Eric Wise

Eric started programming at an early age and leveraged that skill into a successful career as a software architect.

In 2013 he founded one of the first .NET and Java coding bootcamps in the world, the Software Guild. In 2015 the Guild was acquired and Wise stayed on to help take the program online and expand it into multiple cities and deliver it to University partnerships.

By the time he moved on to his next venture in 2018, DriveIT, Wise's innovative experiential learning courses had transformed hundreds of people from beginners into employable professionals. He averaged a > 90% job placement rate at an average salary of $52,000 per year in Northeast Ohio where he lives and works today.