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Love Letter to our Mentors

Students
Jul. 12 2017
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Rosy Lee

The expansive network of developers is absolutely key in how we deliver our unique brand of education. Just ask any of our alumni and nine times out of ten, they’ll say that “the mentors” were the most valuable part of their education experience.

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Intro to... Karolina Karas

Students
Jul. 06 2017
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Corey Leung

Karolina is an Account Manager at Go2mobi. She finished the Lighthouse Labs Intro to Web Development Course in July of 2016 and transitioned into the tech sector shortly after. She currently sits on the board of YYJ Tech Ladies, a community built to foster connections and mentorships for women in the Victoria tech community. Karolina is also an accomplished writer, having been published both locally and nationally in publications like the Globe and Mail.

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Teacher Feature: Dan Bidulock

Students
Feb. 22 2017
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By
Danielle Torrie

Dan is an instructor at our Calgary campus and has been delivering amazing free workshops in HTML & CSS for the community. Dan comes from a diverse background, covering everything from computer science to a Masters in Divinity, but has always had a passion for teaching. When the stars aligned and an opportunity to teach at LHL came up, it was the perfect next step for Dan. Take a read and learn more about our beloved Calgary instructor!

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One Year After Bootcamp: Ruxandra Fediuc

Students
Nov. 22 2016
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By
Rebecca Haliburton

Working just down the street at Telus Digital, Ruxandra is is a very familiar face around Lighthouse Labs in Vancouver! Since graduating Bootcamp just over a year ago, she's not only kicking butt in her role as a Developer, but has been contributing to the dev community over and over by mentoring, lending her skills to Ladies Learning Code and being an exemplary role model for aspiring women coders. We caught up with Ruxandra to learn what she's been up to in her One Year After Bootcamp.

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One Year After Bootcamp: Laith Azer

Students
Nov. 07 2016
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Rebecca Haliburton

Laith is one of the very first graduates from our Toronto campus! After finishing his undergrad with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Laith took the plunge to enrol in bootcamp in pursuit of a career that excited him.

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One Year After Bootcamp: James Matsuba

Students
Aug. 09 2016
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Rebecca Haliburton

James Matsuba is a very familar face around Lighthouse Labs Vancouver. A graduate of our May 2015 cohort, James was our loyal intern for 6 whole months, bringing huge injection of energy and positivty to the team! He's since moved on to bigger projects, working with Guestfolio during the week, and exploring the amazing outdoor life found in beautiful Whistler, BC. We caught up with James to learn what he's been getting up to since he graduated last year.

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Hopping the Fence: Management to Development

Students
Aug. 05 2016
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Michael Huggett

Michael Huggett is a graduate of our iOS Development Bootcamp in Toronto. Mike shared this post about the history of his passion for coding, and how we came to Lighthouse Labs to pursue development full-time.

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From Mentee to Mentor: Singing the Kevin Blues

Students
Jun. 03 2016
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Rebecca Haliburton

Kevin Blues is a former Lighthouse Labs student, turned mentor for our Web Development Bootcamp! Kevin is passionate about programming and loves to spread his coding knowledge to the next generation of Junior Developers. Take a read and learn a little more about what it's like to both mentor and be mentored as a coding bootcamp student.

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One Year After Bootcamp: Christian Hamelin

Students
May. 26 2016
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Rebecca Haliburton

Christian Hamelin came to Lighthouse Labs to fuse his science background with the power of programming. Now, he's in Montreal, building startups and revelling in the variety of career options at his disposal since becoming a developer.

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One Year After Bootcamp: Amber Spencer

Students
Mar. 10 2016
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Rebecca Haliburton

Amber Spencer sparked a love for tech in her previous life as a marketing whiz. After attending our Vancouver Bootcamp, Amber dove into the YVR tech scene and is now working as a Developer with local startup ModernAdvisor. We caught up with Amber to learn more about what she's been up to One Year After Bootcamp!

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One Year After Bootcamp: Grant Winter

Students
Jan. 21 2016
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Rebecca Haliburton

Grant Winter is one of our original alumni, having graduated from our Web Development Bootcamp in March of 2014. He came to Lighthouse to refresh his career after finding no joy in being a Chiropractor, and now is loving life as a father of a brand new baby and a Rails developer with Vogogo in Calgary.

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From Engineer to iOS Developer: How Katie Upgraded her Skills to Fit the Calgary Job Market

Students
Dec. 18 2015
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Rebecca Haliburton

Katie Peterson is a graduate of both our part-time Intro to Web Development course and our full-time iOS Bootcamp in Vancouver! She's taken the time to write about her experience with Lighthouse Labs taking her from Engineer to a new career as an iOS Developer in Calgary.

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One Year After Bootcamp: Kevin Sherman

Students
Oct. 07 2015
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Rebecca Haliburton

Lighthouse Labs alumni are doing incredible things. We want to tell their stories. Kevin moved to Calgary after completing our web bootcamp in May of 2014, and is working full-time at a rails shop and mentoring part-time at Lighthouse!

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One Year After Bootcamp: Jamie Woodbury

Students
Aug. 24 2015
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By
Michael Steele

Lighthouse Labs alumni are doing incredible things. We want to tell their stories. Jamie has been working at Bench, one of Vancouver's fastest-growing startups, while training 20 hours per week for Ironman competitions.

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One Year After Bootcamp: Andre Soesilo

Students
Jul. 14 2015
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Michael Steele

Lighthouse Labs alumni are doing incredible things. We want to tell their stories. Andre Soesilo has been working at Axiom Zen on Routific, which is changing the game for route planning.

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