Our slogan; Empowering Dreams, One Line at a Time!
Our team consists of: Jessica Upson, Kemi Oluwasanmi, Lauren Gray, Ana Catarina Basilio, Charlotte McKnight and Sophia Ahmedalie.
Hey! I'm Catarina, 29 years old and live in the sunny rectangle of Europe - Portugal. I'm originally from Alentejo (Estremoz), but I now live in Cascais.
A few things you should know about me:
- I'm an Archaeologist (and no, we do not dig dinosaurs);
- The coolest thing I found was a 4 thousand years old copper dagger inside a vessel;
- I'm doing my PhD (and going crazy due to it, that is why I want to change areas);
- I have 3 tattoos (one of them is of an archaeological vessel - archaeology nerd much!);
- I have two ferrets and a dog.
- I practice kickboxing,
- I have more than 35 published papers and a published book;
- I speak 3 languages, fluently (Portuguese, Spanish and English).
Enough about this. What about if I tell you about my favourite film series? Should I add a quote (it is not specifically from my favourite film, but you'll get there)?
Lily! After all this time? he asked and Always he replied.
Do you want to guess?
- Harry Potter and the half-blood prince, OBVIOUSLY!
Coding has been a good experience, so far. I've learned so much with the CFG Course. I have experience with R and data analysis since I've had a few specific courses for using R in Archaeology. However, I'll tell you my secret: I'm kinda in love with Python and SQL (Don't judge me!).
Here is a table of my general feedback/review of some of the topics we covered in the course:
| Topics | Overall (out of 5) | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| JS/CSS/HTML | 4.5 | Enjoyed creating an aesthetic |
| Python | 5 | Simple syntax and a lot of potential |
| SQL | 5 | It can get so complex (something I like) |
| GIT | 3 | Huge mess at the beginning, but getting there |
I'll stop now! I'm really glad to meet you all! Feel free to contact me using my email catarinasbasilio@gmail.com.
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🎂 Age & Origin: I'm 30 years old and proudly hail from NYC.
🌍 Travel Bug: So far, I've journeyed to 7 countries. Next year, I'm setting my sights on exploring more of southern Europe.
💼 Professional Path: My diverse career has spanned healthcare, hospitality, and property management. Now, I'm diving into the tech world.
👨👩👦 Family Ties: I come from a big family with 3 siblings and 8 delightful nieces and nephews. My relatives are scattered across 6 of the 7 continents.
🍳 Culinary Skills: I'm a talented home chef and baker, always ready to whip up something delicious.
🎵 Musical Pursuits: Currently, I'm a budding upright bass and violin player. My ambition is to also master the piano. I love all genres of music and try to attend a concert every month.
🚗 Driving Ambition: Believe it or not, I've never learned to drive. But, it's high on my to-do list!
💻 Tech Exploration: I'm navigating my first tech course and I'm thrilled with my progress and experience so far.
🎂 Age: I'm 28 years old from Oxford UK.
👨👩👧👧 Family: My husband and I have a 2 year old daughter and 1 year old twin girls.
👩🔬 Previous profession: I studied Biology and did a PhD in Biochemistry before starting my journey into tech.
👩💻 Current Profession: I have just joined DSTL as a Junior Software Engineer.
🗺️ Travel: I love to travel and have visited 27 different countries so far. As a family we enjoy hiking, skiing and mountaineering.
🏃♀️ Ambitions: I am currently training for the London Marathon in April 2024. I also am planning to hike the Arctic trail and row across the Atlantic Ocean in 2025.
Things I ❤️
- Street photography and taking enviromental portraits.
- Travelling, I've visited 23 countries 🤯 sometimes I solo travel, as long I have my camera with me I'm happy to explore by myself.
- Learning languages. I spent the last two years living in France, and my French has really improved. Now I'm interested in learning Portuguese, maybe @Ana-Catarina-Basilio can help me! 😋
- Skateboarding 🛹 I was previously a part of two girl skate organisations in Paris.
