Information Technology

Fall 2014 No two days are alike for IT grad Josh Breyer, thanks to Fox Valley Technical College. A lifelong technology enthusiast, Hortonville native Josh Breyer has always been interested in how computer systems work. “I wanted a tech college rather than a four-year school to help me launch my career faster,” he says. “I

Fall 2014 IT student Jessica Meshke is gaining valuable experience with computer technology while helping others along the way. Saginaw, Michigan, native Jessica Meshke loves working in the field of Information Technology (IT). “Computers used to look really complicated to me,” she says. “Going to Fox Valley Tech makes computer technology easy to understand.” Meshke took

Spring 2014 Tom Thiel is more than the lead guitarist in the award-winning rock band Boxkar. The 45-year-old Appleton native also just completed the Information Technology (IT) Software Developer program at Fox Valley Technical College and is pursuing another degree in Web Development and Design. “I wanted to learn something that was practical and usable in the real world,”

Another promising career opportunity is at our fingertips in the region thanks to a study unveiled by the Oshkosh Area Economic Development Marketing Group, Economic Growth Advisors, and Northstar Consulting. The study revealed that the Information Technology (IT) sector will be one of the top priorities in terms of business and economic development in the

Spring 2013 In 2007, Liudmila Vakulenko arrived in Appleton as a 20-year-old student from Russia wanting to continue her education, learn more about American culture, and then return home. Today, she has an exciting new career and a new life in America, with no plans to leave. Vakulenko graduated in 2012 from Fox Valley Technical College with

Fall 2010 Wired for Success: Making His Own Future Thom Willecke’s eagerness to learn led him to design his own major—and earn a new career in the electronics field. It didn’t take Tim Meredith long to realize he should hire Thom Willecke as a communications technician earlier this year. Meredith, the president of Wire Technologies, a

Fall 2009 Chapter Two Thanks to the FVTC Foundation, Xoua Moua returned to college and started on a promising new career path. When Xoua Moua suddenly became a single mother four years ago after a divorce, she struggled to support her five children. Although she had earned a decent income as an insurance agent prior to

Fall 2009 Rock On! Two talented students build a robot that conquered a popular video game—while enhancing their resumes.  When Mike Teigen and Chee Lor decided on an ambitious final project of creating a robot that could play the popular “Guitar Hero” video game, their instructor, Jon Stenerson, wasn’t at all concerned. Both Teigen and

Spring 2008 The domestic IT industry is back and hungry for employees. Fox Valley Technical College can provide you with the skills and degree to get you on track for a new career. Why did a 33-year-old analytical chemist in California abandon a well-paying job and warm winters to study computer programming and Web development?