Spotlights
A place where we highlight impressive students, successful alum, featured employers, and more!
If you feel we've missed someone who deserves a spotlight, email us and we'll be happy to add them.
Students
Abraham Lamoreaux
We are excited to spotlight Abraham Lamoreaux, a young entrepreneur in the BYU Information Systems program!
Joseph Fuge
Joseph Fuge recently completed an internship as a web developer and accepted a position at Blackhawk Network for Summer 2025 as a Technology Intern. Click here to learn about his journey up to this point!
Christian Sorensen
Christian recently completed an internship at Voya Financial! Click here to learn about his experience!
Natali Easton
Natali has recently accepted a position at Chick-Fil-A as a Data Analyst! Click here to learn more about her journey!
Matt Norton, Cameron Wilson, and Chad Yorgason
We’re excited to spotlight Matt Norton, Cameron Wilson, and Chad Yorgason, co-founders of PicPortal, a groundbreaking software designed to simplify photo transfer for live events.
Kendrick Davis
Kendrick Davis is currently in the MISM program and just finished an internship at ExxonMobil in Houston, Texas.
Noelle Burton
We are excited to spotlight Noelle Burton, who recently completed her role as a Software Engineer Intern at Pluralsight!
Brendan Vick
Brendan has accepted a position as a Software Engineer Intern at Georgia Tech Research Institute! Learn more about Brendan's experience!
Jacob Olsen
Jacob has recently accepted a position at Walmart on their Transportation team as a Data Analyst Click here to learn more about his experience!
Christopher Kearl
Christopher just accepted an internship offer with Marriott International as a Graduate Intern for the Cloud Solutions Engineering Team for Summer '24. Click here to learn more about his experience!
Bruyn Decker
Bruyn is a Grad Student in Information Systems at BYU and has a passion for data analytics and cyber security. Click her to learn more about his meeting Utah's Lieutenant Governor, Deidre M. Henderson discussing the intersection between these passions.
Megan Johnson
Megan was just admitted to the MISM program and is excited for the new challenges and experiences this semester. She just finished up an internship with Pattern as a software engineer. Click here to read about her experience in her own words.
Rachel Daniel
Rachel Daniel got to spend her summer interning for Goldman Sachs as a Business Intelligence Analyst. She just got accepted to the MISM program and had a wonderful time at her internship- needless to say, her summer has been busy! Click to take a learn about her experience and to view the memories she made along the way.
Spencer Cable
Spencer is a newly admitted MISM student who just finished up an internship with PwC. He is a valued team member in the Business Career Center and is a wealth of knowledge and information. We know he did a great job at his internship and are excited to welcome him back to Provo! Read about his experience there and what he learned in the process.
Audrey Seager
Audrey is a MISM student who had the opportunity of interning with Toyota this summer. We are spotlighting Audrey because she worked to overcome her fear of public speaking durning her internship. She was asked to give a presentation to her pears and a panel of judges, and even though she was scared, she did wonderfully! Click to see what she said about this experience.
Porter Loveless
Porter is a current MISM student and a second year intern as a software engineer at Pluralsight. He is also a current TA here at BYU and intends to graduate in 2024. Recently Porter got a shoutout from a collegue. Click to see what she has to say.
Joshua Judkins
Joshua is currently interning with Dell as a Presale Solutions Architect. Click to see the great opportunities that Dell has given him.
Rebecca Leifer
Rebecca is in the MISM program and is currently working at AWS for her internship. She's been able to improve her skills and resume in her time there. Click to take a look at her most recent certificate.
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Alumni
Erik Andersen
We are excited to spotlight Erik Andersen, a BYU alumnus and Staff Software Engineer at YUM Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company!
Julian G. Sookhoo
Julian Sookhoo, BYU alum and founder of Habit & Code, helps job seekers leverage AI and shares powerful life lessons on his podcast Trials and Triumphs.
Solomon Berry
Solomon Berry is an entry-level Software Engineer at Meta, based in the Seattle, Washington office.
