Veterans face a number of challenges when transitioning back to civilian life. Russ Medina, executive director of NPower, tells the story of one such vet who upon returning back to the U.S. found themselves homeless and living in their car.

National non-profit NPower was among attendees, presented WWT with Technology Veteran Advocate of the Year award.

In the third year of their CIO/CTO awards program, D Magazine honored NPower Texas Executive Director, Russ Medina as Outstanding Technology Advocate.

Tech Titans, the largest technology trade association in Texas, has announced its 2018 finalists for the Tech Titans Awards.

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.

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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