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NPower leader awarded tech advocate by D Magazine
Russ Medina is paving the way for veterans to enter the technology workforce
How this former Air Force captain is helping other veterans find technology jobs
After an eight-year military career, Tresia Eaves had earned the rank of captain with the U.S. Air Force. She had gone from being the primary breadwinner for her family to looking for a new job. Through her work with nonprofit NPower, she links veterans and their spouses with local technology professionals, helping them de-militarize their resumes and find professional training skills.
Program Matches Veterans Struggling To Find Work With Jobs That Actually Pay The Bills
Guadalupe Piña, who likes to go by “Lupe,” has an impressive resume. A stint in the National Guard, the Army Reserves and the Marine Corps. He worked in banking for a while, processing mortgages. Then he was laid off. He figured the job search would go much more smoothly after grad school.
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