SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA GRADUATION COMMENCEMENT

THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2015, SAN MATEO, CA

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Welcome

Class Honors

Class Speaker

Veteran Workforce Development Speaker

Stanford Health Care Inspiration Award

Stanford Health Care Performance Award

Robert Half Service Award

JPMorgan Chase Leadership Award

Commencement Speaker

Awarding Certificates

Closing Remarks

Reception

Patti Pace Regional Director, NPower of San Francisco Bay Area Jeanine Cowan Program Manager, NPower of San Francisco Bay Area

Jose Maldonado

Michael BleckerExecutive Director, Swords to Plowshares

Jason RoosVice President & Chief Technology Officer

Pravene Nath, MDChief Information Officer

Sean PerryChief Information Officer

Rami SoudahSenior Program Associate, Western Region,JPMorgan Chase Global Philanthropy

Brigadier General Emory J. Hagan III

Technology Service Corps Program Staff:Ryan Bruington, Instructor Stephanie Herndon, Program CoordinatorJonathon Kurup, Career SpecialistPedro Remotti, Guidance Specialist

Stephanie Cuskley Chief Executive Officer, NPower

Class 1 San Francisco Bay Area GraduationTHURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2015 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | STANFORD HEALTH CARE | PALO ALTO, CA

rom New Orleans, LA, BG Hagan served twenty-eight years of active duty as a

Marine Infantry Officer in seven Command billets from Rifle Platoon Commander to Infantry Battalion Commander. Additional eight Command assignments in recruit training, recruiting support, and special operations units. He has had staff tours at: Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, Fleet Marine Forces Pacific, Aide de Camp, and in Infantry Units as the Operations Officer. BG Hagan was the Officer in Charge of Special Operations Training Group where he directed training for Special Operations Capibale Marine Expeditionary Units prior to their deployment overseas. Inspector General of the 1st Forced Service Support Group. Served in the Republic of Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Operation Restore Hope, Somalia.

Special Agent, Bureau of Investigation, Division of Law Enfocement, California Department of Justice with assignments on the Sexual Predator Apprehension Team, Major Crime Team, Fugitive Apprehension Task Force, Recycling Fraud Team, and as the regional office Rangemaster.

Recalled to State Active Duty to be the Director of the Homeland Security Decorate, California Military Department and later as the Deputy Director, Training and Exercise Division, Governor’s Office of Homeland Security. Directed a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency

staff of military and civilian subject matter experts in developing and producing exercises and training for California’s fifty-eight counties, five Urban Area Security Initiative cities, and 650,000 emergency responders to respond to terrorist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and catastrophic natural disasters. Created, and produced the Governor’s Annual Statewide exercise, “Golden Guardian,” which is now in its 10th year.

Chief, Division of Investigation, Department of Consumer Affrairs. He was responsible for directing over 150 law enforcement officers and support staff in conducting criminal and administrative

investigations to protect the health, safety, and welfare of all California consumers.

Director, Saftey and Enforcement Division, California Public Utilities Commission. General Hagan directs a staff of over 240, located through out the state ensuring the safety of consumers and employees of the gas, electric, railroad, light rail, telecommuincation, transportation, and house hold goods industries. He is changing the corporate culture to embrace safety as tool to accomplish your missioin.

He was promoted to Brigadier General in 2006 and served as the 12th Commanding General of the California State Military Reserve until 2009. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Order of California, eleven other personal decorations, numerous campaign and service medals, Navy-Marine Corps and Army Parachutist insignias, and Marine Corps Combatant and Navy SCUBA Diver insignias.

Master of Arts, Psychology, Pepperdine University

Bachelor of Science, Business, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina

Graduate of the Marine Corps Expeditionary School

Graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College

Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education

Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Advance Certificate

Commencement Address

Brigadier General

12th Commanding General,

California State Military Reserve

EMORY J. HAGAN, III

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MICHAEL BLECKER

Michael Blecker has been associated with Swords to Plowshares since 1976, only two years after its founding in 1974 by a group of Vietnam veterans and VISTA volunteers at the Veterans Administration in San Francisco. As a staff attorney dedicated to helping veterans access their VA benefits, he worked on the three-year legal struggle that resulted in Swords to Plowshares being recognized by the VA to represent veterans seeking benefits and won one of the first PTSD cases. Mr. Blecker has guided Swords to Plowshares as Executive Director since 1982. Under his leadership, the agency has grown from its grassroots origins to one with a continuum of specialized care and an annual budget exceeding $15 million.