Shelley Hunter
Shelley Hunter, a BYU Information Systems alumna, built a successful career in FInTech and gift cards, and now helps students navigate their careers as part of the BYU IS Career Services team.
Samantha Austin
Samantha Austin is a BYU alumna and Cloud Engineer at Southwest Airlines, specializing in enterprise-level cloud development and remote work.
Ty Anderson
We are excited to share that Ty Anderson has joined Adobe as a Senior Red Team Engineer, working remotely from California!
Sam Faber
Sam is an IS grad and has been working for Health Catalyst for the last 3 and a half years. He is currently an Analytics Director and lives in Utah with his family.
McKaylee Sorensen
We are thrilled to announce that McKaylee recently graduated from the MISM program and has accepted a position as an Identity Security Analyst with The AES Corporation!
Colton Pearce
Colton recently started a full time position as an Associate Technology Analyst at Southwest Airlines!
Noelia Root
Noelia just graduated BYU with both her Bachelor's and Master's in Information Systems. She is now moving to Austin, Texas to begin working full-time in Apple's IS&T program.
Connect with Noelia to follow her career journey and gain some insights in how to become Apple's next best candidate!
Connect with Noelia to follow her career journey and gain some insights in how to become Apple's next best candidate!
Kevin Nelson
Kevin is a Sr. Salesforce Developer at Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology. Click here to learn more!
Tanner Pratt
Tanner Graduated in 2015 with his Master's in Information Systems. He went on to work at Ancestry.com for 7 years with various positions, then worked at Amazon Web Services for 2 years. Just recently, he got hired as the Senior Vice President over Engineering and Data at ANDMORE. Lean more about him and his company by clicking here.
Tate Wilks
Tate graduated recently and began looking for a new job a few months ago. What we admire about his is his positivity and networking. When he announced that he was searching for a new job, optimism radiated from his words. When he shared that he finally found a job with Adobe, gratitude filled every line. In the comments section on both posts, he takes time to thank anyone who offered help or congratulations. Check it out!
Avery Dustin
Avery just graduated with her Master's degree in Information Systems. She had received a job offer from a previous employer, but after graduating, the offer was rescinded as part of company cuts. She had to start completely over with her job search. It took time and patience but she kept at it with faith that things would eventually work out. Eventually her work paid off and she got a job as a data analyst with StaffDocs! Read more here.
Haley Dunlop-Diederich
Haley graduated from BYU in 2020 with a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems. She then went on the get her Credential of Readiness at Harvard Business School Online. During school she interned with Microsoft and was offered a full time position after graduation as a produce manager. She now works as a technical program manager in Redmond Washington. Learn more about her story here.
Nathan Harker
Nathan just recently graduated in April 2023. During school, he impressively maintained a 4.00 GPA and graduated with high distinction. He recently started working at Walmart as a software engineer. Click to read more about his journey.
Bradford Paul
Bradford just graduated with his Bachelor's of Information Systems and worked hard to find his job at American Vision Partners. Grateful for the support he received in this process, he is willing to chat with anyone who has questions about his career journey or anything IS. Click here to connect with him and to read more about him.
John Wilson
John graduated from the MISM program in 2011. Since then, he's worked at Pariveda, BYU Broadcasting, Archetype SC Inc, and Redlist Software, where he still works as the VP of engineering. His friend Joh Bradshaw, full-time venture capitalist podcaster, recently gave him a shoutout on LinkedIn. Click to see what he had to say.
John Koelliker
After graduating from BYU with a degree in Information Systems, John went to Stanford University to earn his MBA. In 2021, he founded Leland, a company dedicated to helping people reach their educational goals. Just recently, they hit their 2 year anniversary from the day they started. Click to read what john has to say about this adventure.
