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Since I was little I have always been curious to know how things worked, how they were made and if I could make them into something new. I was captivated by Legos and how I could build something, break it and rebuild it into something better while other girls my age were playing with dolls. Growing up, I’ve become more and more of a geek for gadgets and gizmos as Technology fascinated me so much more than regular kid's toys.
Accelerate to 2017 and, after five years of working in Merchandising, I realised that it is not the world of Fashion that gets me excited, but software development and the challenge of building new things by coding. All of my free time was spent online watching tutorials to learn the basics of coding, and as my confidence grew and I quickly got introduced to the the live tech community attending various meet-ups and in particular Codebar.
After a few months of weekly Codebar sessions, I quit my job. I made that life-changing decision to go for what I really want and that's to be a successful Software Developer. I have now recently graduated from Makers Academy, a 16-week highly intensive and selective Web Developer Bootcamp that took me from novice to software developer.
My communication skills were highly praised by my team members, always giving clear and rational thoughts or suggestions to problems, whilst ensuring the rest of my team can express themselves as well and don’t feel left out. Communication is important with your team, but so is having a good relationship with people outside the business. My previous roles have enabled me to develop those skills by maintaining high professionally and amicable relationships with external suppliers.
During my career at ASOS, I have had the chance to work with several different teams. One of the most important skills I have learnt is adaptability and flexibility. Moving from a team to a new one is generally quite daunting, however it is the best experience I've had. Getting out of my routine, working with different people and learning people's way of working while bringing my own is the best way to progress.
My persistence and courage in what I can achieve is what has got me here today. Whilst I love taking on new challenges head-on, they are always risk calculated and difficulties faced with hard work to overcome them.
My ability to absorb and use information efficiently is a capability that I am proud of having. During my final project at Makers Academy, my team and I worked on building a web application using 12 new technologies, most of which I had to learn from scratch and we succeeded in creating a great product within the two-week timeframe.
| Project | Description | Technologies | Testing |
|---|---|---|---|
| posterpop | Final group project at Makers Academy. A Progressive Web App for mobile devices that uses text recognition to allow the user to photograph the poster of an event and saves the link for the event's website. That link is then stored in the user's profile and is shown on the app page. The user can then click on it to get redirected to the event's website at a later time. Read our collective blog to document the process here | Back-end: Google Cloud Vision API, Google Cloud Firebase, Node Modules. Front-end: JavaScript ES6, Vue 2, Bootstrap-Vue. | Mocha, Karma, Nightwatch, Selenium Web Driver, EsLint AirBnB Lighthouse. |
| An Instagram clone where users can create an account, sign in and out, post pictures with caption, add/edit/delete comments and like a picture | Back-end: Ruby. Framework: Rails. Database: PostgreSQL. Front-end: Bootstrap, HTML, CSS | RSpec, Capybara, Selenium. | |
| Bowling Challenge | An interactive bowling scoresheet calculator | Front-end: JavaScript, JQuery, HTML, CSS | Jasmine. |
| Chitter Challenge | Twitter clone that will allow the users to post messages to the Heroku public stream | Sinatra, Ruby, DataMapper, PostgreSQL, Heroku. | Rspec, Capybara. |
| RPS Challenge | Rock Paper Scissors web application hosted on Heroku | Sinatra, Ruby, DataMapper, PostgreSQL, Heroku. | Rspec, Capybara. |
For a complete list, see my GitHub profile.
- Curious and passionate about code. Regular meet-ups, talks and Codebar attendee
- Fast and independent learner through online materials
- Great collaborator with weekly group projects
- Object-Oriented Programming aficionado
- Strong Emphasis on XP values such as Simplicity, Communication and Respect
- Processes obsessive such as TDD, Pair/Mob Programming, Stand-ups and Retros
- Languages: Ruby, JavaScript, HTML 5, CSS
- Frameworks: Rails, Sinatra, Vue 2
- Testing Frameworks: RSpec, Jasmine, Capybara, Nightwatch
- MSc. in International Business
- Master’s Dissertation (June 2007 - March 2008)
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- GPA: 3.31 – Major in Marketing
- Exchange Program: (2005)
- San Diego State University, California
- Fudan University, Shanghai
- Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Hanoi
ASOS (October 2012 to July 2017)
Senior Merchandising Assistant
- Managing entry MA ensuring their development needs are met.
- Writing weekly trade reports and presenting to Management in trade meetings.
- Liaising with suppliers and brands on a daily basis to manage intake.
- Running promotional and markdown rolls by analysing sales, stock and cover.
- Monitoring and forecasting sales, making trade recommendations and actions.
- Forecasting weekly WSSI’s and ensure the sales plans are hit.
English - Fluent
French - Native
Vietnamese - Native
Cooking, Piano and Guitar, Ballroom Dancing, Travelling the world, Hiking, Theatre and Concerts.