Mr. Blecker is a co-founder of the California Association of Veterans Service Agencies, the National Association for Homeless Veterans, and the Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. He has served on the Congressional Commission on Service Members and Veterans Transition Assistance, the California Senate Commission on Homeless Veterans, the San Francisco Mayor’s Homeless Planning Committee, the National Agent Orange Settlement Advisory Board, the Agent Orange Information Center, and the Veterans Speakers Alliance. He has a national reputation for dedicated service and as an authority on veterans’ emerging needs and veterans’ rights.Mr. Blecker served in the U.S. Army combat infantry in Vietnam from 1967 to 1970. He holds a J.D. degree from New College of California School of Law (1980) and a B.A. degree with honors from UC Berkeley (1974).

PRAVENE NATH

Dr. Pravene A. Nath is the Chief Information Officer of Stanford Health Care. He leads technology strategy and operations for the health system, which includes acute and ambulatory care facilities and health plans, collectively serving more than one million patients each year.

Under Dr. Nath’s leadership, Stanford Health Care has pioneered the development of virtual care and the use of cloud technologies in healthcare. The health system has been recognized with the Hospital & Health Network’s Most Wired Hospital Award, HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 EMR Adoption and Leapfrog Top Hospital honors.

Dr. Nath has served in both healthcare IT and clinical leadership positions. He held the role of Chief Medical Information Officer at both Stanford Health Care and NYU Langone Medical Center and has practiced as a member of the teaching faculty at Stanford as well as NYU and Bellevue Hospitals, where he completed his residency training. Dr. Nath received his B.S.E. in biomedical engineering from Duke University and his M.D. and M.S.E. in biomedical engineering from The University of Michigan.

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SEAN PERRY

Sean Perry is the Chief Information Officer at Robert Half - a professional staffing company with seven staffing divisions: Accountemps®, Robert Half® Finance & Accounting and Robert Half® Management Resources, OfficeTeam®, Robert Half® Technology, Robert Half® Legal, and The Creative Group®. Robert Half also is the parent company of Protiviti - a global business consulting firm. The Robert Half Information Technology department is organized to align with our major lines of business’ and are responsible for delivering their requisite technology solutions to more than 400 locations worldwide. Since assuming the role of CIO in 2007, Sean has strategically led Robert Half down two key technology paths, the first of which was to fully embrace virtualization - which subsequently demonstrated significant cost savings and flexibility. However, he knew virtualization alone would not provide the flexibility of scale required to support our increasingly data intensive business. Therefore, over the past five years Robert Half became an early adopter of cloud infrastructure to take advantage of dynamically scalable architectures. These early experiences proved opportunistic and created a more flexible and cost effective infrastructure – currently provided through 5 data centers and various cloud offerings. Today Robert Half is pursuing a cloud-first strategy and making the necessary operational, infrastructure, and behavioral changes required for enablement. Sean has a Bachelor’s Degree in Information and Business Decisions from San Diego State University and started his career as a Consultant at Accenture before joining Robert Half. Sean has a passion for developing talent. He is dedicated to engaging interns that are currently attending college or are participating in worker re-entry programs like NPower. As the son of a Naval Aviator himself he is particularly committed to hiring veterans. Sean is married, has two sons, and prefers two wheel modes of transportation over four. Ask him sometime about his latest departure.

JASON ROOS

Jason Roos is the Chief Technology Officer for Stanford University Hospital & Clinics. Prior to joining Stanford in June 2013, Jason led Symantec’s application development and production support teams supporting Symantec’s global eCommerce platform. Jason’s background in healthcare technology includes experience leading the design and implementation of the technical infrastructure and the operational IT governance framework for the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Hospital and Mubadala Healthcare located in the United Arab Emirates. He also served in various leadership roles during his ten years at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Overall, he has more than 20 years of experience managing information systems and technology in the defense, healthcare, and high tech industries throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. Jason’s experience includes service in the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Corps and Medical Service Corps. Jason earned an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University, a B.A. degree from the University of Houston, and a diploma from the Defense Language Institute’s school of Arabic in Monterey, California. He and his wife have been married for over twenty years and they have a fifteen year old son and a thirteen year old daughter.

RAMI SOUDAH

Rami Soudah is a Senior Program Associate with JPMorgan Chase’s Global Philanthropy team. In this capacity, he is responsible for working with senior leadership to implement the Western Region’s Corporate Responsibility and Global Philanthropy strategic priorities and signature initiatives.

