Providing Direct-To-Workforce Training to the Adirondack and Northern NY Region!
Providing Direct-To-Workforce Training to the Adirondack and Northern NY Region!
In the process of recruiting software engineers, Rich and Dan found that there was a significant difference in the skill sets of engineers entering the workforce; where trade school and bootcamp educated students were more prepared vs traditional 4-year students for work in the modern software engineering industry.
By building a school in the North Country Region, Jim quickly realized the potential to bring in technology education, more earning potential and work to fill the >1.6M open software positions looking for quality hires.
UpNCoding was built with the student as the primary focus. Keep costs low, education quality high, and show our students as proof that our formula works. We want to educate the next wave of 'Up-and-Coming' software developers.
Ranging from large scale real estate developments to brokerage, Jim has been involved in the real estate industry for forty years; working for a publicly traded land company, a European real estate company, and eventually his own company. Jim holds a BA in Environmental Science/Planning and his career has included numerous business ventures enriched by a deep involvement with the North Country Region. He was appointed to the New York State Board of Real Estate by former Governor George Pataki; was appointed by former Governor Mario Cuomo to the Task Force on the Adirondack Park; served as a Trustee of Adirondack Medical Center; served on the Franklin County Industrial Development Agency; served as a Town Councilman; is Chairman of ARISE – Adirondack Residents Intent on Saving their Economy; and inducted into the Lake Placid Hall of Fame.
With over 20 years experience working in the technology industry, Rich has accumulated experience throughout the various areas of software engineering and support. Starting from the help desk and eventually navigating through network engineering, software development and architecture as his current role, Rich understands the various moving parts of the technology vertical and is able to swiftly move around to different roles as issues present themselves. Throughout his career he has helped create and mentor departments for various companies and helped in co-founding Roswell Studios, a development shop for small businesses in New York City. Rich is now focused on building an extensive curriculumn in order to empower students to start their careers in a fulfilling software engineering field.
After graduating with a Masters in Computer Science, Dan jumped directly into the software engineering industry before identifying a gap in the healthcare system with two college classmates. Dan went on to co-found Health Recovery Solutions, a large player in the telehealth industry; serving more than 100k patients, achieving national KLAS recognition for best Remote Monitoring Platform, and building a company value of $250M before making his exit. While working as CTO of Health Recovery Solutions, it was clear to Dan that a gap existed between the skill sets of emerging software engineers and the requirements of a functional software company. Dan has since been hyper-focused on bringing a curriculum of relevant data at low cost to the student in order to provide the next wave of up-and-coming full-stack engineers.