As someone who has always loved learning new skills and building things from scratch, whether it be making a piece of jewellery for a friend’s birthday, learning how to upcycle furniture or putting together a cupboard from Ikea, I’ve always found satisfaction in completing hands-on, creative projects.
With a successful career in book publishing, I found myself wanting to be more creative and found inspiration from people who I knew that were learning to code and building websites of their own. I went along to meet-ups, took some online courses and came to the decision to join the General Assembly Software Engineering Immersive to switch careers and embark on a journey in web development. Excited by the prospects ahead, the notes in my phone quickly became filled with ideas for apps and websites.
Before joining the course, I spent 18 months in a digital venture support role to assimilate myself with the tech industry, working with product managers, engineers and designers where I gained invaluable knowledge about the lifecycle of a start-up and the world of technology in general. I believe that true learning is being creative and I look forward to being able to continue my career of learning and growing my skills in web development.
Projects
- Wanderlist - a community-based book recommendation siteA week-long full-stack solo project building the backend database with Python/Postgres and consuming data on the frontend with React.js. Implemented Webpack, AJAX, JavaScript (ES6), PostgreSQL, Flask, HTML5, Bulma, SCSS, GitHub, React Select. As this was a solo project, I planned all wireframes, ERDs and relationship schemas before setting out to build the project. I used Trello to organise and prioritise my time. This is a community-based application for users to find their next read based on t
Work history
Event CoordinatiorPenguin Random House UK
London, United KingdomFull Time
Part of small team who coordinate and implement successful program of more than 60 events per year. Reporting into Event Director, working on high-profile author events across numerous publishing houses. Responsible for the successful marketing of all events using traditional and comprehensive knowledge of online marketing. Writing compelling event copy for all marketing materials to be published in print and online. Creating and sending out effective press releases whilst building relationships with national and regional media contacts
Software Engineer Immersive GraduateGeneral Assembly
- London, United KingdomFull Time
This was a 13-week course with daily standups, a mix of lectures, workshops and coding challenges, culminating in 4 finished projects.
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Skills
- Javascript
- Html
- CSS
- Python
- Nodejs
- Programming Python
Education
Software EngineeringGeneral Assembly
London, United Kingdom