Galvanize Grows Support Services for Military Veterans With New Programs and Staff
More than 700 active duty military and Veterans have used Galvanize training to get post-military tech jobs
Galvanize, the nation’s leading provider of software engineering and data science training, has hired Lawren Bradberry as Senior Manager of Military Programs.
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Galvanize Grows Support Services for Military Veterans With New Programs and Staff
Bradberry will lead Galvanize’s newly enhanced Veteran support programs launching in January 2021, which will better aid Veterans and transitioning service members into meaningful careers in technology by providing resources such as mentorship, guest lectures, transition services, and more. Bradberry served for 10 years as a Behavioral Health NCO for the U.S. Army, and is the former Program Coordinator for Veteran Services and Career Development Specialist at the University of Houston.
“Veterans give their all to protect us and our country, and we are proud to offer programs that help launch them into the next stage of their careers,” said Harsh Patel, Galvanize CEO. “Having ample experience working with Veterans and knowing the challenges they face upon returning home, we’re excited to have Lawren help us do that.”
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Since 2018, 240 Veterans have used Veterans Education Benefits to enroll in Galvanize programs and Galvanize has trained more than 500 active duty service members. As a leading bootcamp education provider in software engineering and data science, Galvanize helps accelerate the careers of technical professionals by teaching the skills need to excel in modern-day software engineering, data analysis, and data engineering roles. Earlier this year, Galvanize was awarded a Phase I SBIR contract to accelerate the software engineering technical readiness of the United States Air Force (USAF).
In January 2019, Galvanize began a collaboration with Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC), a program of the Veterans Administration (VA) that allows Veterans to enroll in remote or on-campus programs using VA benefits. Those benefits cover tuition and housing for Veterans in the program. As a preferred provider in the VET TEC program, and the largest provider in the network, Galvanize repays the VA if students don’t secure a career in software engineering or data science within six months of graduating.