The Team

Nicholas VanTol

Team Leader and Backend Developer and DataBase Specialist

Hello my name is Nicholas VanTol and I am attending this course from Loudoun County VA. I am hoping through this course to gain the knowledge of how to work in a team setting and apply knowledge accumulated through multiple courses to one assignment. I currently work at a winery and play hockey in my free time.

Chance Sadler

Web Master and Backend Developer

Hello everyone, I am Chance Sadler and I am an online student from Virginia. I expect to gain more experience before joining the software engineering workforce. I hope to finish a project that I expect to be the largest I've been apart of so far. I haven't had any job experience in the computer science field. Depending on work load for the semester I may apply for a part time job or internship. Previous employment has been in the food service industry and a summer camp position. The experience I've gained from them has been more oriented to communication and improvisation.

Hunter Hindmarsh

Team Leader and Full Stack and Algorithm Specialist

Hi there, my name is Hunter Hindmarsh and I am currently a senior here at ODU. I am attending as a commuter student and have lived in Norfolk my entire life. I am hoping to gain further insight into better improving my expectations in the workplace. I currently am employed at Jefferson Lab as a computer science intern, I work on small projects and have job duties similar to those in most IT roles. I have worked as a an arborist and a tour guide with previous work experience. I enjoy outdoor activities and love to spend time gaming or working out in my free time.

Ashley Barasebwa

Front End

Hello everyone, my name is Ashley Barasebwa and I'm an on-campus student here at Old Dominion University. I expect to gain professional insight on how to conduct myself in a professional work setting from completing this course. I am currently employed with the Housing and Residence Life here at Old Dominion University. My job entails communicating with college students and assisting freshman students with the transition into college life. In my free time, I like to go to the movies and go to the beach.

Dima Bochkarev

Full Stack

Hello, everyone, I'm Dima, I'm a senior international student from Russia at ODU. I expect to hone my teamwork and hopefully some team leadership skills during this course and gain more experience in working in a team on a project. I don't have any professional experience other than university courses. My hobbies are video games, cooking and lately I've been rewatching TV shows like GoT, House M.D, and The Boys. I also enjoy doing some personal programming projects when I get tired of playing games and watching shows.

Our Mentors

Laura Sakos

Mentor / MITRE

Laura Sakos is a Systems Engineer with the MITRE Corporation. She is also an Air Force Veteran and works with the DoD to modernize aircraft and aircraft systems. In her spare time she enjoys mentoring interns and students, working out and making things out of fiber, fabric and 3d printing.

Gavin Alberghini