MillsProvosty · September 27, 2019 14:42
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 Good Morning, 

 I am Mills Provosty, a current student nearing graduation at the Turing School of Software and Design. My mentor Tim Tyrrell posted an opening with your company, and after taking a look at the position and reading about Via TRM, I strongly feel there is so much I could offer you. 

 I spent 13 years teaching K-8 general music in the public school setting. I've dealt with adults and children from a wide spectrum of languages, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, political and educational backgrounds, each with extremely individual communication and educational needs.  In 2012 I received the Mile High Teacher Award for excellence in the classroom, and in 2014 I received my Master's degree in Music Education with a concentration in Ethnomusicology- basically the anthropology of music. I am familiar with some of the strengths and shortcomings of online education forums, as well as the organizational details that go into enrolling, scheduling and tracking a students progress.

 After 13 years I made the decision to leave education and move into Software Development for two main reasons: one, education no longer challenged my creativity or intellect in a way that was going to sustain me, and two, the negatives of the system left me feeling I wasn't leaving as positive impact on my students' lives as I once had. Software promised the quickest path to developing interesting products that would have a positive impact on vast communities. I am elated to have taken the plunge! 

 For the last 9 months I have been at Turing learning about RESTful routes, CRUD functionality, building and consuming API's, micro-services, and most importantly, Test Driven Development. In my most recent project, Sweater Weather, I built out several endpoints that consume, in some cases, multiple API's and tailor the returned JSON object to a very specific set of expectations dictated by my instructors. This and several more of my projects can be found on my Turing Alumni page here. 

 Problem solving, working hard with small and large groups, and most importantly creating products that are meaningful to real people- this is where I thrive. It seems as though Via TRM could use someone with my skill set. I hope to hear from you as to how I might be of service to you and your team either now or in the future. 
 Best,

 Mills Provosty
 https://github.com/MillsProvosty 
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/mills-provosty/
 https://alumni.turing.io/alumni/mills-provosty

 (resume was attached)

	Good Morning,

	I am Mills Provosty, a current student nearing graduation at the Turing School of Software and Design. My mentor Tim Tyrrell posted an opening with your company, and after taking a look at the position and reading about Via TRM, I strongly feel there is so much I could offer you.

	I spent 13 years teaching K-8 general music in the public school setting. I've dealt with adults and children from a wide spectrum of languages, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, political and educational backgrounds, each with extremely individual communication and educational needs. In 2012 I received the Mile High Teacher Award for excellence in the classroom, and in 2014 I received my Master's degree in Music Education with a concentration in Ethnomusicology- basically the anthropology of music. I am familiar with some of the strengths and shortcomings of online education forums, as well as the organizational details that go into enrolling, scheduling and tracking a students progress.

	After 13 years I made the decision to leave education and move into Software Development for two main reasons: one, education no longer challenged my creativity or intellect in a way that was going to sustain me, and two, the negatives of the system left me feeling I wasn't leaving as positive impact on my students' lives as I once had. Software promised the quickest path to developing interesting products that would have a positive impact on vast communities. I am elated to have taken the plunge!

	For the last 9 months I have been at Turing learning about RESTful routes, CRUD functionality, building and consuming API's, micro-services, and most importantly, Test Driven Development. In my most recent project, Sweater Weather, I built out several endpoints that consume, in some cases, multiple API's and tailor the returned JSON object to a very specific set of expectations dictated by my instructors. This and several more of my projects can be found on my Turing Alumni page here.

	Problem solving, working hard with small and large groups, and most importantly creating products that are meaningful to real people- this is where I thrive. It seems as though Via TRM could use someone with my skill set. I hope to hear from you as to how I might be of service to you and your team either now or in the future.
	Best,

	Mills Provosty
	https://github.com/MillsProvosty
	https://www.linkedin.com/in/mills-provosty/
	https://alumni.turing.io/alumni/mills-provosty

	(resume was attached)