Incline CEO, Brittany Laughlin, is helping veterans connect with jobs in the technology industry. (photo credit: Incline)
The modern military is, more than ever, a realm where technology and computer data are utilized in an ultra-fast paced environment where lives are on the line. The men and women charged with handling intel and state of the art gear are coming off the lines, back to a civilian world where the same talents they used while serving their country could benefit them in the potentially lucrative and ever-growing technology space. One entrepreneur in New York is taking steps to help troops hone their skills to be successful among coders and developers.
Brittany Laughlin, 27, is the CEO of a New York-based company called Incline. The company?s mission? To support returning soldiers get the experience and skills they need to carve out careers in technology and engineering. The program puts veterans through a six-week course ? five days a week of intensive training in web app development ? and then works to place program graduates in junior developer positions in technology companies, according to the company.
Potential candidates for a full scholarship to the program include troops that have previous engineering, mathematics or computer programming experience. Incline is also a portal for employers to find participating veterans interested in programming positions.
Laughlin?s experience as a ?Navy Brat? led her to the idea to start a company that could be of service to returning soldiers. Her grandfather, father and brother all served in that branch of the armed forces.
Incline seems exist in that space of business where everyone can win and Laughlin should be commended for her efforts to bring opportunity to those who?ve bravely served their country. That said, this is not a charity or a non-profit, rather an educational program within a specific niche, giving a crash course to talented personnel who, in many cases, already possess the basic skills to break into the tech sphere.
According to Incline, there are about 220,000 troops returned from overseas battlefields with another 1,000,000 scheduled to return?over the next several years, so the program could see an uptick in participation, if it proves to be a worthwhile educational experience and does indeed teach useable skills.
Technology hubs such as Silicon Valley, Austin, New York, Los Angeles and others could benefit from such an influx of talent. Undoubtedly there are some uber-ambitious startup minds among them with compelling products capable of gaining traction, earning revenue and capturing the imaginations of consumers.
Do you know any other companies or organizations that are lending a hand to returning troops interested in starting their own businesses or jumping into the technology space? Comment and let us know.
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