Rami gained a wealth of diverse experience from his most recent position with Gonring Spahn, a Los Angeles based consulting firm specializing in strategic philanthropy, corporate affairs, government relations, issue advocacy campaigns, special events and public relations. His clients included corporations, charitable foundations, non-profit organizations, and high net worth and high profile individuals seeking to expand their reach, deepen their impact and make a difference in their communities. Since the firm’s inception in 2006, Rami was responsible for management and coordination of charitable and political affairs, special projects, public relations and critical support on several of the firm’s largest accounts.

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Technology Service Corps builds brighter futures for underserved young adults and veterans by providing free technology and professional skills training, mentoring, internships and employment services.

The Community CorpsIs a skills-based volunteering program connecting technology professionals with high impact nonprofits and schools via our online platform. Our tech volunteers work hand-in-hand with schools and nonprofits across the country to help them use technology more effectively and inspire the next generation of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals.

HEADQUARTERSNEW YORK CITYStephanie Cuskley, CEO212-444-7240stephanie.cuskley@npower.org

Shannon Gibbons, Chief Development Officer212-444-7296shannon.gibbons@npower.org

NEW JERSEYErin Sweeney, Regional Director973-262-3123erin.sweeney@npower.org

NORTH TEXASKris Falvo, Regional Director214-421-1800 kris.falvo@npower.org

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREAPatti Pace, Regional Director 650-378-7288 patti.pace@npower.org

TORONTOJulia Blackburn, Executive Director 416-979-5000julia.blackburn@npower.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dan PetrozzoChairmanFormer Global Head of Investment Management TechnologyGoldman Sachs

Matt HornerVice ChairmanVice President Global Market DevelopmentWorld Wide Technology

Josh LevineTreasurerFounder and Partner

Kita Capital Management

Gail FiersteinSecretarySenior Vice PresidentPearson

Peter AllenManaging Director Alvarez and Marsal

Prasad ChintamaneniSenior Vice President and Head of Global Markets Banking and Financial Services Practice Cognizant

Stephanie CuskleyChief Executive Officer NPower

Richard M. GreenbaumManaging DirectorGlobal Head of CTICiti

Michael P. GregoireChief Executive OfficerCA Technologies

Clark GolestaniExecutive Vice President and Chief Information OfficerMerck & Co., Inc.

Moira KilcoyneCo-Head of Global Technology and DataMorgan Stanley

Thomas Knowlton Partner TCC Group

M.V. Ramana Murthy Vice President and Head of Banking and Financial Services, North America Tata Consultancy Services

Frank Pedersen Former Managing Director ENGINE

Karen PetersonChief Executive OfficerNational Girls Collaborative

David ReillyChief Technology Officer Technology Infrastructure Bank of America

Parag SamarthCorporate Vice President and Global Business Head - Banking and FSHCL Technologies

Woody SessomsSenior Vice President Global Enterprise Theatre and Private Sector BusinessCisco Systems

Josh SuttonVice PresidentSapient

Cathinka WahlstromSenior Managing Director, Head of Banking North America Accenture

REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Michael ClairePresidentCollege of San Mateo

Scott ColemanGeneral ManagerMicrosoft Ventures

Bob ConcannonSenior Client PartnerKorn Ferry

Mitra DattaRaySenior DirectorCognizant Technology Solutions

Fred MattesonManaging DirectorAlvarez & Marsal

Abby SnayExecutive DirectorJVS

Class 1 San Francisco Bay Area Graduates

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Antoine Alcazar (Marine Corps Reserve) Served (4 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Redwood City Public LibraryJob in Military: RiflemanDecorations: National Defense Service Medal

When not at drill, Antoine works as a security officer and part time IT apprentice at the Redwood City Public Library. He is also attending school for a degree in Administration of Justice. In his free time, Antoine likes to play video games and watch movies. Antoine joined the NPower program to gain the experience required for a better job while he works his way through college. This program has made him reconsider his career choices and now he is interested the IT field, particularly the field of IT security.

Mark Atlee (Navy)Served (6 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: RadiomanDeployments: 2 WestPacs with U.S.S. Carl VinsonDecorations: Navy Good Conduct, Navy Sea Service Deployment, Battle E,

Defense Meritorious Service

After two WestPac deployments with the U.S.S. Carl Vinson as a Radioman/Teletype Repairman and six years of service, Mark was honorably discharged. He returned to Montana for a short period and ended up back in Sacramento, California. After re-locating to Menlo Park, Mark signed up with NPower so he could pursue his passion for technology as an IT professional. He volunteers at the VA teaching other veterans the basics of Cisco Networking and was tapped to become an instructor at NPower when one instructor fell ill. Mark has a real passion for sharing his IT knowledge with others who are interested in the A+ certification.

