Brenda has taken a circuitous route into Software Engineering.  She served her country in the Air Force before leaving active duty to be at home with her children. She eventually chose to re-enter the workforce via Software and opted to pursue a Master's degree to that end. Brenda's story is a great one.  Tune in to hear:

  • ROTC route into the Air Force.

  • Life as a Space Operations Officer in the air force

  • Leaving active duty and going reserves to raise children

  • Recruiting role with Air Force Academy and ROTC

  • Funding undergraduate studies with ROTC

  • Re-entering the workforce - thought process and plan

  • Deciding where to gain a software education

  • Penn MCIT program

  • Strengths and weaknesses of the MCIT program

  • Resources for military folks to get into tech

  • MSSA program

  • The job hunt

  • Life as a new Microsoft engineer

  • Onboarding

  • Imposter syndrome

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