Albania 
Czech Republic 
Deutschland 
Greece 
Hungary 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
Romania 
Spain 
United Kingdom 
Asia-Pac Middle East 
Turkey 
DR Congo 
Egypt 
Ghana 
Kenya 
Lesotho 
Mozambique 
Nigeria 
South Africa 
Tanzania 
I first got interested in Technology at school, I had quite a curious mind as a child, about why things work the way they do. I often investigated things, taking things apart and sometimes could not put them back together again! Very few girls studied STEM subjects at school, but I wasn’t going to be put off by that. I studied physics and computer science at university and really enjoyed my industrial placement at Rutherford Laboratories which gave me real life industry experience. I went on to join the Technology graduate programme at BT.
Since then, I’ve learned that every day is different, and every project is different.
What do you most enjoy about technology?
The pace and change in the technology sector is unprecedented. We live in the digital age where nearly everything we touch is powered by technology. To me it’s such an exciting place to be working; Being part of the team that creates technology, helping shape the products and solutions we use in our connected societies.
My team recently won the Vodafone Design and Development Technology Vision award for the redesign and delivery of the OneNet Operator Console product for accessibility. We designed in accessibility at the very start of a project ensuring that the product could easily be used by visually impaired users. Vodafone has positively helped me to understand the bigger picture and consider the impact of our technology and it’s so important that we embrace inclusion and build products and services for all of society to use.
What skills have you gained throughout your career? Which of these do you feel are most valuable?
It’s so important to keep on learning and always be taking on new skills, no matter where you are on your career journey. I’ve gained a lot of tech knowledge throughout my career journey but equally I’ve gained a lot of soft skills too - communications skills, problem solving skills and critical thinking skills are vital to have in your kit bag to make you an effective technical architect and team player to build the best technical solutions.
