About Me

Why Tech?
What lead me down this path is my deep love for coding.

I think what made developing resonate with my soul is the fact that I am a problem solver and it has definitely opened up my world up to a whole new possibility and ways in which I can also help create a solution or solutions to problems and issues.

My passion for Web development started in December 2015, in my previous role working for the Co-op Group. My manager gave me a website project to have a look at, to see what needed updating and how to go about making the new changes, and this was how I got a taste for developing and I realized I wanted to learn more.

I did Front-End Web development for a year at the Co-op, website (Internet and Intranet) content updating and creating via Episerver CMS (The Co-op's content management system). I learned on the job, but only the aspects that I needed to get the job done.

I have been a Web developer going 3 years now and I currently work as a Front-End Developer for a recruitment company, creating interactive, responsive website for numerous clients.

Thanks to a Google Scholarship I received at the start of January 2017 and a sucessful completion, I now have a Nanodegree in Android Development. I was selected to study the beginner path as I had no prior knowledge of Android Development, and in just the 6 months I was studying I have created over 10 Android apps.

Now when I open an app on my phone, I am able to understand some if not all of the concepts behind the app. Getting the Scholarship helped me come to a few career decisions and I decided not to go back to work and actually focus on learning and developing my digital skills, it also helped to broaden my life and exposed me to a lot of amazing people all across Europe.

I ended up taking 9 months off work between January 2017 - September 2017 to enriching my knowledge on all things digital. I studied via Udacity for my Scholarship and a variety of online schools and resources, including W3Schools, FreeCodeCamp and CodeAcademy.

I have to say learning via Udacity has definitely been a highlight in my education journey. Udacity Teaching materials really went above and beyond most education journey that I have ever taken.

And with the addition of the freeCodeCamp community and Women TechMakers community’s, I have met some amazing people from all over the world. And I couldn’t be more thankful and grateful for these opportunities and the community’s that I am now a part of.

If I had to describe myself in two words, I feel I am a people person. It has been noted that I am a hardworking, personable, pragmatic, approachable and enthusiastic professional.

I am aspiring to be a Full Stack Developer by working through the freeCodeCamp curriculum and Udacity and I have just successfully completed my second scholarship from Google via Udacity. I studied the Mobile Web Specialist nanodegree, a course that focuses on accessible and responsive web apps and offline first technologies.

I am also someone that eager to learn and develop new skills to achieve the highest standards. While at the Co-op I took part in Agile training to improve and introduce a more Agile way of working, which I think has improved my ability to respond far more quickly to change and provide a way to implement high-priority initiatives. It has also been very useful for learning.

Social Impact
I am someone that likes to get involved.

In year 10, I was elected the school council representative for my form. It was an experience I really enjoyed so I continued on in my year 11 and university too.

While in University I volunteered in a local charity shop for animals within my first two years, which I really enjoyed, and it enabled me to learn about the local community.

At the Co-op, I have been involved in a few community projects and fundraising. In 2016, I organize and lead a massive clean-up in Boggart Hole Park, which also made the local paper. I also organized a fundraising 'Charity Shop' event in 1 Angel Square which raise over £700. And in October 2016, I was part of Team Droylsden Co-op Apprenticeship challenge, where we were the winner of the ‘greatest increase in shop takings’.

I organised Christmas Jumper day last Christmas with my co-workers and was able to raise over £200 for Save the children.

Voluntary
Mentor and Organiser

I have been a mentor and organiser since January 2018.

I joined the Manchester Free Code Camp meet-up community in June 2017 and I am also one of the organiser for the community. I was invited to the join the Free Code Camp Manchester meet-up as an organiser in January 2018 due to my contribution to the group.

I am someone that likes to get involved because I have a genuine commitment to social impact, so I am also a Mentor in my free time, where I help support people new to coding and developing. It is something I enjoy and I also love mentoring those that reach out to me for help and support.

I love attending hackathons and I am very active in Manchester's Tech communities by attending various Tech Events, and I have done a few public speaking at a few events. I am also a writer, sharing my stories about how I got into Tech.