Meet Our 13 Alumni From Bootcamp Fall 2021
By Stephen Ruh
It’s been less than a month since the finish of our latest Web Developer Bootcamp (our 11th!), and we are excited for you to see how far these all-stars have come. Demo day was Dec 15th and most of our graduates already have job offers from local and national tech employers.
We’re always impressed by the backgrounds of our learners before bootcamp, and this group doesn’t disappoint. They’ve been teachers, students, salesmen, and chemists. They’ve helped run small businesses, or even have plans to start their own. And now they know how to turn ideas into plans, plans into code, and code into software solutions for real-world problems.
Our Demo Days have looked different over the past couple of years, but this event was a welcome return to form for us, with over 100 in-person attendees. As a result, our networking portion was so packed we had traffic jams in our space; an exciting problem after a couple of Zoom-call-filled years. For those who missed it, we want to give a recap of our most successful Demo Day yet, so let’s dive into these student demos
The Demo List
Thirteen students, now developers, presented at Demo Day. Here’s the crew:
Jia-Yi Chen
noteboard - A simple note-making and sharing app.
- Watch Jia-Yi Chen introduce noteboard
- Try noteboard live
- Jia-Yi Chen on GitHub
- Jia-Yi Chen on LinkedIn
Michael Chinn
Character Creator - An interface for creating game characters.
- Watch Michael Chinn introduce Character Creator
- Try Character Creator live
- Michael Chinn on GitHub
- Michael Chinn on LinkedIn
Keith Downing
PGA Golf Pool - Easy to use PGA Golf Pool to play with friends/family
- Watch Keith Downing introduce PGA Golf Pool
- Try PGA Golf Pool live
- Keith Downing on GitHub
- Keith Downing on LinkedIn
Ticia Dunn
QuizGo - Play randomly generated trivia games and make your own trivia game
Grant Harris
The Shop. - This is a an in-house app for field employees to order materials.
- Watch Grant Harris introduce The Shop.
- Try The Shop. live
- Grant Harris on GitHub
- Grant Harris on LinkedIn
Robin Kelsick
Road To University - Find the college that best suits you.
- Watch Robin Kelsick introduce Road To University
- Try Road To University live
- Robin Kelsick on GitHub
- Robin Kelsick on LinkedIn
Kole Kendrick
MyLiberry - A collection of best seller books and where you can buy them
- Watch Kole Kendrick introduce MyLiberry
- Try MyLiberry live
- Kole Kendrick on GitHub
- Kole Kendrick on LinkedIn
Andrew Mills
The Original SEC Draft League - A fantasy sports site for SEC college basketball.
- Watch Andrew Mills introduce The Original SEC Draft League
- Try The Original SEC Draft League live
- Andrew Mills on GitHub
- Andrew Mills on LinkedIn
Chase Shelton
LetsEat - A restaurant search tool.
- Watch Chase Shelton introduce LetsEat
- Try LetsEat live
- Chase Shelton on GitHub
- Chase Shelton on LinkedIn
Justin Smith
Trade Tracker - Search and view stock charts and save them to a watchlist.
- Watch Justin Smith introduce Trade Tracker
- Try Trade Tracker live
- Justin Smith on GitHub
- Justin Smith on LinkedIn
Tyler Van Nostrand
Gary’s List - An Ecommerce store for Dungeons and Dragons enthusiasts
- Watch Tyler Van Nostrand introduce Gary’s List
- Try Gary’s List live
- Tyler Van Nostrand on GitHub
- Tyler Van Nostrand on LinkedIn
Troy Wagoner
Martial Arts Origins - Preservation of martial arts techniques
- Watch Troy Wagoner introduce Martial Arts Origins
- Try Martial Arts Origins live
- Troy Wagoner on GitHub
- Troy Wagoner on LinkedIn
Tony Watson
breaddit - Social website and forum where content is created and voted on by site members.
- Watch Tony Watson introduce breaddit
- Try breaddit live
- Tony Watson on GitHub
- Tony Watson on LinkedIn
The Video
Thanks for checking out our Fall 2021 Bootcamp graduates. Here’s the full video from their Demo Day: