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Data Science and Software Development certificates graduate Iñaki Longa in Seattle
 

On a Lifelong Learning Journey in Data Analytics

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Silicon Valley’s Shining Star

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Find Your Ideal Software Career

Data Science and Software Development certificates graduate Iñaki Longa in Seattle

On a Lifelong Learning Journey in Data Analytics

Lori Gray - January 25, 2023

Growing up in the Basque city of Bilbao, on the Atlantic coast of northern Spain, Iñaki Longa wasn’t envisioning a career in the technology and information management industry.

He attended

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Flying Into Endless Career Opportunities

Sarah Benzuly - January 19, 2023

Like so many others, when COVID-19 hit, Ryan Nichols took some time for self-introspection. His 20-year-old web development company had hit a plateau. Sure, he was continuing to provide the best

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Silicon Valley’s Shining Star

Sarah Benzuly - September 8, 2022

You can’t argue with Tetiana Pairman, a recent software development certificate graduate. As she says, “Software has become an integral part of our everyday life.”

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Find Your Ideal Software Career

Andrew Guest - August 31, 2022

No one would gasp at the mention of software development as a well-paid, in-demand and prestigious profession. (This CodeSubmit article shows a steady 20-year rise in salaries.) What may be

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Why Study Data Science and Data Analytics

Andrew Guest - February 3, 2022

Data scientists and analysts use their technical knowledge to discover answers embedded in large data sets that can solve a variety of questions. But you don’t need to be a full-fledged data

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Certificate Program in Software Development and Programming graduate Hristo Gueorguiev

Keeping Up With the Engineers

Andrew Guest - January 12, 2022

One of the main drivers for Hristo Gueorguiev to register for the Certificate Program in Software Development and Programming was just a basic fact for software engineers.

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Event Recap: Latest Engineering Trends for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Lori Gray - July 23, 2021

Technology leaders are under constant pressure to develop the latest analytic innovations. However, reality dictates that the undertaking of AI and Machine Learning (ML) will require a measured

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June 9 Online Event: Latest Engineering Trends for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Sarah Benzuly - May 21, 2021

Applying AI and Machine Learning across technology fields is part of our daily lives. With it comes a growing demand for advanced data processing, increasingly complex problems to solve and

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Event Recap: Navigating the Pitfalls and the Opportunities of AI and Machine Learning for Business

Sarah Benzuly - May 12, 2021

Applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning more widely in business is not a matter of if, but when. There is more and more data that can benefit from advanced processing, as well as an

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Black Data Scientists Are Starting to Write the Story

Carolynne Mims - March 31, 2021

In honor of Women’s History Month, I had the great pleasure to interview Ysis Tarter. She is not a familiar household name—yet!

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Data Scientist and Extension Instructor Allan Miller

Diving Into the Delights of Data Science

Andrew Guest - March 30, 2021

Allan Miller has had a long career in data science and analytics. In his tenure, he has seen the field grow from an offshoot of statistics into becoming its own entity.

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In-Demand: Data Analysts and Data Scientists

Sarah Benzuly - January 28, 2021

There’s no shortage of the need for skilled data analysts and data scientists. A quick look at the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms this:

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 Berkeley Data Analytics Boot Camp Graduate Nikitha Rao

Big Data, Big Jobs

Trilogy Education - May 5, 2020

When she was a programming analyst for an investment management firm, Nikitha Rao’s role included cleaning, fetching and standardizing data. “It was the part that happens before data analysts even

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Data Analytics Boot Camp Grad David Colonia

More Tools in His Belt

Trilogy Education - April 27, 2020

Like many people fresh out of college, David Colonia felt some panic after graduation. He’d worked hard to earn his degree in economics and legal studies, but he felt heavy on soft skills and

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Getting a Foothold as a Software Developer

Andrew Guest - February 5, 2020

Software developers are in demand. The Bureau of Labor Statistics sees a 22% rise in job opportunities in this sector over the next eight years. But where do you start if you’re not already on

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So You Want to Be a Web Developer?

Andrew Guest - February 4, 2020

20% of job growth for web developers through 2020 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a mean annual wage of $82,000 in California.

Even junior web developers can pull down $70

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Ian Wilson: Graduate of UC Berkeley Extension Data Analytics Boot Camp

Weightlifter Turned Data Analyst

Trilogy Education - March 21, 2019

Athletics and data analytics may seem like two separate worlds. But recent data analytics boot camp grad Ian Wilson combined these two passions into a successful career at workout startup Fitbod

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Data Analysis Needed in a Slew of Careers

Andrew Guest - March 4, 2019

A 2018 survey from labor-market data firm Burning Glass revealed more than 150,000 nationwide listings included data analysis in the job title; more than 27,000 of those jobs were located in

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No Stranger to Data

Andrew Guest - October 23, 2018

While still enrolled in UC Berkeley Extension’s Certificate Program in Data Science, Swathi Annamalai started as a data scientist at edtech startup CreativeLive. She had already completed four

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Getting the Most Out of Data Science

Andrew Guest - October 4, 2018

The phrase “high-throughput screening” doesn’t initially grab your interest, but when you delve into it—the complexity and applications of its processes—you start to see why Joseph Walker is

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Ehler Orngard’s career history is less of an arc and more of a squiggly line. For his undergraduate studies, he majored in economics, Spanish and music. “I didn't have an idea of where I would go with any of that,” Ehler quips. Now Elher is pivoting to  full-stack web development with the help of our Berkeley Coding Boot Camp.

Building a Career in Just 12 Weeks

Andrew Guest - July 11, 2018

Ehler Orngard’s career history is less of an arc and more of a squiggly line. For his undergraduate studies, he majored in economics, Spanish and music.

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Learning how to code in just 12 weeks takes stamina and fortitude to get through the amount of work that the students have to master. Instructor David Hallinan understands the weight of this curriculum, and shares his mantra with the students: Embrace confusion.

Embrace Confusion

Andrew Guest - June 11, 2018

Learning how to code in just 12 weeks takes stamina and fortitude to get through the amount of work that the students have to master.

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Is Data Analysis the Career for You?

Andrew Guest - April 11, 2018

You hear “big data” everywhere. But it’s not just some new company jargon; it’s a growing field that businesses are red-hot to employ because they know that data will drive their company forward

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Selling Shovels in a Gold Rush

Andrew Guest - February 20, 2018

You’ve almost certainly heard of bitcoin. But, this newsworthy virtual currency is really only a supporting element in the much more intriguing new blockchain technology.

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Honors for an Online Instructor

Andrew Guest - August 29, 2017

Carl Limsico, one of our 2018 Honored Instructors, showed an early interest in computing sparked by the gift of an Atari 800 from his parents.

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Meet Your Instructor: Jenelle Davis

Andrew Guest - August 24, 2016

As a leading cybersecurity consultant, Jenelle Davis has helped protect more than 60 Fortune 500 organizations from a host of online threats.

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Making Continuing Education a Priority

Andrew Guest - February 4, 2016

Making a career transition is no easy feat for any working professional. Between working full time and other responsibilities, making education a priority in order to learn skills can be

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