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Luke Zvada was traveling the world as a tour manager when COVID-19 hit. After successfully getting his team of 15 home from the UK in March 2020, Luke decided it was time for a career change. Now a graduate of NSS, Luke is ready to dive into a front-end or back-end position, and wants to keep learning and growing as a developer. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

John Johnson was working in industrial metal manufacturing when he decided it was time for a career change. Now a graduate of NSS, John is excited to begin his search for his first job in tech as a junior developer. John enjoys the styling of front-end development, and the functionality of back-end development, but his passion is with data bases. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Ronnie Young of Web Development Cohort 25 catches us up on what he’s been learning since beginning his career in software development! Read More

Topics: Alumni, Web Development

After carefully crafting a learning environment for his students, NSS Web Development Instructor Steve Brownlee’s plans for his classroom changed when we had to make the shift to remote learning in 2020. Since then, Steve found that “a flipped learning experience and remote learning are a match made in heaven.” Learn more about the 5 principles Steve uses while crafting a learning experience for his students. Read More

Topics: Learning, Web Development

We’re catching up with some of our alumni and sharing their advice for our students and recent graduates. This week we caught up with software engineer and Cohort 25 alumnus, Raf Cevallos! Read More

Topics: Alumni, Web Development

After a career in music, David Larsen of Web Development Cohort 41 took a more reliable job in IT support that rekindled his interest in web development when he was introduced to Nashville Software School. Since graduating, David has accepted a job at SAGE Health Systems Inc. as a Junior Software Developer. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Web Development

After a career as an independent recording engineer, Patrick Murphy knew it was time for a career outside of the music industry. Having fond memories of teaching himself BASIC from the ring-bound book that came with his brand new Apple ][+, Patrick didn’t have to think long about the type of career change he wanted to make. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Brett Stoudt of Web Development Cohort 41 was living in Colorado where he worked in the brewery industry for 8 years. In searching for a new career path that would allow him to solve problems, Brett leaned into his passion for technology and found that software development would satisfy his “desire to craft solutions and extend boundaries.” Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Tyler Hilliard of Web Development Cohort 41 graduated with his bachelor’s in animation but knew he wanted to code. Since graduating, Tyler has been learning about Unity and plans to work on researching websockets and adding notifications and direct messaging to his full stack capstone. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Since embarking on her search for a full stack developer position, Tasha is using her free time to build more full stack web applications in React and C#. She is looking for a full stack developer position that will allow her to continue to learn and grow as a professional. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development