The Navy helped her find her voice; Microsoft helped her transform her career
Nov 7, 2018For U.S. Navy veteran and Microsoft Software & Systems Academy (MSSA) graduate Jessica Helmer, building a career wasn’t an easy journey. Her road was fraught with setbacks, but she paved it with a determination to always learn and a refusal to ever settle.
Microsoft continues its commitment to military community with launch of the Military Spouse Technology Academy
Sep 28, 2018Microsoft Military Affairs expands its commitment to the military community with the launch of a new pilot program uniquely designed to train military spouses with necessary skills for long-lasting and meaningful technology careers that are both high-paying and portable.
Microsoft celebrates promotion of employee Doug Pierson to USMCR Brigadier General
Jul 20, 2018On July 11, 2018, at Microsoft’s main Redmond campus, Doug Pierson was joined by family, friends, and colleagues eager to celebrate his achievement of becoming one-star general officer in the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR).
Former Army paratrooper lands at Kronos, celebrates community thanks to Microsoft Software & Systems Academy
Jun 27, 2018To Ashish Singh, your network matters. More specifically, your support network.
Microsoft expands commitment to military spouse community
Jun 11, 2018Military spouses are an integral supporting force for members of our military. As part of our commitment to the military spouse community, Microsoft will launch a pilot program to provide spouses with technology skills training beginning in September.
This Microsoft training fast tracks veterans into sweet tech careers
Jun 6, 2018Solaire Brown (formerly Sanderson) was a happy, gung-ho Marine sergeant deployed in Afghanistan when she realized her military career was about to change.
Air Force veteran enjoys “flawless transition” to Oracle after Microsoft Software & Systems Academy
May 24, 2018For Tom Furnier, the path to a technology career has been as unpredictable as it has been rewarding. After all, his brother was always “the computer science guy” of the family. And everyone else, it seemed, was destined for military service.
Microsoft Military Affairs plays a critical role in building the workforce of tomorrow
Apr 13, 2018Last week, during a panel discussion about building the Workforce of Tomorrow, U.S. Marine Corps Major General (Ret.) Chris Cortez, vice president of Microsoft Military Affairs, spoke about how Microsoft's values are shaping the company's impact on the future of the technology industry.
Microsoft brings series of YouthSpark events to U.S. military bases
Mar 23, 2018Microsoft is proud to expand our ongoing support for military families by hosting YouthSpark, a digital skills education program for children, on U.S. military bases. On March 20 and 22, 2018, the program brought 200 elementary and middle school students to YouthSpark events at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
