SWIFT was a great community, and I enjoyed the passion that everyone had to learning. SWIFT landed me my first job working at Northrop Grumman. I was building high performance computing clusters with Linux, and I was one of the only interns who had ever seen a bash prompt before. My Unix and code background that I got from SWIFT continues to help to this day with my engineering job.

Zach
Northrop Grumman, Antenna Engineer

School was fine but I knew that classes weren't everything so I joined some friends in SWIFT and through it found a world of experience I couldn't have gotten anywhere else and lasting friendships. I owe SWIFT a debt for all of my success and can't speak highly enough of it.

David
Network Engineer

I joined SWIFT so I could meet like-minded people who had an interest in computers and make friends. I attribute a large part of my success to the club because being around other motivated people ... can be incredibly rewarding and encouraging.

Matthew
Principal Software Security Consultant

SWIFT helped me find exciting projects and competitions to get involved in and be surrounded by peers that I could work with and learn from. SWIFT turned out to be integral to my college experience since it motivated me to learn the technical topics I needed to succeed in my career while providing me with an awesome group of friends.

Jase
Incident Response / Forensics Analyst

SWIFT helped me in my career by introducing, teaching, and giving me hands on experience with topics related to information security. SWIFT also allowed me to meet alumni who would give advice and guidance on topics to study related to my information security interests.

Justin
Associate Consultant, Optiv Security - Attack and Pen

Involvement in SWIFT gave me the skills and relationships to get a head start in my career. Without SWIFT and Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, I wouldn't be where I am today. The Advanced Linux Systems Administration Seminars were always a great opportunity to learn and share Linux with other students.

David
Senior Network Engineer, NIC Partners Inc.

Network, Network, Network and go to Fragnite. Go to SWIFT meetings and make friends. I learned a lot from the SWIFT meetings and by hanging out with the SWIFT Club.

Ivan
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If I had not been in SWIFT and participated in CCDC I would not have the job that I have today. SWIFT and CCDC were instrumental in helping me learn skills that I now use every day at work. That's why I look to SWIFT when I'm looking for new junior engineers.

Marcus
Lead Security Engineer / Super Secret Place INC

SWIFT was a great way to meet fellow nerds. People who shared my interests and could push me to learn even more. People who became my good friends and colleagues. My membership in SWIFT got me involved in the Collegiate Cyber Defence Competition (CCDC) which directly led to my job upon graduation.

Jarrad
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Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be working for Cisco, but though the experiences and people that I met in SWIFT helped me get to where I am today. Join SWIFT, get involved, go to meetings/events/workshops, join CCDC, and network. You will not regret it

Alejandro
TAC, Cisco Systems

I joined SWIFT because I wanted to learn more about my field while interacting with people that are doing the same things as me. Some of the most enjoyable events were Linux Installfest, CCDC, and Fragnite. SWIFT gave me multiple ways to meet and learn from people in the industry.

Jared
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SWIFT and CCDC helped me develop the skills I needed to succeed outside of school, with skills I never would have gotten inside my major. I found a group of individuals with similar interests that I could discuss challenges I was running into, and who helped me learn with the challenges they had.

Christopher
Bank of America, Information Security Specialist