Alumni Stories
Alumni Stories
One Aerospace Engineer’s Thoughts On the Time and Space it Took for Him to Learn to Code
“The future of space exploration will certainly depend on software engineers and developers as much as aerospace engineers and research scientists.” Harris Haynes, aerospace engineer and recent Flatiron School graduate, on the time and space it took for him to learn to code, with some universal networking advice. Amid your extraordinary career in the aerospace […]
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One Student’s Journey From Professional Basketball Player to Data Scientist
From Basketball to Big Data… “It’s okay if it feels impossible in the beginning you have to remind yourself it’s brand new and to build skill sets take time and practice.” // Meet Flatiron School Grad Sabatino Chen! He majored in math and then went on to play professional basketball in Asia. He completed […]
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How One Student Pivoted From Jewelry Trading to Software Engineering at Bloomberg
“If I were in the market again, I would spend more time on networking than on anything else.” This month we feature a profile on Flatiron School graduate Denis Bondin. He started in the jewelry business, became a trader, discovered coding, and just landed his dream job at Bloomberg within five months of finishing Flatiron […]
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How One Student Pivoted From Healthcare to Energy Sector
From Houston Healthcare to Energy Engineer… “I see coding as a different puzzle everyday. Here is this jumbled picture, and it's up to you to straighten everything out, and rearrange the pieces to make a masterpiece!” // Meet Sam Roberts, Flatiron School Alum and Petro.ai Developer! He worked in the Healthcare industry for years but […]
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One Student’s Advice on Being a No-Brainer Hire
On being a no-brainer hire… // When Yamini first heard about a job opportunity as a Client Solutions Engineer at Updater, she radiated with excitement while discussing it with her coach. This was the role and the company that Yamini was made for, and she wanted to make sure they saw her as a "no-brainer" […]
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How One Student Became a Software Engineer Remotely from South Korea
Job Seeking With Savvy // Meet Monika Williams, a Florida-based, recent Flatiron School online graduate who recently joined MotionPoint as a Junior Solutions Engineer. Before starting the online program at Flatiron School, Monika Williams had earned a degree in Animal Science and taught English in France, leading to another opportunity to teach in South Korea. […]
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How One Student Expressed Her Creativity as a “Code Artist”
“Treat every mistake as a happy accident. Embrace curiosity and fall in love with the subject matter.” Meet Flatiron School student Patricia Carter! Patricia dabbled in a few careers including artist’s assistant, sales, retail clerk and English teacher. It was a close friend and software engineer where she ultimately found inspiration to make the leap […]