After selling the tech start-up he co-founded, Charles Gedeon wondered what to tackle next. While handling operations at his company, he’d always been fascinated by the work done by the coders on his team, so that seemed like a good place to start. “That whole process pulled me in,” Charles said. “So I started dabbling…
What led you to enroll in the Georgia Tech UX/UI Boot Camp? What led me to the UX/UI boot camp at Georgia Tech was my background in graphic design. I studied graphic design in college and worked as a graphic designer through my college years, and have done some freelance stuff since then. I have…
Today’s tech industry faces an ongoing and visible issue: there simply are not enough women in the field. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, women make up half of the nation’s workforce and more than half of its population, yet, they are still significantly underrepresented across all areas of the tech sector, accounting for only…
Today it is possible to learn the critical skills for a high-tech career through the help of a boot camp. With a wide range of boot camps on the market, mastering a new skill set has become more accessible than ever before. While boot camps are a great way to jump-start your career, they also…
Haroon Ahmad could see the future—and accountants weren’t part of the picture. After earning his master’s degree in accounting and starting work in the field, Haroon began to wonder how sustainable his chosen career really was. His job in the auditing department of a major accounting firm in San Francisco had him working closely with venture…
Sarah Kinneer always wanted to do something with purpose. She was a special education teacher for 14 years—a job that demanded a great deal of emotional stamina and energy. Having the opportunity to impact so many students made Sarah proud, but after a decade and a half, she found herself looking for something more challenging.…
Matthew Carpenter’s journey to becoming a web developer didn’t happen overnight. In fact, to get there, it took an almost eight-year stint in the Army, 12 years working in electronics at Verizon, and a great deal of motivation. A born self-starter and lifelong learner, Matt decided a few years ago to seriously pursue the developer…
Today’s world revolves around data—there’s no getting around that fact. Every time we use our smartphones or log into our computers, we leave a trail of data behind us. That data holds key insights into our behavior, our likes and dislikes, and the products we purchase. How do businesses make sense of all that data?…
Today, we see the term “UX/UI” thrown around quite a bit—so much so that many people assume the two fields are a single discipline or that they can be used interchangeably. While UX and UI design do share some overlap, they have more differences than similarities. So, let’s explore what each of them really is,…
Dalton Ricker was originally set to enroll at Georgia Tech for college. In a last-minute pivot, he decided to attend the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Little did he know that after earning a degree in marine engineering systems and spending six years as a marine engineer, he would end up back at Georgia Tech. Dalton had…
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