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Elder Baltazar
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Rain |
Mobile App Developer |
Vancouver, BC |
Mobile App Development Certificate |
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Elder was an exchange student from Brazil that returned home to finish his degree after completing the Mobile App Development Certificate. He came back to Canada to get married and moved to Vancouver where he worked as a mobile app developer for Create Music Group. He is now working remotely at Rain, a mobile app development company based in the US.
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Gregory Tinga
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Skybox Labs |
Game Developer |
Vancouver, BC |
Mobile App Development Certificate |
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Gregory finished the Mobile App Development Certificate right out of high-school and took those skills to Vancouver Film School where he studied game development. He was hired by Biba Ventures, where he quickly became lead game developer and has recently moved on to his new position at Skybox, working on Magic the Gathering Arena.
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Ian Quinn
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The Update Company |
Designer |
Cumberland, BC |
Advanced DIGITAL Design + Development Diploma |
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Shortly after graduation, Ian was hired by the Cumberland-based digital marketing agency The Update Company. At the time, it was a very small shop and Ian has been part of it's growth into a integral part of our local tech economy that has hired many of our graduates over the years. Ian has been a guest speaker in our classes, sharing his expertise in designing effective web solutions.
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Liam Quinn
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Boleyn Media |
Developer |
Courtenay, BC |
Web + Mobile Application Development Diploma |
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Liam started his diploma directly out of high school. After graduation, his plan was to take a gap year to travel but he was offered a great job shortly after the grad show and has been working as a developer ever since. Liam lives in Courtenay and works remotely with team members in Campbell River and Victoria.
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Lindsey Bensen
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Sun Peaks Resort |
Designer |
Sun Peaks, BC |
Communication Design Diploma |
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Lindsey had a design degree from the Ontario College of Art and Design and had worked as a designer at Marmot Basin Ski Resort for many years before coming to NIC to update her skills. After a year of taking courses for professional development, she returned to the outdoor recreation industry with a new position at Sun Peaks.
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Lisa Zervakis
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City of Courtenay |
Communications and Marketing Specialist |
Courtenay, BC |
Communication Design Diploma |
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Lisa was working at the Courtenay Recreation Lewis Centre doing office and design work when she decided to return to school to increase her design and marketing skills. She went to NIC part time while working for seven years. After graduation, she moved into her current role as the Communications and Marketing Specialist at Courtenay City Hall.
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Maria Aranibar
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SSI |
Software Developer |
Courtenay, BC |
Web + Mobile Application Development Diploma |
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Maria studied Computer Science in Peru before starting her diploma studies at NIC. After graduation, she moved to Victoria where she develops software for the shipbuilding industry.
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Meghan Merrick
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Unbounce |
Customer Feedback Strategist |
Vancouver, BC |
Web Design Fundamentals Certificate |
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After graduating from our one year certificate, Meghan moved to Vancouver and started working as Technical Team Lead at Unbounce - a software development agency that produces a drag + drop landing page builder for digital marketing. She is now their Customer Feedback Strategist.
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Nathaniel Tubb
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Medium Rare |
Developer |
Courtenay, BC |
Advanced DIGITAL Design + Development Diploma |
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After more than 5 years as a full stack developer at Medium Rare, Nathaniel has moved to New Brunswick to pursue a degree in Engineering.
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Paul Walton
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Denman Digital |
Developer |
Vancouver, BC |
Communication Design Diploma |
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Paul grew up on Denman Island, graduated from NIC and was hired by instructor Steve Mackey to work as a front-end developer at Denman Digital, a Vancouver-Comox Valley-based studio that specializes in interaction design and has created amazing digital products for the arts and entertainment sector.
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Ronaldo Nagata
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Tempo Assist |
Software Developer |
Brazil |
Mobile App Development Certificate |
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An exchange student from Brazil, Ronaldo returned to complete his computer science degree at the Federal University of São Paulo. He worked as a Data Engineer at Semantix, a Junior Software Engineer at Exedio and a Java Developer at FITec before moving on to his current position at Tempo Assist.
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Steve Bennett
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Reliable Controls |
Developer |
Victoria, BC |
Web + Mobile Application Development Diploma |
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A strong developer throughout school, Steve worked as a software developer for RedBrick Media after graduation before moving on to his current position at Reliable Controls.
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Taylor Leigh
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Foe Creative |
Creative Director |
Victoria, BC |
Communication Design Diploma |
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During school, Taylor started an outdoor recreation / arts + culture magazine called 'Foe' which after graduation, translated into a very successful design and front end development agency based in Victoria.
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Yosuke Hasumi
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Animikii |
Developer |
Victoria, BC |
Advanced DIGITAL Design + Development Diploma |
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Yosuke went through the Web and Mobile App Diploma before returning to take all of our design courses to complete the Advanced diploma. After graduation, he worked as a full stack developer at Medium Rare Interactive for many years before moving to Tickit, a ticketing platform for independent event promoters. He is now at Animikii, a digital agency that drives social innovation through Indigenous technology.
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