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Abdel Kader Barry (Army) Served (5 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Financial ManagementDeployments: Operation Enduring Freedom - AfghanistanDecorations: Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Army Commendation Medal,

Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal

Abdel joined the United States Army as a financial manager and served three years on active duty. He deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. During his deployment, he was responsible for managing his team, processing and dispensing over 2.1 million dollars in military pay and maintaining military databases. He is excited to continue his education in Information Technology. He has completed his A+ certification and is planning to pursue his Cisco CCNA, cloud computing and S+ certifications. NPower has afforded Abdel the opportunity to increase his IT knowledge and skills, making him a valuable asset for future employers.

Ricardo Bocalbos (Army)Served (8 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Combat MedicDeployments: Afghanistan

Besides being a sergeant in the Army as a Combat Medic, Ricardo also trained at Walter Reed Army Hospital for his license in Vocational Nursing. Ricardo’s work history includes working for SkyWest Airlines since 2003 including roles as Baggage Handler, Customer Service and Dispatcher. Currently, Ricardo is enrolled at the Community College of San Francisco for an Associate Degree in Network Security. Ricardo expects to graduate June 2015, and is also enrolled at UMUC for an online bachelor’s degree in BS Computer and Information Science. Ricardo expects to receive his bachelor’s degree by early 2016. Ricardo noticed the NPower poster at CCSF and became very interested in the program. Ricardo now has an A+ certification and is working towards Network+, Security+ and CCNA in the near future.

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Bruce A. Capobianco (Army)Served (6 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Flight Operations CoordinatorDeployments: Germany

Bruce Capobianco received an Honorable discharge from the US Army. Some of his other accomplishments were: obtaining a BA degree from the University of the State of New York (Albany), running the Greek Marathon, and participating in the Nejmegen March in Holland, 100 miles (25 miles a day 4 days in a row with a 25lb backpack). Afterwards, Bruce had a successful career as a Technical Recruiter and Mortgage Broker. Now, through NPower’s unique veterans program, Bruce completed an A+ Certification and has a promising career IT Services. “NPower is doing a tremendous job helping veterans succeed in today’s workplace.”

Carlton Chan (Army)

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Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Tanker

After serving in the Army, Carlton returned home to start a new career. He learned about the opportunity for free IT training at NPower and decided it would be a great next step. Mr. Chan stated “I am very grateful to NPower for giving me an opportunity for a career in technology. I am working towards my A+ Certification and look forward to my journey as an IT professional.” In his apprenticeship at Stanford, Carlton is learning more about interacting with people to help them solve their technical problems.

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Robert J. Coston (Air Force)Served (6 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Medical Materiel Assist Office Manager/Warehouse ManagerDeployments: Elmendorf AFBDecorations: Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,

AF Overseas Ribbon, AF Longevity Service Award, Ribbon AF Good Conduct Medal, AF Training Ribbon.

Education: B.A Psychology: Northwest Nazarene College

After separating from the Air Force, Robert worked at the Mental Health Clinic VA Hospital in San Francisco while providing music for a homeless shelter. Afterwards, Robert enjoyed composing music for video games as well as game design input (e.g. embedding background graphics for “Tetris”). Later he learned a lot working for Lockheed Martin, M&DS, in San Jose, as a Senior Designer and 5 ½ years later as an Associate Telecommunications Engineer In Santa Maria, CA and Vandenberg AFB. Playing an integral part in satellite design at SS Loral was a great learning experience.

Paul Dembowski (Air Force)Served (4 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Civil Engineering Systems SpecialistDeployments: Desert StormDecorations: National Defense Service Medal

After honorably serving in the Armed Forces, Paul returned to the Bay Area to continue a career in property maintenance and home remodeling. During a career as a professional builder, Paul cross trained into the communication field and became a Journeyman Communications Technician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW Local 617 and Local 332). Through participation with local Veterans Training Programs, Paul was accepted by NPower to receive training for an A+ certification and internship with Stanford Health Care in the IT field. Paul had this to say about the opportunity, “My experience with NPower has increased my knowledge and career goals considerably, I am extremely grateful to the Npower staff and instructors whose compassion and patience during training is only superseded by their drive to provide career placement.”

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Keith Eastman (Army)Served (6 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: MedicDecorations: Army Commendation Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal

At age 14, Keith built his first computer, using money he’d saved working at a pet shop. This passion for technology remained a hobby as Keith joined the Army at age 19. As a medic, he deployed with First Infantry Division to Afghanistan. After his tour in the active army he began to seek higher education at College of San Mateo. After seeing flyers for NPower’s technology service corps, Keith realized he had an opportunity to turn his hobby into a career. In addition to a compTIA A+ certification, Keith also holds an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science. Having the opportunity to intern at Stanford Health Care has given Keith the chance to use his knowledge in both the medical and technical fields.

