Compelling Storytelling With Data Analytics | Graduate Spotlight
May 19, 2021
With his extensive experience in Finance as an Investment Market Analyst and in Healthcare, Jeffrey Reeve used his capstone to explore the impact a year of a pandemic has had on the United States. Since graduating from Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 3, he’s excited to put his research & analysis, systems thinking, and technical skill sets to good use in the vast world of data analytics. Read More

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

At Home with Data Analytics | Graduate Spotlight
May 17, 2021
Like many Nashvillians, Brandon Morgan has a long and hard history with tornadoes, so it’s no surprise that when it came time to pick a topic for capstone projects, Brandon chose to explore historic tornado data in Middle Tennessee. Now a graduate of Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 3, Brandon shares that he is “ecstatic” to begin his career and looks forward to being able to continue to learn and expand his knowledge every day. Read More

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

Explore Your Passions With Data Analytics | Graduate Spotlight
May 12, 2021
Elizabeth Senft of Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 3 describes herself as a creative, analytical thinker. As she seeks to utilize her passion for solving complex problems with data analytics, her background in culinary arts helped her hone her skills such as detail orientation, her ability to adapt in any environment, and a never give up mentality. Learn more about Elizabeth when you listen to her podcast! Read More

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

The Right Tools For The Job | Graduate Spotlight
May 10, 2021
Meet Chip Hubbard, a graduate of Full-time Data Analytics Cohort 3. Listen to his podcast to learn about his NSS experience and his capstone project. Read More

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

NCAA Women's Regular Season Home-Court Advantage | Data Viz Competition
Apr 29, 2021
Our March Data Viz Competition introduced a 19-table relational database with information about regular season and NCAA Tournament games for men and women over the past 20+ years. Congratulations to part-time Data Analytics Cohort 4 student Brenda Gutman! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Analytics + Data Science

How Will Nashville Fill 8,500 MORE Tech Jobs?!?!
Apr 23, 2021
Join us on May 5th at 6pm as John Wark and a panel of local tech community members and NSS graduates discuss where tech in Nashville is heading, how the local community is already preparing, and how you can help NSS provide more opportunities to adults looking to make the leap into a tech career. Read More

Topics: News, Community, Analytics + Data Science, Technology Insights, Get Involved, Web Development

Making It To Google | Paulo G. Martinez, Data Science Cohort 1
Apr 21, 2021
Paulo G. Martinez of Data Science Cohort 1 catches us up on what he’s been up to since graduating, how NSS prepared him for his new career, what helped him land his job at Google. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Analytics + Data Science

Kaggle Competition Aids In Machine Learning Practice
Apr 7, 2021
Students in Data Science Cohort 4 have recently been studying machine learning, and to practice what they’ve been learning they took part in a competition hosted on Kaggle.com. For our competition, the student groups were tasked with building a model to predict the permeability, or ease of fluid flow, through synthetic microstructures. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Learning, Analytics + Data Science

How Do Refugee Resettlement Communities Differ? | Discovery Through Data
Mar 30, 2021
Building on her dissertation work at Vanderbilt University, Oluchi Randolph of Data Science Cohort 4 chose to explore perspectives on the immigrant integration process in the United States for her mid-course capstone project. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Analytics + Data Science

Data Science Cohort 4 Gives “The Best Presentation I've Ever Seen”
Mar 17, 2021
Mikil Taylor, VP of Analytics at Healthcare Bluebook, gave high praise on LinkedIn for the presentation he witnessed last week given by Nashville Software School’s Data Science Cohort 4. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Analytics + Data Science