Alumni Stories

From Marketing Agency Founder to Software Engineer

Olivia started her career as an admin for various tech startups in Denver. Inspired by the work of Software Engineers she launched her own marketing agency and learned to design websites for her clients. That’s when she decided to take her career to the next level and learn how to code.
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From Trumpet Player to Data Integration

Meet Flatiron Grad and Idelic Software Engineer, Matthew McCormack!  He learned coding to add a side hustle to teaching and gigs.  But in the end, the symphony of coding was simply music to his ears. Matthew shares his story, here: What did you do prior to Flatiron? Prior to my time at Flatiron, I was (and still am) a […]
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From Customer Service to Solutions Engineer

Meet New York City Flatiron School alum and Solutions Engineer at Attentive, Mike Diaz! Mike was the Head of Customer Service at a retail company Bonobos. He didn’t have an initial interest in tech but had a desire to build systems and understood that learning to code was an inevitability for all of us moving […]
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From Archaeological Digs to Mining Data: Jenny Kreiger’s Story

After completing a doctorate in classical art and archaeology, Jenny traded in her dig shovel for a laptop and enrolled in Flatiron School's Data Science course. Now, she's pursuing her true passion for discovering the answers that are unearthed in data.
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Marco Sanchez-Ayala: Chemist to Python Developer

"Data science was perfect for me, since it's number driven and a lot of the work is about conveying technical results to non-technical audiences."
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From Financial Forecasting to Covid Forecasting

“Instead of looking at the current uncertainties as a setback, I would look at it as an opportunity for us to further improve ourselves with additional skills.” //   Meet Flatiron School Data Science Alum and volunteer at Young Digital Leaders, Khairul Omar! After spending years in Business Performance Analysis, Khairul decided to skill up with data science to expand […]