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Alyssa Nycum was ready to leave behind her job as a zookeeper for a career path with more stability when she discovered web development. After discussing the experience one of her coworkers had with NSS, she was ready to make the leap into full stack Web Development. Since graduating, Alyssa plans to learn C#/.NET, other JavaScript frameworks, and AWS while starting her search for her first job as a full stack web developer! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Dustin Murdock first became excited about development when he was pulled in as the subject matter expert on a project to build a new software system. Now searching for his first job as a web developer, Dustin is excited for the limitless possibilities to continue learning in his career. Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Matthew Reed of Cohort 38 was ready to use his experience in problem solving in a different career when his cousin recommended NSS. After much research, Matthew joined the Web Development Jumpstart. Now a full-stack developer, Matthew is excited to begin his new career in tech! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

Matt Crook of Web Development Cohort 38 was a project manager for a major music label in town when he started to teach himself how to code and discovered a love for programming. He was then introduced to NSS and applied for the full-time bootcamp. Now a full stack developer, Matt is still building on his skills while searching for his first job in tech! Read More

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

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

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, 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

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

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

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

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

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

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

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development

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

Topics: Student Stories, Hiring?, Web Development