{"id":6204,"date":"2017-12-01T09:05:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T17:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsincerity.wpengine.com\/?p=138"},"modified":"2023-05-20T05:28:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T05:28:19","slug":"edwin-meets-meda-and-sparks-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/edwin-meets-meda-and-sparks-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDA Helps Graduates Land Full-Time IT Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Edwin Gonzales fled El Salvador for the U.S. he came carrying a dream and little else. Backed with a burly work ethic, he teamed up with <a href=\"http:\/\/medasf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mission Economic Development Agency<\/a> (MEDA) and turned his dream into a full-time tech career.<\/p>\n<p>Edwin put time in kitchens before a friend hooked him up with the folks at MEDA. They led him to their <a href=\"http:\/\/medasf.org\/programs\/mission-techies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mission Techies program<\/a> \u2013 a free, 12-week course that teaches young adults the ins and outs of software, hardware, coding, and networking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mission Interim Controls, which MEDA helped pass on Jan. 9, offer protections that last 15 months, increasing similar previous controls to bring ever-greater protections to our community-serving retail along the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MissionSF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MissionSF<\/a> Mission Street corridor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JfRYHirWE8\">https:\/\/t.co\/JfRYHirWE8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/policy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#policy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oOdPUykAw3\">pic.twitter.com\/oOdPUykAw3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 medasf (@medasf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/medasf\/status\/954434244461264897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He quickly landed an internship with Jones IT in San Francisco that, just as quickly, turned into a full-time gig. Now, he&#8217;s still killin&#8217; it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in a good place and I feel comfortable and happy,\u201d he said, smiling.<\/p>\n<p>This goes to show what can happen when one individual\u2019s ambition and drive find the right community to grow in.<\/p>\n<p>Leo Sosa \u2013 MEDA\u2019s IT Training Director \u2013 says, \u201cEdwin\u2019s drive and talent are inspiring\u2013\u2013and he\u2019s just one of many graduates working in tech in the Bay Area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s to Edwin, MEDA and all the future youngsters working hard for a dream! Get after it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Edwin Gonzales fled El Salvador for the U.S. he came carrying a dream and little else. Backed with a burly work ethic, he teamed up with Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) and turned his dream into a full-time tech career. Edwin put time in kitchens before a friend hooked him up with the folks at MEDA. 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