Bio | Skills | Projects | Education | Experience
I am a full-stack developer who trained at Makers Academy and graduated in January 2018. I have done projects primarily in Javascript and Ruby using Node.js, React and Rails. I am naturally curious and love the idea of creating usable products. I am really into games (logic, boardgames, videogames) and coding has been the first time in my life that I feel like I can apply those skills in a professional context which is amazing! In my past life, I graduated with a MSc International Management from the Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands and have worked as an Investment Banking Analyst, Operations Manager at a start-up and as Growth Marketing Manager. I am currently looking for a full-stack developer role in London where I can keep perfecting my software crafting skills.
Throughout my career I've always had to assume multiple roles in the same company. This happened because I was either involved in a lot of extra activities (in a more corporate context) or simply due to business requirements (in a more start-up context). I thrive on having multiple different challenges at once and I highlight my experience at Uniplaces where at the same time I was leading the Sales, Account Management and Operations teams which had very different profiles, strategies and requirements.
Even though I had no coding background I feel like I managed the workload of the Makers Academy course decently. That said, I do believe that I pick up things fast. A key example was in our practice projects where I had to learn how to learn how to use Node.js, ensure all code was tested and present a final product. At the end, I am quite proud of my achievements and you can see the final product in the Project sections by clicking on Data Visualization.
Throughout university, a lot of emphasis was put on communication and presentation skills as those are becoming more and more important in today's world. I have had to present and communicate very different messages to very different stakeholders and have had experience in tailoring my approach to the different scenarios. In particular, at ResearchGate, I had to define, structure, present and communicate the lead generation strategy going forward to both the Sales, Lead Generation and Executive team which all were focusing on different aspects.
| Project | Description | Technologies |
|---|---|---|
| Pub Quiz API | API back-end for a Pub Quiz App | Javascript, Node.js, ws, express, Mocha, Chai, Sinon, Supertest, Mongoose, MongoDB |
| Pub Quiz App | Real time Pub Quiz App | Javascript, React.js, Mocha, Chai, Zombie.js, Sinon, Enzyme |
| Data Visualization | App to visualize data from a database | Javascript, Node.js, express, Mocha, Chai, supertest, selenium, jQuery, chart.js |
- Concepts: Object Oriented Programming, Test-Driven Development, Model-View-Controller pattern
- Tech Stack: Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, Node.js, React.js, jQuery, HTML, css, MongoDB, postgreSQL
- Testing: RSpec, Jasmine, Supertest, Mocha, Chai, Capybara, Selenium, Zombie.js, Sinon
- MSc International Management - CEMS
- Final GPA: 8/10
- Key Courses: Accounting – 9.8/10, Corporate Finance – 9.6/10, Supply Chain Management – 8.2/10
- Student Class President, Exchange Term at the National University of Singapore
- BSc Economics
- Final GPA: 16/20
- Key Courses: Calculus -18/20, Econometrics – 18/20, Microeconomics – 18/20 and Strategy – 18/20
- Exhange Term at Bocconi University
YLD Limited (October 2016 - September 2017)
Marketing and Operations Manager
ResearchGate (March 2016 to October 2016)
Growth Marketing Manager
Uniplaces (January 2015 to February 2016)
Head of Supply Operations
Uniplaces (December 2013 to December 2014)
Financial Controller
Royal Bank of Scotland (April 2012 to July 2013)
Debt Capital Markets Analyst