
Meet DigitalCrafts
Overview // Administration // InstructorsWe build the web.
So can you.
DigitalCrafts is one of the best reviewed technology bootcamps in the country, with unique online and hybrid class formats, and has enrolled over 1000 students since starting in 2015.
Bootcamps are intensive educational experiences, transforming beginners into entry-level industry professionals with cutting-edge skill sets, hands-on experience, portfolios, interview training, and dedicated career support. We also offer turnkey corporate training and staffing solutions for companies of all sizes.
Administration

Max McChesney
Founder & VP
Jake Hadden
Founder & VP
Liz Carley
Director of Operations
Dot Saiz
Enrollment Manager
Angela Cassina
Student Success Advisor
Jeremiah Enriquez
Student Success Coordinator
Ralph Monroe
Enrollment Coordinator
Graison Caras
Enrollment Coordinator
Chandler McChesney
Enrollment Coordinator
Katherine Giddens
Operations Manager
Intisar Omar
Operations Coordinator
Alyson Beland
Operations CoordinatorFeatured Faculty
All DigitalCrafts instructors are seasoned professionals with years of real-world experience, and it shows up in the classroom. Our staff are passionate about technology and love giving back to the tech community by training the next generation of developers and designers. Note: this does not represent all of our instructors, and there is no guarantee you'll be taught by specific instructor(s).

David Hiller
Director of Education
David spent more than a decade in the classroom as a mathematics / computer science / research teacher, before launching a career in web development that eventually brought him to DigitalCrafts. David works tirelessly to make sure our curriculum is aligned with the latest industry expectations and understandable across the spectrum of learning styles. In addition to managing DigitalCrafts' curriculum projects, David plays a material role in the hiring and training of our instructor team.

Mohammad Azam
Web Instructor Full-Time
No stranger to teaching, Azam joined DigitalCrafts after teaching at The Iron Yard until their close in 2017. An expert in iOS and web development, his development resume boasts large firms like AIG, Baker Hughes, and Schlumberger, and his most recent development gig was with Blinds.com, a Home Depot company. You can find 8+ of Azam's personal apps on the App Store, where "Vegetable Tree" was named 'best gardening app' by Apple! Azam is an active speaker on all things development (most recently blockchain), and loves to travel in his spare time.

Dr. Vicki Bealman
Curriculum Developer & Instructor Full-Time
Vicki is a software developer, mobile game developer, partner in a Web Development Company, and earned a Doctorate of Education. She's been a College Professor, Computer Science Academy Director & Lead Instructor, Air Traffic Controller, Stockbroker, CPA, and in Retail Multi-Unit Management to name a few. Some fun facts about Vicki are that she is originally from Mud Suck Holler, WV, she grew up in a 7-Eleven, and loves coffee.

Lachlan Heywood
Web Instructor Full-Time & Part-Time
Lachlan is a Full Stack Developer from Sydney, Australia. He has since found a home in Atlanta with the Morrison marketing agency where he has built software solutions and websites for brands like Mitsubishi Electric and Samsung. When he's not building something on the web, you can usually find him building something in his woodshop.

Veronica Lino
Web Instructor Full-Time
Prior to DigitalCrafts, Veronica architected complex web applications for several leading Houston companies. Veronica's background is in aerospace engineering, where she developed simulation software for NASA's shuttle and Orion programs. Veronica has over 10 years of engineering experience, and when she's not behind a keyboard, she's practicing opera, pulling for the Texans, meeting new people. Veronica graduated from UT at San Antonio with a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and holds a graduate certification in Sub Sea Engineering.

Joseph Frasier
Web Instructor Full-Time
Joseph has been a developer for almost 5 years and has experience with bootcamps from every angle. A constant learner, he originally studied computer science and business management, but made the transition over to tech full-time after attending The Iron Yard's web bootcamp in 2017. Since then, he has built applications for companies like EOG Resources, Deloitte, the United States Department of Agriculture and WeWork. When not in the classroom, you can find him actively helping out his favorite non-profits, longboarding around Houston and cooking his favorite Filipino cuisine.

Greg Kipper
Cybersecurity Instructor Full-Time
Greg has been actively working and teaching in the field of cyber security, digital forensics and emerging technologies for over 25 years. Greg spent much of the latter part of his carreer advising Fortune 50 companies and the Pentagon on emerging technologies and their potential impacts on society and security. He has published 5 books and developed and taught numerous classes over the years for several Universities and other teaching organizations. He has a passion for teaching and discovering new ways to help others learn the complexities of cyber security more effectively.

Matthew Day
Web Instructor Part-Time
Matthew Day transitioned from full-time Spanish teacher to web developer in 2014 and began formally teaching others how to code in 2017. He joined Digital Crafts in 2020 and has been working since that time as an online flex instructor. Past work as a software engineer includes time at Coca-Cola and Georgia Power but his passion lies with teaching others and seeing them go from a beginner to a wildly successful developer.
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My capstone project with @DgtlCrafts as of Demo Day last Thursday. I can find a million things to improve, but what I know for sure is that I could not have made this 6 months ago. I'm proud of myself and so energized by the new world I'm in.#WomenWhoCode #React #JavaScript pic.twitter.com/6CfWahacDh
— Amy Roy (@AmyCodesMe) July 25, 2020
Did four months at @DgtlCrafts. Exactly what I needed. Got my first job a few weeks after graduating.
— Mentat Nat (@nat_sharpe_) May 25, 2020
Just received a message from one of my students telling me that he has landed a job as a software developer. He graduated from bootcamp just 10 days ago. I am so happy for him. I ❤️my job as an instructor. @DgtlCrafts
— azamsharp (@azamsharp) August 3, 2020