I am a junior software developer with a background in market research, finance, and operations. I most recently worked for a global tech start-up where my ability to identify areas of improvement in our processes led me to often collaborate with the tech team. Being inquisitive I followed the development of their solutions closely and realised that moving forward in my career I wanted to build and develop solutions, not just contribute to the initial ideas.
Having graduated from the Makers Academy Coding Bootcamp, I am eager to pair my newly learned technical skills with my aptitude for problem-solving within an ambitious yet supportive team environment.
| Name | Description | Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| AISHA | Artificial Intelligence Self Help App. AISHA is a chatbot that users talk with daily to help them understand their emotions. AISHA converts user input into an emotional score and shares this with the user, along with their mood chart showing their 7-day emotional score history. | React, Flask, Python |
| Ciao-Pescao | A team project to build a clone of Facebook using Ruby on Rails. | Ruby on Rails, Postgresql, Rspec |
| Thermostat | A single-page app built using vanilla JavaScript, allowing the user to play around with a Thermostat. In addition, a weather API allows the user to see the weather in any city or country they select. | JavaScript, Jasmine |
| Bank technical test | A command-line app allowing users to make withdrawals and deposits, store transactions, and print their statements. | Ruby, rspec |
| JavaScript Notes App | A single-page front-end only JavaScript Notes App | Vanilla JS, Jasmine |
Airsorted (March 2018 - March 2020)
Channels Finance Executive
- Improved invoicing, billing, and payment processes by uncovering several knowledge gaps in the business, reducing inefficiencies, and improving margins
- Trained our operations' staff on new solutions and worked with our tech and product team to make client dashboard improvements
- Executed accounting tasks such as bank account and VAT reconciliations in several cities in which we operated
- The projects I led had the result of saving over £15,000 a month and allowed us to recoup £100,000 from managed bookings that had not been charged
Strategir (March 2017 - October 2017)
Market Research Analyst
- Managed quantitative research projects in the FMCG Sector for well-known international brands such as Cadbury, Nestle, and John West
- Worked collaboratively with external suppliers, clients, and internal teams to ensure projects ran smoothly despite tight deadlines
- Analysed fieldwork data and created reports to assist clients with their decision-making process regarding product designs, pricing, and marketing claims that they could make
AuctionShelter (October 2016 - February 2017) Business Development Intern
- Carried out competitor analysis and helped to refine AuctionShelter's USP's
- Researched routes to market and identified partnership opportunities
SBCS (September 2016- March 2017)
- Researched fundraising opportunities in the charitable sector
- At Makers, I became accustomed to learning how core coding concepts were applied in different languages. Whilst the course was taught in Ruby and JavaScript, this approach meant for our final project I was able to build a chatbot using React, Python, and Flask, with no prior experience
- At Airsorted, I demonstrated my ability to rapidly learn new skills that allowed me to carry out monthly and year-end accounting tasks in several cities and for our entire Lettings operation
- During my time at Strategir, I was entrusted with managing projects from ideation to presentation, which was the result of quickly proving that I was capable of taking on all aspects of market research projects
- At Airsorted I was commended on my willingness to help others and often worked collaboratively with other teams to discover what issues they were facing
- During group projects at Makers, on the days that I was assigned a leadership role, I focused on ensuring that everyone had clarity on the projects direction and felt able to offer input on the decisions we were making as a team
Makers Academy (May 2020 - September 2020)
16-week Software Development Course that focused on OOP, TDD, and Agile Development Practices.
- Languages: Ruby, JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS, SQL
- Frameworks: Rails, React, Flask
- Testing: Rspec, Capybara, Jasmine
Through a mixture of individual and group projects, Makers ensured I developed my ability to both work within teams and solidify my understanding of new concepts through self-led learning.
University of Exeter (2012 - 2015)
- BA (Hons) Economics 2:1
Guildford County School (2004 - 2011)
- A-level: Geography (A*), Economics (A), Biology (B)
- AS-level: Maths Statistics (B)
- GCSEs: 5 A*s, 4 A's, 1 B (inc. Mathematics and triple Science)
✈️ Travelling: Covered every continent except for Antarctica and visited over 30 countries- 🎾 Sports and Fitness: Tennis, Hiking, Surfing (...it's the taking part that counts right?) and most recently Yoga
- 📖 Reading: A relatively new interest that led me to start a book club. I haven't been able to convince them to read Eloquent JavaScript with me yet but it's a work in progress.