Meet Our Alumni

Student Success Stories

Many different back stories define our success. Each student's personal victory in landing a job upon completion of the program captures the essence of what NSS is all about. We stand together. We invest in our students and, in return, they add their signature imprint to what we are building here. Our alumni network is wide-reaching and interactive in supporting students through their respective treks. Come be a part of our ever-growing community.

• Isabel Ramos

  Web Development Cohort Evening 5

  Before: Graphic Designer

  After: Junior Product Designer at Ncontracts

  Isabel Ramos shares her Nashville Software School (NSS) journey. A former graphic designer, she is now a junior product designer. Isabel shares why she’s glad she invested in herself, the challenges of working while attending bootcamp part-time, and the helpfulness of the NSS community. Isabel was a part of Web Development Evening Cohort 5, a twelve month, part-time, full stack bootcamp. She graduated in January 2018.

• Luke Lancaster

  Web Development Cohort 8

  Before: Barista

  After: Software Developer at RoundingWell

  Luke Lancaster shares his Nashville Software School (NSS) journey. A former barista, Luke was searching for a new career after an injury sidelined him. In this video, Luke talks about learning as an adult, NSS’s focus on how to learn to program, and connections with the community and NSS alumni. Luke was a part of Web Development Cohort 8, a six-month, full-time, full stack bootcamp. He graduated in June 2015 and is currently a software engineer.

• Dr. Teresa Vasquez

  Web Development Cohort 21

  Before: Web Developer

  After: Full Stack Software Engineer at Kindful

  Dr. Teresa Vasquez was a part of Web Development Cohort 21, a six month, full-time, full stack bootcamp. She graduated in January 2018. Before Nashville Software School (NSS), she had been laid off from her job as a web developer and was a stay-at-home mom. In this video, she shares about being Black in tech, Nashville Opportunity Tuition, and the NSS alumni community.

Some of our Alumni

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  Aaron Johnson Web Development Cohort 5 Web Application Developer at iostudio

  I currently work as a junior dev at iostudio here in Nashville and its great! Learning PHP because that is their system but NSS gave me a great foundation to work my way into it.

  I am a very enthusiastic front-end developer. Doing web development was not intended to be an escape from the world of design, user interaction and user experience one of my favorite parts of the process. You can see most of my work on my website but some of my bigger projects were:

  • Node Capstone: fusion.aaronjohnsondesign.com - A social media site around music
  • Rails Capstone: farmware.herokuapp.com - A farm management tool for small farmers to manage crops and supplies
  • Hack4Change: nashploration.com - I helped contribute to the front-end design and development of this project
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  Adam Barnhard Web Development Cohort 6 Associate Software Engineer at Digital Reasoning
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  Adam Scott Web Development Cohort 1 Software Engineer at CheckMate.io

  Before NSS I was a self-taught, freelance web developer that built sites for small businesses using Wordpress. I got into that initially when I worked for a record label and oversaw our creative team, which included our web department. I became interested in coding through our work and eventually taught myself HTML/CSS, some basic Javascript and PHP/Wordpress.

  After NSS I worked for Centresource where I worked on a ton of web applications and was also able to spend some time mentoring NSS students. My current employer, Checkmate, is based in San Francisco. We are a platform for hotels to communicate with their guests before, during and after their stay (something that doesn’t really exist today). We’re a small engineering team of 5 so I’ve had the pleasure of working on all aspects of the product. We use Rails, Postgres, Sidekiq, Rspec, and most recently Ember.js.
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  Adam Sheaffer Web Development Cohort 7 Software Developer Advanced at TDOT
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  Aimee Knight Web Development Cohort 4 Software Engineer at Warner Bros. Entertainment

  I do full stack JavaScript— Node on the back end, and Angular on the front end for a company that has a truly humbling list of clients (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pay Pal, Groupon, etc). There, I serve on the application team, which builds out various APIs, web UIs, and a host of other projects related to email and message deliverability. Outside of work, I’m a mentor at Baltimore Node School, and I organized the ‘Baltimore Junior Developer Study’ for other juniors in the area seeking to grow their passion and experience.
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  Alex Dudley Web Development Cohort 47
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  Andrew Butler Web Development Cohort 1 Software Engineer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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  Asha Maheshwari Data Science Cohort DS6
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  Ashley Haskins Data Analytics Cohort DA8
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  Bailey Dennis Web Development Cohort E13
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  Beck Cronin-Dixon Web Development Cohort 7 Data Engineer at Eventbrite

  A problem solver by day, a developer evangelist by night. Always happy to meet up for coffee, but would rather it be a beer :)
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  Benjamin Blackburn Web Development Cohort 3 CTO at On The List

  I have written web applications for the music, healthcare & personal finance industries.

