At the age of 15, before most teens learn how to drive a car, Milad Davoodi was teaching himself how to build one out of spare parts. Knowledge, for Milad, is a key to the unknown. He sees incredible value in the invisible possibility that it holds. For most, Northwestern Data Science and Visualization Boot Camp is simply a…
DreamTeamDesigns, a team of programmers consisting of Ben Harris, Geoff George, Edward Cheever, and Robert Hardin, took home the championship title at the Next Level Competition (NLC) in July. Their winning project was Fridge2Table, an application that lets users track groceries, with products sorted by category, expiration date, and location (fridge, freezer, or pantry) in the kitchen. The NLC is…
For 18 years, Justin Gerow worked his way up the supply-chain management ladder, amassing an impressive knowledge base of logistics and transport operations. Then one day, thinking about the time he took coding courses in college for fun—he decided he wanted to do more of what made him happy. “I knew that at some point I wanted…
Marques Gaston was working as a legal assistant at a law firm in Illinois when he realized that he wanted to make a change in his career. Having been interested in coding since his senior year in college, he had been working diligently to teach himself the basics before recognizing that he had to take the…
When she was a hospice social worker at Rush University Medical Center, Jessica Erwin thought she had found her purpose—a rewarding job that made a real difference in people’s lives. Then one day, her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Suddenly, her world began to unravel. The work that was once so meaningful to her became a…
Recent college grad Caitlin (Cate) Soane was at a loss. Her life thus far had put her on track for a career in medicine. But mid-way through her senior year, she realized she was pursuing this path for the wrong reasons. She had a B.S. in psychology and no idea what to do with it. Then a…
As a high school student in Chicago, Melvin Hernandez was accepted into the engineering program at a prestigious local university. However, because he was an undocumented immigrant, he didn’t qualify for in-state tuition. Melvin is one of the DREAMers (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors). These young people came to the United States as children and…
After a long career in insurance, Kenneth Huynh was ready for a change. He was always interested in programming growing up, but despite his curiosity, he found himself pursuing a different career path. “I dabbled in it in high school but never really got too deep into it,” he said. When he began thinking about switching careers,…
As a fashion designer, teacher, and entrepreneur, Arnab Majumdar has always been inspired by the intersection of fashion, technology, and art. But when he started his own small fashion company, he quickly discovered just how easy it could be to lose the thread of each field. “In fashion, you’re always taught to be on top of trends…
Luke Hayes had always been interested in computers, but working for his family’s business set his career on a different path. His family owns Hayes Beer Distributing Company and a handful of its warehouses throughout Illinois. At 16, he officially joined the team as a forklift operator, then became a sales merchandiser and eventually a delivery…
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