Justin Douglas Evans (Navy)Served (3 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Machinist Mate/ Operations specialistDecorations: Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Expert Pistol, Expert Rifle

Justin started his career in the Navy as a Machinist Mate, cross trained to Operations Specialist after only 8 months. As an Operations Specialist, Justin was in charge of ship navigation fleet movements and communications. Justin received an Honorable Discharge in 2011 after he returned from Detainee Operations set in Afghanistan. He then started working in the security field in his home town of San Jose. Being in the bay area Justin was exposed to many technology companies and grew a strong affinity to them. After deciding to leave the security field in 2014 the NPower program was the perfect stepping stone he needed to get into the same field he spent so many years protecting.

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Tyler L. Gallenbeck (Marine Corps)Served (8 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Robert Half Job in Military: Ground SupplyDeployments: Iraq and Afghanistan Decorations: Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (w/1

Bronze Service Star), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal.

Before joining the Marine Corps at 16, and even after, Tyler choreographed hip-hop teams for Middle Tennessee State University and various dance companies around the country. After his last tour in the Marine Corps, Tyler took a vested interest in Software Engineering and moved to California to begin his college education at ITT Technical Institute. He has become his schools chapter leader in National Honor Societies like NTHS, Alpha Beta Kappa, and after learning about NPower, has successfully obtained his A+ Certification and started his first apprenticeship at Robert Half Inc. as an entry level Software Engineer. Tyler hopes to influence those around him with his passion and enthusiasm for technology just as his teachers and peers did for him. “Change is not merely necessary to life. It is life.”

Andrew Halligan (Air Force)Served (4 yrs.)

Job in Military: Flight Engineer Field (KC-135 Inflight Refueling)Deployments: Vietnam EraDecorations: Good Conduct

Andrew served in the Air Force during the Vietnam era as a Flight Crew member in Strategic Air Command. Andrew found flying daily missions with officers from the Air Force Academy very fulfilling, giving his life purpose. This ongoing experience greatly contributed to his resolute and determined demeanor carrying a lifelong source of confidence and competence in any field or endeavor. Andrew is very grateful to the people at NPower for providing this opportunity for career advancement in the technology field. NPower’s training and resources have given Andrew the required knowledge to do an excellent job in the field, and will assist in his ability to communicate with clients, supervisors and other technology staff.

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Dean Albert Hill (Marine Corps and Army)Served (10 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Operations Clerk and Personnel SupervisorDeployments: Operation Iraqi FreedomDecorations: Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, Iraq Campaign

Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Second Award, Army Service Ribbon and Army Achievement Reserve Components Achievement Medal.

Dean Hill is a Veteran of the Marine Corps and the Army. In the Marine Corps, he served as Operations Administration Clerk managing over thirty million dollars of government equipment. He deployed advanced party to OIF, and made sure the Battalion had all of the essential equipment for their Combat Missions. In the Army he was responsible for over 800 soldiers. His experiences in the military have afforded him the opportunity to learn the software side of IT. However, NPower has given him the opportunity to learn the hardware and networking side of the IT realm.

Alejandro Jacobo (Army)Served (2 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: 25Q Multichannel Transmission Systems OperatorDecorations: National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon,

Overseas Service Ribbon, Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar

Alex set up communication networks alongside other members of the signal unit in cooperative efforts to make sure data signal communications were up and running. He began his career as an entrepreneur in high school with his first business doing tech support for B2B (local high schools and small businesses) and B2C (local tech support for the San Mateo County area). Moreover, he has worked as an IT Support Technician at Notre Dame de Namur University, as a Business Partner Franchise Development Associate for Gymboree Corporation HQ, and as a Database SQL Server Programmer at Genentech. Alex has an A+ Certification, an associate’s degree in Music Technology, and a B.A. in Business and Communication.

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Jose Maldonado (Army)Served (5 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: 96 Romeo Radar Surveillance Radar and REMBASSDeployments: Germany, Egypt, Panama, HondurasDecorations: Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Good Conduct Ribbon, Army

Commendation Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Achievement Medal, Multinational Force and Observers Medal.

