Week 9 – Career Support

Week 9 of Career Support went by really quick. This post is going to be really short. I spent time this week like every week applying for jobs, but the other half of that was preparing to give a talk at a 3-day weekend retreat called Chrysalis. One of the jobs I applied for was …

Week 4 – Demo Day

I'm proud to be a part of this group of developers. We worked hard, and didn't take things too seriously! They are a pretty amazing group of people. Our demo day was this week as well. We had a lot of the tech community come out in support, and even some future Iron Yard students. I …

Week 2 – Career Support

A week after Christmas, wife is sick, and New Year's Eve is around the corner. This week has been a struggle being productive. I spent most my time tending to my beautiful wife and son. I love them to death and would do anything for them. One of Iron Yard's requirement to remain in Career …

Week 1 – Career Support

I finished 12 weeks at the Iron Yard in Nashville, and now I have my Certificate of Completion! The next step is beginning career support. On Monday, My portfolio, résumé, and cover letter was cleared to begin applying for jobs. By that night I applied for my first two jobs. I had a dream Monday …

Week 10 -Final Projects Start

We only have two and a half weeks left before we have to turn in our final project.This week we began implementing ideas of our own and bringing them to life. My partner and I started with a mockup/wireframe of each page that we wanted to create. After that, we went into a website called "Trello". …

Week 6 – Forklift Operator to Web Developer

Before Iron Yard - I love looking back to see where I came from, and how I got here. It keeps me grounded. It reminds me why I am here. Before Iron Yard, I was a forklift operator. It paid my bills, but that is about all it did. I needed to be able to …