Success in Silicon Valley: innovation is life for HPU graduates Alex Palmer and Dan Costello.

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Each day, both wake up in Cupertino, California's sunny Silicon Valley and head to work for tech giants that are changing our world.

Palmer is an iOS advanced development senior engineer at Apple Inc. It's fitting that Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, was the Commencement speaker during Palmer's graduation in 2013. Palmer even got the rare chance to sit down with Wozniak after the ceremony and learn first-hand a few secrets to success in the computer industry.

A native of New York and 2009 graduate, Costello is the volunteer coordinator for Microsoft. He helps employees find opportunities to give back, get involved and volunteer. He ensures the company is making a positive impact on the global, national and local levels through philanthropy, volunteerism and analyzing human rights practices.

Both alumni left behind stellar academic careers at HPU which prepared them for their professional careers in the Valley. As a computer science major, Palmer developed mobile apps for students to use on campus and landed multiple app-based internships in Atlanta and Toronto. He's interviewed with tech giants like IBM and Google, and worked for dunnhumby USA.

Costello went on...

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