A veteran of the Army鈥檚 82nd Airborne Division, Joshua Santobianco is familiar with witnessing intimidating jumps and soaring to new heights 鈥� in military planes. While he鈥檚 not maintaining weapons or conducting wartime exercises anymore, he鈥檚 leaping into a new career through USF鈥檚 Pathway to Computing Graduate Certificate.
The 82nd Airborne Division required him to be ready on a moment鈥檚 notice, and this same energy is propelling him as he transitions to this new phase in his career.
Why Pathway to Computing:
Santobianco started his academic career with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in philosophy, where he developed a knack for symbolic logic. While in the military, he completed a few courses that gave him a glimpse of the computing field at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School and sparked an interest in computer science.
鈥淚 got some exposure to Python programming and command-line interface in Linux,鈥� he said.
Following his military service in the Army鈥檚 82nd Airborne Division and Psychological Operations, he went into emergency medical