  Backend techs: Node/Express, Ruby/Rails, Python/Django

  Frontend techs: Primarily AngularJS
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  Blaise Gratton Web Development Cohort 7 Info. Systems Associate (Web Developer) at TDOT

  Blaise loves food and pretty much abides.
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  Brandon Lyons Web Development Cohort 2 Developer at Metova

  I am currently a developer at Metova. Prior to that, I was a software dev at Ferf & Co. and RecruitTalk. I helped with a lot of their apps including: RecruitTalk.com and Enger.com. Before Ferf or RecruitTalk, I helped in the restyling and rebuild of the Skillery.
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  Brian Hiatt Web Development Cohort 6 Junior Front End Developer at NC2Media
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  Brittany Garrett Web Development Cohort E15
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  Caroline Brownlee Web Development Cohort 36
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  Carter Nelms Web Development Cohort 5 Junior Software Engineer at LeadsPedia, Inc.

  I am now a junior software engineer at LeadsPedia, and I work with the rest of the IT team to further develop the company’s software. Thus far we have focused mainly on the user portal for affiliates who subscribe to LeadsPedia’s platform. Everyone in the IT department works heavily on both the front end and the back end. We primarily use PHP.
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  Chad Campbell Web Development Cohort 5 Software Developer at Kurt Noble, Inc.
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  Charisse Lambert Web Development Cohort 7
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  Chris LoJacono Web Development Cohort E13
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  Colby DeHart Web Development Cohort 7 Software Developer at Atiba

  I love dogs, programming, bikes, all games, solving problems, and learning new technologies.
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  Colin Chevalier Web Development Cohort E15
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  Corey Griggs Web Development Cohort 1 QA Analyst/Project Manager at LiveSchool
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  Daniel Roden Web Development Cohort 6 Creative Developer & Designer at Independent
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  Dave Boling Web Development Cohort 6 Software Developer at Groups360
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  Dustin Moore Web Development Cohort 1 Software Engineer at Kindful

  I built, deployed, and maintain busylife.co, a tool for synching Evernote and Trello accounts. I also built the front end of numerous social-media rich marketing sites [during my time at] Checkd.in, for artists including Tim McGraw and Miranda Lambert. I am currently working as a full-stack developer with Kindful, a non-profit fundraising/CRM software package.
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  Evan Roane Web Development Cohort 7 Software Engineer at RMS

  I love talking with people and computers. To me, finding the solution to a problem is like having a song stuck in my head. I can’t let it go until I understand it inside and out.
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  Gabe Guio Software Engineering Cohort SE2
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  Gerald Wakefield Web Development Cohort 7 Associate Business Intelligence Analyst at HealthTrust Purchasing Group
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  Hailey Rissolo Web Development Cohort 43
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  Hassan Shamim Web Development Cohort 1 Web Developer at Landmark Global
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  Jeffrey Reeve Data Analytics Cohort DDA3
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  Jessica Raines Web Development Cohort 6 Junior Developer at Atiba Software

  I am a mother, wife, and now a software developer! My career wasn’t going anywhere and I didn’t love what I was doing. I always had an interest in development, but never thought I would or could do it. I came into this program knowing a little HTML and even less CSS, but nothing else. In six short, long months I became a developer. I am so proud of myself and my new career and I am grateful that NSS gave me the tools I needed to make this all possible.
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  Jo Ann Brooks Web Development Cohort 7 Website Developer at EFT Source