Besides serving honorably in the Army, Jose has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. He decided to further his educational goals which lead him to an opportunity with NPower’s Technology Service Corps. NPower has given me the tools and network necessary to establish a foundation as a successful IT professional. Jose has completed his A+ certification and is currently pursuing a Service Now Administrator Certification. Jose said this about the NPower program, “It has been an awesome experience. The fact that I could be around other Vets and work together was life changing. I feel that I can build from this and keep my IT career going. In short I will just say this: a picture is worth a thousand words and this opportunity is worth a thousand pictures.”

Rolando Medina (Army)Served (9 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Combat Engineer (7 years); Civil Affairs Specialist (1 Year-Present)Education: Bachelors of Science: Criminal Justice; Bachelors of Arts:

Philosophy; Crime and Intelligence Analysis Professional Certificate Program.

Rolando served in the Army National Guard from 2006-2015 as a Combat Engineer Team Leader. While a Combat Engineer, he specialized in Route Clearance and Counter-IED Operations with an emphasis on Company Level Intelligence Support, Site Exploitation and Tactical Questioning. In addition to his duties as a Combat Engineer, his unit was tasked with the State-Side mission of Homeland Response Force. In 2015, Rolando transitioned to Civil Affairs as a Civil Affairs Specialist, where he is responsible for Army Civil Military Operations and Humanitarian Aid Responses. Rolando had completed his undergraduate studies at CSU Sacramento with a BS in Criminal Justice and BA in Philosophy. Rolando chose to pursue NPower’s training program as he knew it was a great opportunity to break into Information Technology.

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Stephen Meza (Air Force): Served (9 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Aircraft Technician; Computer Network AdminDeployments: QatarDecorations: The Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement

Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, AF Overseas Ribbon Short, Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border, AF Longevity Service, USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon, AF Training Ribbon

Stephen has served as an aircraft maintenance technician for seven years on several types of aircraft in many different locations throughout the U.S. as well as overseas. Once Stephen honorably completed his enlistment he immediately joined the reserves where he had the opportunity to train into a job directly related to IT, Computer Network Administration. Stephen accepted a position as a Jr. High Math teacher then continuing on to college to work on completion of a B.S. in Computer Science. While at college Stephen received a call from the NPower TSC with information that “sounded too good to be true, but the program has lived up to every promise.”

Jude T. Nguyen (Navy)Served (4 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Swords to PlowsharesJob in Military: Military Police & Force protectionDeployments: Shore Command at Submarine Base Bangor WADecorations: National Defense Service Medial, Marksman Ribbon, Global War

on Terrorism Medal

Jude served in the United States Navy with a rating as a Master-At-Arms (MA). He served in both active duty Navy and the Navy reserves. After finishing active duty he returned to the civilian world working in retail and service industries while pursuing his undergraduate degree in business. At NPower he was able to earn his CompTIA+ certification. With the skills he earned through NPower he is able to gain entry into tech companies and begin his career path as an IT professional. Soon after his graduation at NPower he will start his apprenticeship at Swords to Plowshares located in San Francisco.

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Robert Rasters (Air Force)Served (9 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Robert HalfJob in Military: Experimental Facilities Electrician, Power Production and

Heavy Equipment OperatorDecorations: Air Force Training Ribbon, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, Air

Force Longevity Ribbon, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

Robert joined the USAF as an Experimental Facilities Electrician at The Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory at Edwards AFB, CA with 6 years on active duty and 3 years on Reserves duty at 349th Prime Beef Civil Engineering Squadron, Travis AFB, CA. Robert came to NPower as a management professional looking to combine his expertise in tech manufacturing with the rapidly growing skills needed to attain IT infrastructure implementation and process management goals. Through the diligence and support of the NPower team, Robert has attained his A+ and ServiceNow Administrator certifications. He is currently working on his N+, Security+, CCNA and ITIL certifications.

James Roe (Navy)Served (5 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Abode ServicesJob in Military: Communications Electronics Technician (Submarines)Deployments: 2 CENTCOM deploymentsDecorations: Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2), Navy Good

Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal

As a Communications Electronics Technician (2nd Class), he repaired and maintained communications mast, antennae, and equipment. James also served as the Assistant Security Manager, ensuring the proper administration of all of the ship’s personnel security information. After completing his contract with the United States Navy, James decided to move to the Bay area to attend school. By coincidence the NPower program was there to offer him a chance to break into the IT field, and he took advantage of the opportunity. Through the program he was able to get his A+ certification and an apprenticeship at Abode Services, where he was one of two techs in charge of 8 sites. James is pursuing a degree in electrical engineering.

