Blog

After a stint in film and television production and twelve years in the hospitality industry, Ron Howie of Web Development Cohort 45 decided to take his lifelong interest in technology and make the leap into software development. Listen to Ron's podcast to learn more! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

After 17 years of being a classroom teacher, Christine Doza of Web Development Cohort 45 decided it was time to explore a new career in an old passion of hers - software development! Listen to Christine's podcast to hear about her NSS experience and capstone projects in our latest Graduate Spotlight! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Matt Kelly of Web Development Cohort 25 met with a group of NSS grads that are still searching for their first job to share how he persevered through his long job search. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Analytics + Data Science, Web Development

Ryan DeVault of Web Development Cohort 45 worked as an accountant in both private and public accounting. While he enjoyed the challenge that accounting brought, a friend suggested that he check out NSS and he decided to give it a shot. Listen to Ryan's podcast to hear about his NSS experience and capstone project in our latest Graduate Spotlight! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Before he embarked on his journey to becoming a user experience designer, Aaron Gertler was previously working as a multimedia designer and photographer in various industries. After graduating from Web Development Cohort 43, Aaron has accepted a job as a User Experience Designer for HAH Parking, Inc. Read More

Topics: Alumni, Student Stories, Web Development

After taking some time to reevaluate his career path, Billy Campbell of Part-time Web Development Evening Cohort 12 decided that the life of a touring audio engineer didn’t sound appealing. Instead, he opted to pursue a career in tech as a software developer, which led him to NSS. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

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

Joshua Medlen of Part-time Web Development Cohort Evening 12 shares his experience with imposter syndrome while completing his 12-month software bootcamp at NSS. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Mario Campopiano’s back-end capstone project really came “full circle” for him when he decided to create an application that he and his wife needed after they got married three years ago. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Jayna D. Leize of Web Development Cohort 44 was bored “out of her mind” working in administrative roles and was ready for a challenging career where she could learn and grow when she decided to pursue a career in web development after a friend who was a developer reminded her of the passion she had for computers and web design! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development