Operation Spark

Groundbreaking Non-profit Tech Bootcamp Operation Spark Expands to Atlanta, Georgia

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking non-profit tech 'bootcamp', Operation Spark, is expanding to Atlanta, announced Chief Executive Officer John Fraboni. With nearly 300 graduates working in high-wage jobs at over 100 companies worldwide, Operation Spark has effectively changed the trajectory of workforce development for the software industry in Louisiana.

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  • Free Prep Courses Begin Jan. 30 and Feb. 27
    ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking non-profit tech 'bootcamp', Operation Spark , is expanding to Atlanta, announced Chief Executive Officer John Fraboni.
  • "Operation Spark graduates enter high-wage employment with less than a year of immersive training."
  • To date, Operation Spark has a nearly 100 percent success rate in launching high-wage software careers," said Fraboni.
  • Operation Spark's mission is to provide opportunities for upward mobility through skills learning and job placement in high-wage tech careers.

Operation Spark at Eight Years: Louisiana's First Coding Bootcamp Trains Workers of All Backgrounds for High-Paying Tech Jobs

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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NEW ORLEANS, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New Orleans may best be known for its music, food, and festivals, as well as its Mississippi River port, but over the last six years, it has also become known as the home of Louisiana's foremost technology 'bootcamp' thanks to an idea borne by Operation Spark Founder, John Fraboni, an accomplished video game designer and award-winning, internationally recognized jazz musician.

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  • Op Spark is offering a free two-week introduction to computer coding class, on May 2, 2022.
  • Two-thirds of Operation Sparks graduates earned less than a living wage when they started the program.
  • Nineteen-year-old Bilal Hankins, a New Orleans public school student, enrolled in a free Operation Spark class during high school.
  • "I quit my job in the middle of the pandemic to attend the Operation Spark bootcamp," said Ms. Brown.

OVERWATCH Mission Critical Launches Veteran Hiring Campaign

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Monday, December 6, 2021
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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- OVERWATCH Mission Critical, a strategic data center consultancy based in Austin, has announced that the company has launched a Veteran hiring campaign called Operation Spark, with a mission of hiring more than 1,000 military Veterans into the mission critical vertical by the end of 2022.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- OVERWATCH Mission Critical, a strategic data center consultancy based in Austin, has announced that the company has launched a Veteran hiring campaign called Operation Spark, with a mission of hiring more than 1,000 military Veterans into the mission critical vertical by the end of 2022.
  • Operation Spark was created to build a bridge between the mission critical industry and the Veteran community.
  • OVERWATCH is partnering with some of the most admired and respected contractors across the globe to fulfill this mission.
  • "We have a unique opportunity and an obligation to support our industry and our veteran community," said Anthony Garcia , head of Veteran Recruiting for OVERWATCH."