DANIEL NOSTROM INTERVIEW

CATCHING UP WITH DANIEL NOSTROM

Neumont General Education Instructor, Jeremiah Harrison, virtually sat down with recent graduate, Daniel Nostrom, to discuss his time with the college and passion for computer science.

As a high school student in Douglasville, Georgia, Daniel Nostrom had a like for computers that quickly became a love. After finding support in his school’s computer science teacher, Daniel became engrossed in computers. His first technology course was Intro to Programming in which he discovered he had a knack for coding, and he began learning Java. He soon realized that he wanted to pursue a career in computer science. During his senior year of high school, Daniel was sent a postcard in the mail from a small college across the country, Neumont College of Computer Science. Daniel immediately connected with Neumont and said, “It was the first place I wanted to go, and it was the only place that I applied to.”

Daniel initially planned on pursuing a degree in Software and Game Development. However, after taking the Networking 1 course with instructor Benjamin Fletcher–now Neumont’s Vice President of Business Operations–his views shifted.

“Networking 1 with Professor Fletcher changed my whole career and outlook on computer science, and I’ve been with the information degree path since then. I realized I loved it and I stuck with it.”

Daniel Nostrom

Fast forward to the summer of 2020 and Daniel is a proud Neumont College graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems. He’s currently working remotely for Axxess Technology in Dallas, Texas, as an IT Engineer 1, a company he originally interned with during Neumont’s Enterprise Project program. Daniel’s looking forward to his career with Axxess and plans to make the permanent move to Dallas soon.