From
Kake, AK
What quarter are you in?
Graduated
What do you like about Neumont?
- The environment is very cool at Neumont the fact that if you mention something technical doesn't catch people off guard is very cool.
- The challenging problems that were given out by the teachers they always provided valuable learning experiences to me.
- The Fast paced education allowed me to graduate quickly.
- The vast amount of great job opportunities made it hard to choose a company to work for prior to my graduation although I finally decided to work for Bosch.
- The Pay after graduation is excellent
Why did you choose Neumont?
- The quick paced learning environment
- I had a friend that was at Neumont that recommended it.
- The schools 95% placement statistics
- The schools average starting salary of $58,000 which increased while I was in school.
Favorite teachers
Jamie King & Steve Halladay
What's a random fact about you?
I am an apple fanboy (iPhone rules)
Favorite video game and/or movie?
Video Game: MAG (Massive Action Game)
Movie: Star Trek (Blue-Ray)
If you had $100,000 in the bank, but still had to work, what would you do?
I would pay off my student Loans, and build a beast of a computer to play video games on that would never LAG!
Employer
Robert Bosch Corporation, Lancaster PA.
I work on integrating Bosch HD 1080P Digital IP Video cameras, and analog Cameras into Third party Camera systems.
Professional Bio
I began acquiring my expertise in software engineering Neumont University in OCT 2008 and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2011. I enjoy using both the Microsoft and Java technologies althought I do think that .net has a few features that I would like to see added to the Java technologies. After Graduation I will be starting my new Job working for Bosch in their Professional Development Training Program (PDT). This is a unique experiance that will allow me to work in four Bosch facilities on four diffrent projects with four diffrent teams. Each rotation will last for Six months and my Final rotation will be outside of the United States. After completing the training program I will then be able to decide where in the Bosch Corporation that I fit beast and settle down to one Location.
Graduation Date:
September 2011
Current Employer:
Accelerant Group
Job Title:
Technical Lead
Tell us about your work environment:
There's only three of us, one of those being my boss, and we each have our own office. My boss is a cool guy. He's programming right along with us so he understands how tough it can be to write software. He lent me his Jeep once! That was unexpected. Typically it's a quiet day where we're all just working on our assigned tasks, but every now and then we'll all sit down together and just chat about the latest news or video games.
What value has your education provided in your current employment?
Tremendous value. But if I to put a price tag on it, it would cost more than Iron Man's suit.
Why did you choose to attend Neumont?
The big one was getting a jump start on life. Getting out of school at 21 years of age with a Bachelor's Degree after project based learning sounded like a pretty sweet deal to me. The second was mostly the project based learning. There's only so much lecturing I can take before I move for that Stumble button.
Do you have any favorite stories from your time at Neumont?
Yes. Yes I do. My favorites had to be while out of class, just hanging out with my roommates and other Neumont buddies.
Favorite Teachers?
Steve Halladay, Jamie King, Tyler Young (now 'former' Neumont teacher), Jake Walkenhorst
Favorite Classes?
Algorithms 2, Java 2, DB 1 and 2
Where are you from originally?
El Paso, TX. The only place where you can drink a taco.
Did you live in student housing while at Neumont?
I sure did. Times I had to move: End of my first quarter, end of my third quarter, end of my sixth quarter, and then finally out of housing when I graduated. Made the best of friends by living in housing.
