Operation LevelUp is an 18-week Software Engineering Immersive program offered exclusively to active-duty military stationed at Fort Hood. In partnership with the Soldier For Life – Transition Assistance Program at Fort Hood, Galvanize trains soldiers in their last six months of active duty service to prepare for a career in Software Engineering upon their transition to civilian life. Here are a few of the incredible alumni who graduated in our fourth cohort:
Dalton SooHoo
What is your Background?
I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I am 25 years old. I spent 4 years as an intelligence analyst at Fort Hood. I’ve been to Poland and Germany. I want to be a game developer, so software engineering is a great stepping stone.
What was your experience like at the program?
I feel confident and comfortable stepping outside of the protection and safety nets of the US Army, thanks to Galvanize.
What is your proudest accomplishment during the program?
ReactApp – Calculator, this wasn’t as labor-intensive as the later two projects but it was something I did on my own, doing my own research for. I was very very happy with the results.
Tell us a little about the skills you’ve developed during the program.
I’ve developed skills in programming, public speaking, analysis, photography, and image manipulation.
What do you most look forward to in your new career?
Frontend work, eventually going to college for CS.
Paul Prokopy
What is your Background?
I was an Infantry Staff Sergeant with eight years in the Army. I chose the Galvanize LevelUp program to get myself started in the software engineering field.
What was your experience like at the program?
Galvanize was the best thing I could have possibly completed to help me transition into the field I wanted to upon ETSing and making me feel comfortable with getting a job after the Army.
What is your proudest accomplishment during the program?
I am most proud of the work I did to complete the tabs and review section of our FEC project.
Tell us a little about the skills you’ve developed during the program.
I’m now a Full-Stack Software Engineer, proficient in JS (with React), HTML, CSS, and NodeJS.
What do you most look forward to in your new career?
Getting started and never doing manual labor ever again.
For more information about Galvanize’s LevelUp program and how you can join, please click here or take a look at our Veteran education benefits here.
