A running record of the things I've done that are easy to forget by performance-review season. Filterable by work, volunteering and education.
Alongside the staff of Thales' [High G training facility](https://www.gallifordtry.co.uk/sectors/projects/raf-cranwell-high-g-training-facility/), ran the Thales STEM stand, focussing on an early coding tool for primary school aged children.
Pitched and won funding to establish automated testing for underwater systems at Thales, then independently led the year‑long delivery phase.
Led adoption of shift-left testing practices across the team, catching issues earlier and shrinking the time from bug found to bug fixed.
Migrated a high-traffic Currencycloud service to the Kafka Outbox pattern, improving reliability without downtime for live payment traffic.
Automated Linux deployments with Bash, removing hours of repetitive manual setup for the team.
Delivered 16-week Software & Data Engineering and Data Science bootcamps, plus 4-week professional courses on AI in the Workplace, Machine Learning and Java. Redesigned the CFG software engineering degree curriculum.
Designed and created the content for the 5-week specialisation module of the Software & Data Engineering bootcamp, and for the standalone Java course.
Recognised nationally for volunteer contributions to Mersey Rowing Club, on top of building the club's scheduling system in spare time.
Developed microservices to automate scheduling for Mersey Rowing Club, saving the club roughly 29 volunteer hours a week.
Worked in a 4-person agile team to integrate GraphQL (cutting endpoint sprawl from the existing REST API), introduce Cucumber & Selenium UI/regression tests, and automate deployment with Terraform.
University of Lincoln, Honours degree, First Class.
Certified Tester, Foundation Level — the industry-standard software testing qualification.
Mid-level bootcamp and Data CFG Degree with Code First Girls, completed with Distinction.
Recognised industry-wide for contributions and impact as a woman in tech.
Recognised for diversity & inclusion impact in tech, back to back.
Represent CFG's mission beyond the classroom, alongside the instructor role.
Continuous technical outreach at Thales, promoting technical excellence beyond the immediate team.