez spoke to the Nashville Women Programmers meetup on the importance that relationships among product owners, designers, and developers play in building a great user experience. Watch the replay and read the show notes. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Learning, UI/UX, Web Development

Can Franklin Support A Plant-Based Restaurant? | Graduate Spotlight
Jan 27, 2021
Brittany Fetterhoff of Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 2, shares that she “only heard good things” before attending NSS and was happy to find that what she heard all turned out to be true. Since graduating, Brittany has been continuing to build upon her skills. She plans to take a deeper dive into Tableau and Python, and new technologies to add to her repertoire. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Analytics + Data Science