Do Something Bigger

02/05/20 • 72 min

For this next episode of Collaboration Code Radio, we sit down with our new Lead Instructor at LEARN academy, Harrison Schaen. Harrison has lived all over the world and has been a part of the development community for a long time. We thought this would be a perfect opportunity to have him talk about his background and why we are so excited to have him a part of our team.

During this episode we chat with Harrison about how he discovered his passion for coding at the young age of 12 and started his own business by 16. Harrison attended Princeton University on a Basketball Scholarship and helped establish many media programs. After graduation, Harrison worked his way through the ranks as a developer and helped build many companies along the and gathering knowledge and insight wherever it may have been. After moving to San Diego, Harrison discovered another passion he truly believes in, teaching. Through the course of the episode Harrison talks about his vision for being a part of the LEARN team and how LEARN and the students can grow into an even bigger part of the San Diego tech community.

Special Guest: Harrison Schaen.

Special Guest: Harrison Schaen.

Previous Episode

Put Yourself Out There

Software Developers are often in a state of being uncomfortable. From your job search to error messages, and deep dives in StackOverflow it can be a constant struggle. Having a support group around you so you can grow and flourish is a huge key. For our next episode of Collaboration Code Radio, we sat down with Dante Moore, who graduated from the program in 2019 and currently is a software developer.

During this episode, Dante touches on his experience growing up in Japan and the United States and his background as a Marketing/Project Manager. Then one day, he knew the time was right and he needed to make a change. He touches on how he found his passion for web development and his experience at LEARN academy. Following graduation, Dante goes over how his new tech skills gave him the freedom to find the career that he wanted.

Special Guest: Dante Moore.

Next Episode

Running For It

Track-and-Field and writing code have their similarities. While not apparent, working with web developer teams is a collection of individuals working across several different tickets (events), using their knowledge and skills to perform their best on their tickets for the greater good of the team and company.

For this next episode with sit down with LEARN academy alumni, and Galley Software Developer, Mike LaRocca. We dive into his early years, his passion for track-and-field. Mike also discusses how one of his jobs at a BioTech company helped push his interest in learning some SQL and then fully driving him into web development.

Mike will also share some great advice current and future coding bootcamp students can take to heart to help them on their journey. Plus, we will talk about the rapid success Mike is being a part of at the local San Diego startup Galley, a platform for restaurant chefs to better manage their kitchen and data.

Special Guest: Mike LaRocca.