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I am a Lawyer turned Software Engineer.
I wrote my first line of code with CodeFirst: Girls and subsequently went on to attend Makers Academy, a London coding bootcamp teaching the fundamentals of programming through Ruby. Upon completion of the bootcamp, and just 6 months after having written that first line of code, I started my first job as a Software Engineer at the BBC.
As somebody who has successfully transitioned into a Tech career without a traditional computer science background, I am committed to democratising coding education and promoting a more diverse, inclusive and equitable Tech workforce. As a result of these interests, following 2 years within the Content Distribution Services Team at the BBC, I took up my current position as the Programme Manager of The Hut Group's Technology and Innovation Accelerator.
Website: https://womenwhokeynote.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/womenwhokeynote
Medium: https://medium.com/@womenwhokeynote
I am one of the co-creators of Women Who Keynote, a platform designed for women to promote themselves for speaking opportunities.
We believe that denying women opportunities to present at professional conferences and events prevents them from gaining visibility and deprives their colleagues of their valuable perspectives. Failure to listen to the voices of female experts contributes to the continued gender diversity problems experienced in many industries.
The mission of Women Who Keynote is to contribute to the elimination of all-male panels and help improve the visibility of women in male-dominated industries. Our platform is intended to hold event organisers to account and encourage greater diversity in their speaker lineups.
Backend | Frontend
Final project at Makers Academy. A mobile map-based (utilising Google Maps JS API)role playing game. A link to our promo video and presentation can be found here
Github| Heroku
A web-based application designed to enable developers (amateur and professional) to find like-minded individuals to pair program with (locally or remotely)
Makers Academy April - August '16
Full-Stack Web Development
Makers Academy is a fully immersive, full-time computer programming course in London. It is Europe's #1 Developer Bootcamp.
| Makers Academy Course Content | |
|---|---|
| Languages: | Ruby, Javascript, HTML, CSS and SASS |
| Frameworks: | Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Express, Sinatra |
| Databases: | PostgreSQL, DataMapper, Active Record |
| Testing: | RSpec, Jasmine, Capybara, Karma, Mocha, Chai, Phantom, Zombie, Casper |
| Principles: | OOP, TDD, XP Values, SOLID Design Principles, Agile Development, Pair Programming, Version Control (Git) |
CodeFirst:Girls
Introduction to Front-End Development
CodeFirst:Girls works with women and companies to improve gender diversity within tech.
The course syllabus covered: Version control (Git), Ruby, Javascript, JQuery, Bootstrap, CSS and HTML.
Birkbeck College, University of London
LLM Qualifying Law Degree: Distinction
positions held: Student Representative on the Law School Committee
University College London
MA Gender, Society and Representation: Distinction
The University of York
BA(Hons) History/ History of Art: 2:1
positions held: • 1st XI Hockey Captain • Indoor Hockey Captain and Coach • Novice Rowing VIII • Entertainments Committee • Junior Common Room Committee
(Programme Manager, THG Technology and Innovation Accelerator)
The Hut Group is one of Europe's fastest growing technology companies operating, with increasing dominance, in the e-commerce space.
THG's Technology and Innovation Accelerator provides an opportunity for the company to invest in attracting and retaining the very best graduates to technology careers within the business. In the face of a growing skills gap and with the need to continue to grow our technology teams to sustain our growth, THG is building out it's own talent pipeline. Our Accelerator programme will enable us to hire bright graduates from non-computer science backgrounds and limited programming experience and commit to providing them, over the course of six months, the foundations that they will need to succeed as a software engineer within our company.
(Software Engineer, Content Distribution Services)
I worked as a Software Engineer in Content Distribution Services within BBC Design & Engineering.
Content Distribution Services is the department within Design & Engineering that builds and operates published content APIs that power the BBC Online. Our mission is to craft a simple & coherent BBC APIs that allows internal and external developers to build innovative and high scale solutions using BBC content.
My team, 'Connections' were responsible for APIs that maintain BBC concepts and the connections between these. We are also responsible for APIs that store collections of related or editorially selected content. These APIs are used across the BBC including the website and/or mobile applications for News, Sports, Bitesize and Radio.
GT Stewart Solicitors (Paralegal/Trainee)
Responsibilities included:
• Case preparation of Crown Court cases.
• Conducting prison visits to take instructions and statements.
• Liaising with and instructing expert witnesses.
•Training and monitoring of interns and new members of the paralegal team.
Release (Legal Advisor)
• Answered calls to the legal helpline and provided legal advice on subjects relating to drug use and drug related crime.
• Conducted legal research.
• Drafted statements, letters, responses to inquiries and expert witness reports.
Wymondham College (Resident Fellow)
• Provided administrative, pastoral and teaching support to Wymondham College, a leading state boarding school.
• Assisted in the implementation of a school-wide ‘Learning For Life’ programme.
• Supported the school-wide Mock Trial and Debating competitions.
Birkbeck College, University of London (Criminal Law Tutor)
• Selected to provide tutoring and examination feedback to students on the University of London International Programme’s Undergraduate Diploma of Law in exchange for academic credit.
• Responsible for developing targeted tutorials and extensive examination feedback.
I remain committed to various causes addressing important social issues:
- I am a member of WHFNP (Women Hack for Non-Profits).
- I am a volunteer with Code 4000, a unique programme providing a coding education to selected inmates within prisons throughout the UK in a model designed to reflect that of The Last Mile.
- I am the organiser behind the Manchester chapter of CodeYourFuture, a coding school for refugees and asylum seekers.
- I am one of the organisers of Codebar Manchester. Codebar helps to address technology’s diversity challenges through workshops, coaching, tutorials and events.
🏆 Awards
As a former CFG student and a current volunteer student, I was honoured to be recognised as one of their 'Ones to Watch' for 2018.
The 'Ones to Watch' campaign has been designed by CFG to celebrate women who have chosen to pursue a career in technology and encourage other young women to do the same.
The Manchester Evening News curated a list of 30 women who they recognised for their valuable work within the tech sector within Greater Manchester.
I was recognised as the 'Digital Voluneer of the Year' at the annual Tech4GoodAwards for my voluntary contributions.
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