Blog: Success Stories

After leaving the Air Force, Shaquille Duggan wanted to increase his skills and land a role in cybersecurity. To accomplish his goals, he enrolled in the Fullstack Academy Cybersecurity Bootcamp.

Military veteran Desiree Walters had relatively limited experience in the tech field, but with the help of the Fullstack Academy Cybersecurity Bootcamp, Walters gained the skills and knowledge to kickstart a rewarding career as a SOC Analyst.

Through the guidance of industry-experienced instructors, Edwards developed knowledge of foundational cybersecurity principles and solved common problems through real-world simulations. Edwards landed his first cybersecurity job as a Technologist at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Amanda leveraged her military experience to help break into tech and encouraged fellow service members and veterans to do the same. After bootcamp, Amanda landed a government role as an Information System Security Engineer for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and SCADA systems.

Throughout bootcamp, Cory Gold was able to leverage the skills he developed during military service through group projects and hands-on assignments. Learn how he leaned on his military experience to complete a tech bootcamp and launch a rewarding career in software engineering.

After working in Air Traffic Control and Honor Guard while in the Air Force, Ashley Raach knew it was time for a career change. After graduating from bootcamp, Raach began working as an IT Specialist for a manufacturing company — and is enjoying every minute of it.

Cyber alum and teaching fellow Harris Stevens reflects on the benefits of online learning and how it has set him up for a fulfilling career.

Fabianna Rodriguez-Mercado had already considered a number of career paths before joining the Fullstack Academy Cybersecurity Bootcamp.

“There's a beauty and elegance in code,” says Kevin Ho, a Fullstack alum and software engineer at Beacon Platform.

Fullstack Academy can make a career transition feel seamless. One alum shares his story of how to become a software developer.

Fullstack alum Clément Mihailescu sits down to talk with our co-founders, David & Nimit, about what it takes to land a job at Google or another big tech company, and the journey that brought Fullstack Academy to where it is today.