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Conversations with Shruti Sharma, a Vanderbilt and NSS alum, led Suneethi to apply for NSS’ Data Science Bootcamp. Since graduating, starting a project using natural language processing, applying for jobs, and networking with the Nashville data science community. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/07/01/2020/facilitating-business-decisions-with-data-graduate-spotlight) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/07/01/2020/facilitating-business-decisions-with-data-graduate-spotlight#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Analytics + Data Science](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/analytics-data-science) ##### [Community Impact Through Coding | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/06/29/2020/community-impact-through-coding) Jun 29, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/AjaWashington.png)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/06/29/2020/community-impact-through-coding) Aja Washington wanted a career that she could pour her passion for humanitarianism and charity into. Feeling stuck in her previous career, friends introduced Aja to NSS. Now a full stack developer, Aja is excited to be a positive impact to the community through coding! [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/06/29/2020/community-impact-through-coding) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/06/29/2020/community-impact-through-coding#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Understanding Dialysis Claims | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/24/understanding-dialysis-claims) Jun 24, 2020 • [Mandy Arola](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/mandy-arola) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/SunithaBussa_DSEvening3.jpg)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/24/understanding-dialysis-claims) Sunitha Bussa of Data Science Cohort 3 spent 13 years as a software developer and has worked with all kinds of data during that time. While working in the billing department of a dialysis clinic, she saw room for improvement but did not have the proper tools to analyze the data. During the Data Science bootcamp, she was able to apply what she was learning to billing data from the dialysis center for her capstone projects. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/24/understanding-dialysis-claims) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/24/understanding-dialysis-claims#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Analytics + Data Science](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/analytics-data-science) ##### [The Art of Web Development | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/22/the-art-of-web-development) Jun 22, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/CoffeyMay_Cohort37.png)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/22/the-art-of-web-development) Coffey May of Web Development Cohort 37 is an artist, oil painter, and now a full stack web developer! “I was initially drawn to software development for the challenge of learning a new creative tool. The creative potential of working with and understanding data greatly interests me,” he shares. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/22/the-art-of-web-development) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/22/the-art-of-web-development#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Savoring The Eureka Moments | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/17/savoring-the-eureka-moments) Jun 17, 2020 • [Mandy Arola](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/mandy-arola) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/Bettina-Kozissnik.jpg)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/17/savoring-the-eureka-moments) Bettina Kozissnik of Data Science Cohort 3 loves the scientific process and the eureka moments that come from hard work. After leaving biomedical engineering for the business world, Bettina missed the eureka moments. When she discovered Data Science, she realized she could have those eureka moments back. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/17/savoring-the-eureka-moments) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/17/savoring-the-eureka-moments#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Analytics + Data Science](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/analytics-data-science) ##### [Recognize Your Own Potential | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/17/recognize-your-own-potential) Jun 15, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/JansenVanDerSpuy.png)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/17/recognize-your-own-potential) Since graduating from Web Development Cohort 37, Jansen van der Spuy stays busy practicing code through self-study books and online courses. He is excited to start his first job in tech and would like to work with .NET, Python, JavaScript, and SQL, but is also open to learning new tech stacks. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/17/recognize-your-own-potential) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/17/recognize-your-own-potential#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Reignited Passion for Tech | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/10/reignited-passion-for-tech) Jun 10, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/HoldenParker.png)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/10/reignited-passion-for-tech) Though coding was entirely new to Web Development Cohort 37 graduate Holden Parker, tech was not. He built his first computer at age 16 and has built 3 others since then. “I've always been rather tech-savvy and intrigued by technology as it progressed." [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/10/reignited-passion-for-tech) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/06/10/reignited-passion-for-tech#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Make A Difference Through Code | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/27/make-a-difference-through-code) May 27, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/TaylorCarroll_Headshot.png)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/27/make-a-difference-through-code) After completing the Front-end Web Designer/Developer bootcamp at NSS, Taylor Carroll decided he also wanted the full stack experience and joined Cohort 37’s back-end portion. Now a full stack web designer/developer, Taylor is ready to create positive user experiences on both the front-end and back-end sides of an application. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/27/make-a-difference-through-code) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/27/make-a-difference-through-code#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Grow Where You Are | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/21/grow-where-you-are) May 21, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/2020_01_23_C36_0470.jpg)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/21/grow-where-you-are) After 10+ years in the music industry, Shawna Chatfield of Web Development Cohort 36 was ready for a career that challenged her personally and encouraged growth professionally. She started to research careers in tech, specifically web development, which led her to an NSS General Info Session. [Read More](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/21/grow-where-you-are) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/21/grow-where-you-are#comments-listing) Topics: [Student Stories](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/student-stories), [Hiring?](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/hiring), [Web Development](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/tag/web-development) ##### [Take Control of Your Future | Graduate Spotlight](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/18/take-control-of-your-future) May 18, 2020 • [Jessica Grande](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/author/jessica-grande) [![](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/hubfs/John%20Long_C36.jpg)](https://learn.nashvillesoftwareschool.com/blog/2020/05/18/take-control-of-your-future) After years of hearing his sister Brenda, an instructor at NSS, share stories of students’ successes, John was ready for a change himself. “I have always loved solving problems and learning new things. Web development has opened pathways for this that I could never have imagined.” Now a full stack developer, John Long is ready to start his new career and is excited to keep learning! 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