Rick Blake graduated with Full-time Web Development Cohort 43.

Before web development, I was a professional musician. While I enjoyed my time teaching and auditioning, after several years I realized that wasn't the career path I wanted to be on anymore. After a fellow musician told me about his switch to the web development field, I did my research and decided to independently study in order to decide if it was right for me. I enjoy the problem solving involved with coding and I am excited to be able to work in a field that has such a wide variety of job opportunities.