  I am returning to my roots in software development after an extended hiatus studying organizational aspects of IT in use. Now familiar with both the .NET Framework and the MEAN Stack, I bring years of programming experience to bear on the work of developing websites. I enjoyt writing code that connects front and back ends using AngularJS, C#, Entity Framework, JavaScript and/or Node.js. I also bring rich experience to bear in areas of software requirements analysis, usability, and project management.
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  Jonathan Woodard Web Development Cohort 58
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  Jose Quezada Data Analytics Cohort DA5
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  Joy Pratt Web Development Cohort 6 Data Analyst at NextGxDx, Inc
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  Juan Job Rodriguez Web Development Cohort 6 Junior Software Engineer at Smartvue Corporation
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  Katie Sylvester Data Analytics Cohort DDA3
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  Kayla Jones Web Development Cohort 6 Front End Developer at NC2Media
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  Kelley Stephens Web Development Cohort 5 Software Engineer at Ingram Content Group

  During my time at NSS I made a plethora of different apps, both in JavaScript and in Node.js. My final project was a ruby gem using OAuth and OmniAuth for login through Eventful.com. I also participated in Hack for Change and won 2nd place. I am a member of Girl Geek Dinners and the following meetups: NashJS, Javascript xTreme, Nash.rb, Ruby for Begginners, API Enthusiasts.
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  Kristian Kanya Web Development Cohort 5 QA Engineer at NextGxDx

  I mainly write end-to-end tests for the Angular apps using the Protractor testing framework and unit tests with Jasmine. The different NextGxDx apps are written using the MEAN stack, with some of the backend in C#.
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  Lesley Easley Data Analytics Cohort DA5
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  Logan Richardson Web Development Cohort 6 System Engineer at SmileCareClub
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  Mallory Blake Data Analytics Cohort DDA4
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  Marcus Fulbright Web Development Cohort 1 Software Engineer at PatientFocus

  I have written web applications for the music, healthcare & personal finance industries.

  Backend technologies: Node/Express, Ruby/Rails, Python/Django

  Frontend technologies: Primarily AngularJS
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  Marilyn Franklin Web Development Cohort 1 Software Engineer at Zeumo, Inc
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  MaRisa Jackson Web Development Cohort 5 Software Developer at GameWisp
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  Matt Campbell Web Development Cohort 1 Owner/Principal Consultant at Ruby Red LLC
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  Matt Keef Web Development Cohort 6 Junior Developer at Churchill Mortgage Corporation
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  Matt Lummus Web Development Cohort 4 Node.js Developer at Gener.us
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  Matthew Spell Web Development Cohort 5 Associate Web Developer at Dave Ramsey

  For my NSS capstone project I made Hot or Not Homes which is kind of like Tinder for real estate listings in Nashville. I’m currently working on a project with Code for Nashville, that track[s] of the number of open beds at several homeless shelters in the Nashville area.
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  Max Beizer Web Development Cohort 1 Web Developer at Heroku

  I am a co-organizer of the Ruby on Rails for Beginners meetup and speaker at various events around town. I write primarily Ruby on Rails apps and JavaScript (jQuery, Angular, Ember, Backbone), and I have worked with Wordpress, Jekyll, and mobile hybrid apps using Ionic.
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  Melanie Fryman Web Development Cohort 6 Data Analyst at PatientFocus

  I incorporate programming and data science in the never-ending quest for (practical) science!
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  Michael Barreiro Web Development Cohort 6 Front-End UI/UX Applications Developer at Arbor Health, LLC
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  Michael Pfohl Web Development Cohort E13
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  Michial Miller Data Science Cohort DS6
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  Mike Kunkel Web Development Cohort 3 Backend Developer at Lonely Planet

  I’m a backend developer working in Ruby On Rails. Much of my time here has been spent on developing Lonely Planet’s OpenID Connect provider, which allows us to have single sign on across all of our sites. I’m currently working on integrating our content API across a few other services. In addition to my work at Lonely Planet, I have also taken on a volunteer position as the chair of the Development committee for the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. There, it is my job to select new hires (all volunteers), set up our work standards, and manage current and upcoming work.
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  Mikey Badr Web Development Cohort 6 Developer at ATTCK

  I am a full stack developer who speaks mainly JavaScript.

  On the front end I specialize in AngularJS.

