i.c.stars
Brian Johnson is an Information Technology Intern at i.c.stars since October 2014, where selective participation in a competitive 16-week internship includes collaboration with Fortune 500 companies, responding to RFPs, and mobile application development. Prior experience at Starbucks from March 2012 to March 2014 involved customer service, beverage preparation, store maintenance, and sales operations. Brian Johnson holds an education from City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College from 2008 to 2010 and graduated from Curie Metropolitan High School in 2008.
i.c.stars
i.c.stars was established to create economic opportunity for underserved communities by bridging disconnected young adults with the high growth tech sector. Participants learn by doing; they build web based applications to solve client challenges - with coding, business, and leadership instruction provided along the way. They also gain the professional network needed to jumpstart their careers. i.c.stars graduates become technologists who earn living wages (300% more than before) working as application developers or business analysts. They create nonprofits and advocate for change, putting into action i.c.stars’ definition of leadership: making opportunities for others. i.c.stars also works to change employer perceptions and practices around nontraditional talent by engaging each year hundreds of employers through industry conferences and convenings. Currently in Chicago, Milwaukee and Kansas City. Contact info@icstars.org for more information.