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Rhode Island
Alumni
Q&A with Clarence Early, Year Up Graduate and Founder of Afrikwave
Clarence Early is a Year Up 2016 graduate who, after 5+ years working in the IT field, founded the online platform Afrikwave, with the goal to empower and uplift those in Africa by creating career opportunities.
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Dallas / Fort Worth
Alumni
Brayan Luna Is Building His Career With JPMorgan Chase
"A year ago I was here with some steel-toed boots and a hard hat, and now I’m here with a tie,” the Year Up alumnus laughed.
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New York
Alumni
At American Express, Ryan Campbell Finds His Domain
Now an Information Security Analyst I, the Year Up graduate is keeping customers safe and building a career in cyber security.
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Puget Sound
Alumni
Biruk Fare Designs a Career in UX at Amazon
"...I had set out to become a designer which wasn’t an easy target. But starting as a Quality Assurance intern and becoming a UX Designer has been my biggest accomplishment at Amazon.”
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Puget Sound
Alumni
Hardship and Hard Work Lead Nico Cargo to Microsoft
Sophocles said, “there is no success without hardship.”
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Bay Area
Alumni
At DocuSign, Gabrielle Pinheiro Makes Her Mark
A first-generation Brazilian immigrant and Year Up Bay Area graduate, Gabrielle helped build the company’s quality assurance program.
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