Stories from the Hackery

Joshua Rio-Ross graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

After working as a mathematics professor for nearly a decade, I want to apply my problem-solving and communication skills to complex data problems. This work is beautiful to me: We're making meaning and order out of boundless data points, the seemingly formless and void.

Dipen Patel graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

I am in Operations at a medical device manufacturing facility who wants to understand how to utilize data in our organization and enhance by skill set to pursue ambitious projects assigned within my domain. My interest developed as I worked to improve processes within our production line and discovered good quality data insight could set us to move in the right direction.

Richie Townsend graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

Data has been the thread in my life tying together all of my interests and previous work experiences. The Nashville Software School Data Analytics program has given me the skills to tie the correct knot for different data driven situations.

Ryan Grant graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

I've always been an analytical thinker and problem solver. This is what drew me to working with data. I enjoy delving into data and using it to solve problems and tell a story. I decided to attend The Nashville Software School to improve my skills in programming and learn new skills I need to make a career change into data analytics.

Cristian Vargas graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

Working as a realtor in the Nashville market sparked an interest in me about learning more about data trends. Now I feel prepared for the data analytics field thanks to NSS!

Debbie Hoza graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

I am a pharmacist who wants to see healthcare data utilized to push quality and patient care forward. Merging healthcare with data analytics is fascinating and it would be exciting to utilize my pharmacy experience with my emerging data analytics knowledge.

Scott Boyer graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

I have been working with data and doing business intelligence work for nearly seven years. Through working on multiple projects, I have seen firsthand how leveraging data can streamline operations, increase efficiency, and improve the bottom line. Through attending Nashville Software School’s Data Analytics bootcamp, I have greatly enhanced and expanded my capabilities to tackle even larger data problems, quickly get to the root cause, and most importantly, devise and implement an effective solution. I can’t wait to see where this new data journey will take me! When not exploring data, I enjoy discovering Nashville’s many eateries and traveling throughout the US and across the world. Here I am monkeying around in Kenya in 2019.

Tim Pearson graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

As a professional classical musician I learned how to doggedly pursue problems until they were 'solved.' The pandemic provided me with an opportunity to take that mindset and try it out in a different discipline. I don't know where this journey is taking me but I'm excited to have some new skills that I can use to help a broader community.

Cherice Hereford graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

I am passionate about providing insights that influence business decisions, but what data analyst isn't? While working at non-profits I learned to keep the mission in mind and I bring that focus to my work with data. The undercurrent of my passion is the big picture, and that drives me to hone in on the details.

Abdullah Hassan graduated with Part-Time Data Analytics Cohort 4.

With my background as a Workstation Support Specialist, I’ve been keen in being able to make better decisions by way of Data Analytics. Therefore, I’ve decided to combine my previous experience at TN State along with my passion for Data by re-educating myself through Nashville Software School’s Data Analytics Program.