Non-profit code school on a mission to help people get great jobs in tech. Born and raised in New Orleans. Sign up for an info session at https://teapawt.net/t.co/ifXORGgYBB.
New Orleans, LA
Joined May 2014
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Rose Espiritu is a #nolatech30 honoree because of her work to help build talent. Rose is a Software Engineer at @lucid_global and has been an instructor at @OperationSpark. Rose is more than a community builder she is a world changer! #wearehere #5#blacktech #diversity #inclusion
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Good points, Jerry. A great day for the GNO tech scene. Key stats are that, thanks to our @golctcs and 4-year schools, and groups like @OperationSpark, our metro is #3 and #5 in the USA for women and African Americans in tech and digital media jobs, per capita. #inclusivegrowth
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John Fabroni created Operation Spark as a way to give high schoolers and adults, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, the opportunity to obtain a job that pays $60,000 and up. thenewsstar.com/story/news/2…
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We’re hiring! The Idea Village team has two incredible roles open. Check them out, share them, and apply if you think it’s a good fit!
Program Manager:
worknola.com/job/332514/
Director of Community & Communications
worknola.com/job/332515
Come build with us!
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Happening now ➡️ a panel of incredible local orgs and companies that support the technology workforce pipeline and increase opportunities for people to enter the tech industry. Thanks @nolavateblack @YouthForceNOLA @OperationSpark, Upriver Solutions, @levelsetnow & @lucid_hq
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Register for #NOEW2021 to tune into the NOLA Tech Talent Pipeline Panel and learn more about the organizations that support the technology workforce pipeline in our community, like @nolavateblack & @OperationSpark. bit.ly/NOEW2021Social
Join us at #noew this year as our founder @ShortSpeaks takes the stage to talk #blacktech and building an inclusive talent pipeline in New Orleans! #levelupnola
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We're proud to be working with @OperationSpark, a non-profit coding bootcamp in New Orleans working to provide skills training, job placements, and much more ⚡
Read on to discover this great initiative, and meet Miguel, the first to graduate to join our team!
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"The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple." - Grady Booch
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"Every great developer you know got there by solving problems they were unqualified to solve until they actually did it." - Patrick McKenzie
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For decades, .org domains have been the home for nonprofit organizations online. Now, the organization in charge of .org domains could be sold to a for-profit company in a $1.1 billion deal that’s attracted the attention of California’s attorney general. wired.trib.al/enWvJE7
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Oooh good thread. Also @OperationSpark is doing some good stuff in the gulf south!
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The Cities of Cape Coast and New Orleans, United States have signed a Sister Cities Relations to strengthen relations between the two cities and provide mutual benefit to their communities. Click link to read full article in Modern Ghana.
modernghana.com/news/976350/…
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if you never added adobe URLs to your hosts file to block photoshop activation, have you ever even lived...
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"A computer is like a mischievous genie. It will give you exactly what you ask for, but not always what you want." - Joe Sondow
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Hi everyone, we are bringing back Nominate a Nerd. If you know anyone who would be a great software developer please Nominate them here. Bit.ly/opsparknerd
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Silicon Valley, and a few other coastal tech hubs, are pulling away from the rest, taking the highest-paying jobs and investment with them. wired.trib.al/qVFEP71
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“What Have We Done?”: Silicon Valley Engineers Fear They've Created a Monster. ow.ly/By1430lqAdQ #gigeconomy #SiliconValley #Softwareengineering #gigeconomyplatforms #engineers #lyft #Instacart #Uber #gig #Tech #technology #Techeconomy