  I can make static pages, webapps, mobile apps, games, and more.

  If I don’t know it, I’ll learn it.
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  Morley Bankston Web Development Cohort 1 Senior Application Developer at L&R

  I am a design-oriented full-stack developer that specializes in JavaScript & Ruby on Rails.
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  Myriam Chevalier Web Development Cohort 50
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  Nathan Vasquez Web Development Cohort 6 Junior Web Developer at United Methodist Publishing House
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  Rolando Bernal Web Development Cohort Evening 1 Application Developer at Propel Wellness®

  Rolando is a Web Developer and UX/UI Designer. He spends his days as a UX/UI designer, illustrator, and front-end application developer at Propel Wellness®. Using everything from sketches to graphic’s programs to code, he creates logos, icons, web designs, and fully fleshed out websites. His energy source is his passion for creating engaging applications and intuitive interfaces that bridge the gap between functionality and design.
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  Ryan Moret Web Development Cohort 1 Quality Assurance Analyst at Change Healthcare
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  Sam Tucker Web Development Cohort 4 Web Services Developer at Aloompa LLC

  I currently work on the server team at Aloompa. I created a CMS and API for iBeacons to be used for music festivals. I also manage deployments and database structure/information.
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  Sam Walton Web Development Cohort 1 PHP Developer at Niche Provider, LLC

  I am currently PHP developer. The biggest app I’ve developed to-date was an internal Rails app to allow Loss-Prevention teams to generate inspections on the fly and report results to stakeholders.
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  Sara Stinson Data Analytics Cohort DDA6
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  Sarah Pearson Web Development Cohort 6 Developer/Designer

  I moved to Nashville in the pursuit of a career in the Music Business. I earned my Bachelors of Business Administration from Belmont University. Upon graduation I started what would turn into a thirteen-year career in the music industry working for such notable companies as EMI Music Publishing, Mercury Records and Warner/Chappell Music Publishing. During my time at those companies I noticed in efficiencies in database systems and organization. This led me to looking into software development – where I quickly realized that I could make my desire to have work be efficient, organized and easy to maneuver through together perfectly.

  This led me to the Nashville Software School. And in July 2014 I started a six-month, full time, intensive boot camp. I spent my time learning the MEAN Stack (MongoDB, Express, Angular.js and Node.js) along with many other technologies.
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  Shay Narang Web Development Cohort 2 Software Developer | Noise Maker

  I am a musician and Ruby on Rails developer.
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  Shruti Sharma Web Development Cohort 6 Software Engineer at Ingram Content Group

  I am a Developer, Data Enthusiast, and Scientist seeking to build applications that impact lives.
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  Sonda Sengupta Web Development Cohort 7 Application Developer at HealthTrust

  I love creating things from whimsical designs to practical objects. Bringing together these two passions, I make beautiful, useful software for a living.
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  Spencer Sharpe Web Development Cohort 7 SoftwareDeveloper at Groups360

  Born and raised in Tulsa, OK, I studied Music Composition at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. My wife, Amber, and I moved to Nashville in the Fall of 2013.
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  Timothy Spratt Data Analytics Cohort DA11
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  Timothy Haymer Data Analytics Cohort DDA3
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  Tomo Umer Data Science Cohort DS6
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  Trey Bourgeois Data Analytics Cohort DA4
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  Tyler Malone Web Development Cohort 4 Web Engineer at InvisionHeart

  I am a Software Engineer with full-stack experience. I recently graduated from the Nashville Software School (June 2014) - a six month intensive, full time program. My background also includes eight years of photography as a professional with commercial and freelance experience in sports, wedding, documentary and travel photography.

  Along with all the above, I am the creator of MyLovelyTN, a project to highlight the geography, people, culture, and history which help create the character of Tennessee. The project allows me to combine my enthusiasm for photography, exploration, story telling, and discovery as I teach myself and others about my home state of Tennessee.
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  Wade Bradford Web Development Cohort 50
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  Wendell Patton, Jr. Web Development Cohort E13
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  Zach Keller Web Development Cohort 2 Senior UX Designer at Amazon
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  Zoe Ames Web Development Cohort 6 Software Engineer at Premise Health