Blog Category: Alumni

Before enrolling in a coding boot camp, Alejandro Palacios worked for Globalization Partners as a business development representative. Although he thrived in sales, he wanted to switch his career and start all over again. With that, he decided to return to his studies and pursue a Master’s in Business Intelligence and Data Science. Despite Alejandro’s…

Santiago Martinez Vara’s career hasn’t been linear — but it’s afforded him the chance to discover what he’s truly passionate about. At first, Santiago thought he wanted to become an engineer, and he began his undergraduate studies with this goal in mind, acquiring some basic programming skills along the way.  “I liked it,” he said.…

After selling the tech start-up he co-founded, Charles Gedeon wondered what to tackle next. While handling operations at his company, he’d always been fascinated by the work done by the coders on his team, so that seemed like a good place to start.  “That whole process pulled me in,” Charles said. “So I started dabbling…

La vida profesional de Carlos Martínez García tiene un antes y un después de su paso por el Coding Bootcamp del Tec de Monterrey. Este empresario y estudiante de administración de empresas, de 28 años, pasó de estar al frente de su propia compañía a sentarse ante una computadora para cultivar su nueva pasión: la…

Technology moves fast these days—and if you don’t keep your skillset relevant, it can quickly outpace you. That’s what Verónica “Vero” Vélez discovered when she tried to return to IT after a long absence. It wasn’t as simple as getting back in the saddle; she had to re-learn everything she knew.  But Vero knew she…