Stories from the Hackery

Derek Malone graduated with Web Development Cohort E16.

Building and creative problem solving have been passions of mine since a young age. These passions led me to pursue a degree in Ceramics, then led me into the field of Insurance Marketing, and ultimately led me to entering Nashville Software School's Full Stack Development program. Software Development has allowed me to not only use these skills but also sharpen and grow them in ways that I never thought possible. I am happy to say that I have joined Nashville Software School as a Junior Instructor!

Joe Gibbs graduated with Web Development Cohort E16.

I am an experienced customer service team lead with a history working in the healthcare technology industry with a focus on SAAS. Passionate about serving customers with grace, mercy and a hint of accountability. In my free time I enjoy playing video games with my friends from back home, reading, and spending time with my wife and our two rescue dogs, Rocky and Dot.

Charnissa McKinney graduated with Web Development Cohort E16.

Ross Kimberlin graduated with Data Science Cohort 5.

I like to make complicated things simple for people. What is the data story for the business as a whole? What are the big takeaways we want people to remember? What mission-critical processes and gotchas do we need to document? In my three years as a database analyst in radiology, I tried to answer these questions for both my own tech teams and users from other business departments. When I can leave things better than I find them and contribute to wins all around by integrating industry domain knowledge with technical tools, I feel like I have succeeded.

Joshua Rio-Ross graduated with Data Science Cohort 5.

I’m a mathematics professor turned data scientist who loves using machine learning to make decisions. I’m a creative and determined problem solver, an enthusiastic learner, and a culture builder who wants to see his team thrive.

Eli Lavender graduated with Data Science Cohort 5.

Conrad Reihsmann graduated with Data Science Cohort 5.

Throughout my academic career, I have collected data and conducted qualitative and quantitative data analysis. As a life-long learner, last year, I decided to learn Data Science and expand my job opportunities outside of academia. I am looking forward to building my career in tech as a computational linguist/NLP data scientist.

Connor Merry graduated with Data Science Cohort 5.

I have always possessed a passion for statistics and math. After working as an actuary for six years, I decided to make the switch to data science. I believe that there is always a better way to accomplish a problem Data science allows me to find those solutions and test them.

Chris Mulvey graduated with Data Science Cohort 5.

Over a 21 year career with the US Navy, I became interested in the way data is handled. When an opportunity to change careers arose, I saw a chance to explore that interest and make it my new career. I am a seasoned, accomplished leader and pilot with proven expertise managing complex programs and projects serving mission-critical objectives and in support of distributed customers / stakeholders.

Jacob Parks graduated with Data Science Cohort 5.

As a lifelong sports fan, numbers have always been my calling. From a young age, I was using data to answer important questions: who is the best player in Major League Baseball? Who should be the NBA MVP this year? Why do the Titans keep breaking my heart? I parlayed this analytical curiosity into pursuing Physics and Mathematics at the University of Memphis and quickly fell in love with using statistics to come to conclusions in the real world, outside of sports. I am so thankful to Nashville Software School for giving me the tools to pursue this passion further, and I can not wait to see where my career in Data Science takes me.