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Employers
Yum Brands
Job Types:
Digital & Technology, Data & Advanced Analytics, IT Operations
Locations:
Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Louisville, KY; Plano, TX; Irvine, CA
Digital & Technology, Data & Advanced Analytics, IT Operations
Locations:
Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Louisville, KY; Plano, TX; Irvine, CA
nCino
Job Types:
Software Engineering, Solution Architecture, Implementation Consulting
Locations:
Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Wilmington, NC; Salt Lake City, UT
Software Engineering, Solution Architecture, Implementation Consulting
Locations:
Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Wilmington, NC; Salt Lake City, UT
Voya Financial
Job Types:
Data Security, Risk Analysis, IT Operations
Locations:
Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Atlanta, New York City
Data Security, Risk Analysis, IT Operations
Locations:
Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Atlanta, New York City
Auxilius
Job Types:
Customer Solutions, Clinical Trial Finance, Sales Development
Locations:
Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: New York City, Kansas City
Customer Solutions, Clinical Trial Finance, Sales Development
Locations:
Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: New York City, Kansas City
RevBlack
Job Types: CRM Consulting, Revenue Operations, Technical Architecture
Locations: Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Utah
Locations: Remote Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Utah
Palantir Technologies
Job Types: Data Engineering, Software Development, Cybersecurity Solutions
Locations: Global Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Denver, Washington D.C., Palo Alto, New York City | Remote Options
Locations: Global Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Denver, Washington D.C., Palo Alto, New York City | Remote Options
Accenture
Job Types: Data and Artificial Intelligence, Technology Transformation, Cybersecurity, Sustainability
Locations: Global Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Houston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco | Remote Options
Locations: Global Opportunities | U.S. Locations: Houston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco | Remote Options
ExxonMobil
Job Types: Data Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Technology Solutions
Locations: Houston, Texas; Remote Options Available
Locations: Houston, Texas; Remote Options Available
Adobe
Job Types: Data Analytics, Information Systems, Technology Solutions
Locations: California, Utah, Remote Options
Locations: California, Utah, Remote Options
Health Catalyst
Job Types: Data Science, Healthcare Data Analytics, Software Engineering, Product Management
Locations: Remote, South Jordan, Utah | View Jobs
Locations: Remote, South Jordan, Utah | View Jobs
Intermountain Health
Job Types: Data Analytics, Information Systems, Technology SolutionsJob Types: Data Analytics, Information Systems, Technology Solutions
Locations: Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Kansas, and Remote Options
Locations: Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Kansas, and Remote Options
SouthWest Airlines
Job Types: Technology Analyst, Software Engineer, Project Management, Customer Service, Operations
Locations: Dallas, Texas (Headquarters) and various remote options
Locations: Dallas, Texas (Headquarters) and various remote options
Eide Bailly LLP
Job Types: Data Analytics, Accounting, Audit, Tax, Consulting, Technology Solutions
Locations: Fargo, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Denver, Salt Lake City, Boise, and many more, including Remote Options
Locations: Fargo, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Denver, Salt Lake City, Boise, and many more, including Remote Options
Apple
Job Types: Machine Learning & AI, Software Engineer, Project Management
Locations: Austin, New York, Seattle, Oregon, San Diego, Pittsburg, and many more, including Remote Options
Locations: Austin, New York, Seattle, Oregon, San Diego, Pittsburg, and many more, including Remote Options
Pattern
Job Types: Analytics, Software Engineer, Project Management
Locations: Lehi, UT; Hebron KY; Remote Options
Locations: Lehi, UT; Hebron KY; Remote Options
Chick-Fil-A
Job Types: Data Analyst, Management, more
Locations: Atlanta, GA (HQ); Irvine, CA; San Juan, PR; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX
Locations: Atlanta, GA (HQ); Irvine, CA; San Juan, PR; Cleveland, OH; Dallas, TX
ANDMORE
Job types: Product Management, Data, Sales
Locations: Atlanta, GA; High Point, NC; Las Vegas, NV; Remote Options
Locations: Atlanta, GA; High Point, NC; Las Vegas, NV; Remote Options
Kennedy Neilson
While Kennedy was at BYU, she served as the Executive Director and Vice President of the Student Association. She is praised for her leadership and communication skills by her colleagues. After Graduating from BYU in 2019 with her Bachelor's degree in Communications, she got a job with Qualtrics as a recruiting specialist. Over the last 4 years, she has been promoted several times and is now a technical recruiter. Click here to read about the lessons she's learned while working there.
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