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Katie L. Rogers (Army National Guard)Served (6 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Information Technology Specialist/Signal Support SpecialistDeployments: AfghanistanDecorations: Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal,

Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global war on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal

Still currently serving in the California Army National Guard as a Non Commissioned Officer, Katie received an IT background during her original military occupational specialty school as a 25B. When she came home she returned to her federal job, but after receiving an email about NPower through Work for Warriors, a job placement program for Veterans, she quit her job and relocated to Northern California to take advantage of this opportunity and become part of NPower’s first graduating class in California. Since that day she hasn’t looked back. She is excited about her future and potential in the IT field and aspires to continue learning until she obtains her dream job in IT Security.

Ben Salazar (Army)Served (9 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: HAZMAT TechnicianDecorations: Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ Campaign Star, Iraq Campaign

Medal w/ Four Campaign Stars, Army Commendation Medal (5), Army Achievement Medal (4), National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct Medal (3), National Defense Service Medal, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, Non Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (3), Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge

During Ben’s successful and exciting career he was recognized as the Post Soldier of the Year at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD and served on three deployments, two to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. Through his transition out of the Army, he decided to pursue a new career. Immediately following separation from the military Benjamin continued his education to complete his bachelor’s degree. After hearing about the NPower program he decided to look into a career in IT. With guidance from several people in the field, he decided this was the career track he wanted to focus on. He has gained a lot of knowledge and experience going through the program, and plans on working towards more certificates in the near future.

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Tim Sears (Army)Served (4 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Infantry Paratrooper Decorations: Army Achievement Ribbon, National Defense Service Ribbon,

GWOT Service Ribbon, Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Ranger Tab, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Airborne Badge, Air Assault Badge

Tim served in the United States Army as an Infantry Paratrooper Sergeant Squad Leader with the 1/504th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC. Continuing to lead by example, Tim pursued his leadership role with CVS Health as an Operations District Manager. A decade later he felt it was time to pursue his high school dream of working in the Information Technology field, and sought to do so with a great opportunity from NPower. Three months of driven and motivated class time awarded Tim with an A+ Certification and got him a foot in the door at Stanford Health with an apprenticeship.

Siegfried Gatty (Air Force)Served (6 yrs.)

Deployments: Okinawa, JapanDecorations: National Defense Service Medal, Air Force Good Conduct Medal

Siegfried has extensive experience as an IT Manager for major design firms such as Pentagram Design and Studio Hinrichs. In this role he has serviced and maintained all software, hardware, telecommunication, and security needs. Siegfried provided user support at all times, day or night. Siegfried enjoys painting during his free time. Siegfried learned about NPower from Peninsula Works, and is now better trained to succeed.

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Daniel Smith (Marine Corps)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: AdminDecorations: National Defense Medal, Expert Rifle Badge

Daniel served in the United States Marine Corps, as a Private First Class. After being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, he worked primarily in the non-profit sector as a volunteer liaison for international students and interns at the University of Missouri. He decided to begin the transition over to the information technology field by enrolling in the NPower program. Daniel is grateful for the opportunity, and has stated, “I have earned my A+ certification and have gained a fantastic apprenticeship thanks to the NPower program, and most of all thanks to the hard working staff that runs it.”

Matthew Stohner (Navy, Air Force Reserve)Served (20 yrs. Retired)

Apprenticeship: Robert Half Job in Military: (USN) Religious Program Specialist, (USAFR) Health Service

Management Craftsman and Enlisted Accessions RecruiterDecorations: AF Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, AF Achievement

Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device with 6 oak leaf clusters, AF Organizational Excellence Award, Navy Unit Commendation, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Good Conduct Medal with 3 service stars, National Defense Service Medal with one service star, Armed Services Ribbon with gold border, Sea Servie Deployment Ribbon, Nato Medal, Navy Pistol Shot Medal, Southwest Asia Ribbon, Battle ‘E’

Matthew first joined the US Navy as a Religious Program Specialist. After a few years, he reenlisted into the Air Force Reserve to be closer to family. In the Air Force Reserve he served as a Health Service Management Craftsmen before applying to be an enlisted accession recruiter. When he finally retired from the USAFR, he went back to school at the College of San Mateo to get an Associates Degree for the purpose of transfering to a four year college. At CSM, he discovered NPower and the opportunities they offered. Matthew successfully completed the academic portion of the course and got Comptia A+ certified and is familiar with the ServiceNow software. At his Robert Half apprenticeship he was shown and instructed on what a Business System Analyst does in relation to the IT Field.