- Running 🏃🏾♀️ Now I'm back in Belfast I'm a member of a social running club.
- Animals! I am a proud aunt to a cocker spaniel pup! 🐶
My tech journey 👩🏾💻 ❤️
I started self studying python on Udemy in June 2023 whilst I was ending my teaching year. I quickly completed 4 CFG MOOCs and got accepted onto the CFG Degree! I am loving the journey so far, it's great to be a part of such a supportive and motivating community. I am learning much more than I would've if I only learnt alone.
- Get onto the CFG Degree.
- Foundational understanding of Python, JavaScript and SQL.
- Complete various personal projects showcasing coding skills.
- Delve deeper into UX design.
- Create a website portfolio with links to projects.
- Graduate from the CFG Degree.
- Find my first entry level job in tech.
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottevmcknight/
Hi 👋 I'm Lauren, I'm 24 and I'm a gallery assistant living in London! I became interested in tech through my art course introducing me to the world of ~Creative Computing!
I will admit that I'm finding the course a little difficult right now :( but I love a challenge and I'm having a lot of fun learning so I'm slowly getting there!
Chatgpt is my bestie getting me through this 🤖
👾 More about my tech journey:
I studied Fine Art at university and during my degree, I taught myself to use Unity, web development and physical computing to create mini-games, virtual environments and websites to host my artwork! ... In other words, my journey began by piecing together fragments of code to bring my ideas to life!
I wanted to find ways to use technology to make my work more fun and interactive...
I made it my mission to understand the code that I was working with and fell in love with it! ♥ ♥ ♥
After graduating and taking one of CFG's Kickstarter courses, I decided to venture down this path further and now I'm here and absolutely loving it! Even if it is a little challenging at times 
🤠 fun facts:
- ⚖️ I'm a Libra! and although I'm a massive science nerd, I absolutely love learning about astrology!
- 🧶 One of my favourite hobbies is knitting! and after my creative computing intro, I managed to merge the two interests together with my art practice! My latest piece is featured in an upcoming collection curated by Google Arts and Culture! :)
- 🎼 I love music! I've been playing the flute since I was 7 and was part of my local theatre's show orchestra and my borough's youth orchestra before I moved to London! Here's my current favourite song!
- 🦸🏻♀️ I'm a Marvel fan! My top films & series are Wandavision, Thor: Ragnarok, and Doctor Strange and my favourite character is the Scarlet Witch!
- 💻 My favourite parts of the course so far have been learning about APIs, databases and working with SQL!
Hello! I'm Kemi, 32 from Peterborough.
About Me
- I have worked as a pharmacist in the NHS for 7 years but always felt that I wanted to learn something new.
- I enjoy travelling but havent done much of it since after covid
- I have an active 3 year old that keeps me on my toes
- I love watching reality shows - love is blind, married at first sight , too hot to handle 🤭
- I am also a big Marvel Fan. I usually go to the cinema to watch released marvel movies on premier nights.
My tech journey so far
I wanted coding to bring my creativity to life, so I completed an online front-end developer course. I then started building small projects and responsive landing pages but remained curious about how the backend works. I found out about CFG, its mission and vision, and decided to enroll in CFG's Introduction to JavaScript classes. I enjoyed the teaching style - it was interactive and in real-time - so I decided to apply for the degree. So far, I have enjoyed all the lectures, and I am now starting to understand the use of Python for back-end development. At the end of the degree, I will be joining my sponsored company as a junior full-stack developer.
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kemi-ol/
Ana and Lauren (SQL): 👑 Queens of Querying! Ana and Lauren, turning data into poetry, crafting databases with the elegance of SQL sorcery.
Charlotte and Sophia (Python): 🐍 The Python Dynamic Duo, Charlotte and Sophia! Slithering through code like snakes in the grass, leaving trails of readable and powerful Python magic.
Kemi and Jess (API): 🦾 API Architects extraordinaire, Kemi and Jess! Weaving the web of connectivity, where data flows like a symphony. Masters of the API realm, making integration dreams a reality.