'I still have this desire to create and build meaningful tools'

Melanie Hall first moved to Nashville to volunteer for a non-profit that worked in India. She was also pursuing her college training and passion for design by working for a interactive agency. As many of her design projects became more web-based, Melanie realized the need to learn coding and made the jump to the Nashville Software School. Today, she is a software engineer at Southern Made where she continues to create and build meaningful tools that help others. Read highlights