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Ashleigh L. Titre (Army)Served (7 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Chaplain’s AssistantDeployments: AfghanistanDecorations: Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Star, army

Commendation Medal, NATO International Service Armed Forces Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Non Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbing, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal With M Device

Ashleigh is a dedicated U.S. Army Chaplain’s Assistant of 7 and a half years, supporting religious operations, providing Chaplain protection, comforting our troops and their families, and laying our fallen to rest. Ashleigh has served one combat tour to Afghanistan under Operation Enduring Freedom with the 401st Army Field Sustainment Brigade as the Non Commissioned Officer in Charge overseeing the welfare of 40,000 troops and DA civilians. She has also served two missions in the Republic of Korea. Ashleigh has been attending Jones International University for Project Management for the past 3 years as well as American Military University for a bachelor’s degree in cyber security.

John “Ryan” Torgersen (Air Force)Served (3 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Combat Crew Comm (CCC)Deployments: KyrgyzstanDecorations: Air Force Basic Training Ribbon, National Defense Medal, Global

War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Air Force Expeditionary Service (Gold Frame)

During Ryan’s time in the Air Force he provided support to aircrew at Fairchild and Manas Air Force Base. He will be using his newly gained knowledge and certification to continue his education in the field of technology. Seeking a way to reintegrate himself into the civilian world Ryan found out about NPower through the local VA. He joined NPower in an effort to better himself so he would be able to provide for himself. He hopes that one day he will be able to help future veterans the way that NPower has helped him.

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Jarom L. Vahai (Marine Corps)Served (12 Yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Squad Leader/ Platoon Sergeant Deployments: Iraq (2 tours) Decorations: National Defense Service Medal, Navy Achievement Medal,

Combat Action Ribbon

Jarom served in the United States Marine Corps as a squad leader in his first tour and platoon sergeant in his second tour. After being medically retired from the US Marines, he worked primarily in the volunteer community as Chairman of the Veterans Employment Committee for San Mateo County. Looking to cross train into the IT industry, Jarom learned about the opportunity for free IT training at NPower and took action to enroll and participate in the program. Jarom will utilize his soft skills, data analysis expertise and certification skills to bolster the IT program at Stanford Health Care. Along with the A+ Certification and Service Now Administration Certification that was earned at NPower, Mr. Vahai is due to receive a Bachelorette Degree in Business Administration in the Fall of 2015.

Steven Warren (Navy)Served (6 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Sonar Technician (STG) Decorations: Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy “E” Ribbon, Good

Conduct Medal (2), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Expert Pistol Shot Medal

Steve served in the United States Navy as a Sonar Technician, Petty Officer 2nd class. After separating from the Navy, he worked in the retail industry in various top level positions in Human Resources and Operations. Seeking a career change, he learned about the opportunity to refresh his technical skills at NPower. Steve will be combining his communication and execution skills with his newly gained knowledge and certification to begin a new career in technology. In addition to an A+ certification and a Service Now Administrators Certification, earned at NPower, Steve holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in Workforce Education and Development.

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Renoir Welch (Air National Guard)Served (4 yrs.)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Avionics Technician

Renoir currently serves in the Air National Guard as an Avionics Technician. For the last four years he has balanced full time work and school with his military development. Upon hearing about the NPower training he was excited about an opportunity to transfer his mechanical and technological training into the civilian world. Prior to his military experience Renoir received his B.A. in Psychology from Cornell University, and is looking forward to combining these two diverse but relevant backgrounds. “NPower has showed me that a career in IT is built upon both ones technical and interpersonal skills and has given me the tools to develop both.” In addition to his A+ certification, Renoir is working towards receiving his CCNA networking certification.

Anthony A. Williams (Air Force)Served (22 yrs. Retired)

Apprenticeship: Stanford Health CareJob in Military: Airfield Management & Base Operations Flight Data (Dispatch)Decorations: Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal w/3

Oak Leaf Clusters (OLCs), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement w/2 OLCs, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award w/6 OLCs, Air Force Good Conduct Medal w/6 OLCs, National Defense Service Medal w/1 Service Star, Armed Forces Service Medal, Air Force Overseas Short Tour Ribbon w/2 OLC’s, Air Force Overseas Long Tour Ribbon, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon w/4 OLCs, NCO PME Graduate Ribbon w/1 OLC, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, Air Force Training Ribbon, Nato Medal.

Anthony served in the United States Air Force as an Airfield Manager and Base Operations Flight Data Dispatcher. He took on other important additional duties earlier on in his career field specialty such as Range Control Officer/Supervisor, Alert Facility Specialist and Ramp Control Supervisor. After retiring from active duty he has worked a variety of jobs, but his fascination with the IT Tech field flourished after dealings with professional clients in the Northern California Tech environment. During this period he has completed his A+ Certification training leading to an outstanding opportunity through NPower with Stanford Health Care.

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