About me
Buki Thompson is a Software Engineer and Product Specialist by day and a Fine Artist by night. Her passion for tech led her to quit her job in sales, learn how to code and pursuing a role as a Developer.
To inspire more people of colour, especially women to explore the tech industry, she founded a masterclass called #CodeXhiphop. The idea of the masterclass was all about demystifying the stereotype that coding is not meant for creatives and that technology can only be fuelled through innovative solutions.
Due to this she has been featured on the BBC to share her journey and also has been invited on the Guardians podcast to talk about diversity in tech.
When not getting lost in code, she spends her time creating art work to challenge societies notion on the woman’s body.
Her work is about understanding what it is about the body that is so controversial, political and sexualised. She uses her pieces as a catalyst to spark conversations around the issue.
Her work has been featured on Buzzfeed and she has been on a national tour. She also provides life drawing workshops with her most recent ones being at the Tate.
Projects
- Sharing my journey into tech with the BBC26 year old Buki Thompson studied Psychology at Brunel University in London. But after working in sales and recruitment, Buki turned to coding. She now works as a software engineer for a service company called Honeybee Solutions. She tells BBC Minute why she chose a career in tech
- How white is tech sector? - Podcast conversation with the GuardianHas the technology industry truly embraced diversity? What more needs to be done to make it a more inclusive industry? Inspired by Black History Month, Jordan Erica Webber and Chella Ramanan try and answer these questions. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2018/feb/23/how-white-is-the-tech-sector-chips-with-everything-podcast
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Projects credited in
- Championing Diversity: This Black History Month 2018, meet 100 creatives inspiring changeThis Black History Month 2018, we’ve brought together a group of outstanding industry heroes to each nominate 10 black changemakers and creators that are shaping culture, arts, design, business, tech and beyond. We still have a way to go when it comes to conquering the lack of diversity in the creative industry - which is why it so important for us, as a platform, to use our force for good. To do so, throughout the year we spotlight incredible people, the projects that they are involved with141
Skills
- Software Development