Hi, I'm Pauline 🐾πŸ’ͺ🏼

To summarise, I am a πŸͺ΄ Community Leader, πŸ’»Enthusiastic Techie, πŸŽ™οΈInternational Speaker, πŸ“Creator and 🌎 Digital Nomadopens in new window.

πŸͺ΄ Community Leader

Throughout the years, I have participated in many communities, including the OG blogging community (2008), MedTech Sheffield (2017-2018), Code First Girls opens in new window(2016-2021), the AWS Community Builders opens in new window program, and the Ladies in DevOps opens in new window (2021) community.

Currently, I head up the Community at Gitpod opens in new window. As a community leader, my goal is to create an environment where empowered people can connect, collaborate, and learn from each other. Come and be a part of our Gitpod Community!opens in new window

Projects

Key Contributions

  • March 2016:Introduced Code First Girls students to the hackathon opens in new window and Women in Tech communities
  • Feb 2017: Took 20 CFG students opens in new window to InspireWIT conference in collaboration with HackSheffieldopens in new window
  • April 2018: Efforts in organising #HackMed18 saw an increase in attendance of women (47%) and students from different backgrounds including Humanities, Finance and Arts.
  • March 2019:Organized International Women's Day event at BT office in Leeds with local Yorkshire speakers in tech community, highlighted by by BT Consumer's CEO, Marc Allera. opens in new window
  • April 2021: Launched Ladies in DevOps, with 150 community members joining organically; now over 500 members.
  • July 2022: Grew our Gitpod Community opens in new window to 5,000 members, launched Community Heroes program with 30+ ambassadors, and initiated community initiatives to foster connection (e.gCommunity Office Hoursopens in new window,Community meet-upsopens in new window)

πŸ’» Enthusiastic Techie

I began learning to code for fun when I was 8 years old. I formed a hobby of building websites opens in new window which carries on to this day - continuing to bring my ideas to life by playing around with pixels on the internet.

Taking my love for technology and learning further, I became AWS Certified as a Cloud Practitioner opens in new window in November 2019, Solutions Architect Associate opens in new window in December 2020, and obtained the KCNA certificate opens in new window in 2021.

Previous Experience

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πŸŽ™οΈ International Speaker

πŸ“ Creator

Fourteen years ago, I began writing on the web opens in new window.

My blog opens in new window continues to evolve. Now, I write about reflections on my experiences for both my personal development journey and daily adventures in life.

Projects

Key Achievements

  • My podcast (now archived) has been downloaded over 2,500 times.
  • Being a positive brand ambassador for sponsored content with successful referrals
  • Advocating the power of blogging and social media on the radio, conferences and events, inspiring others to create
  • Support on social media - as shown on BuyMeACoffee opens in new window

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🫢 Let's collaborate!

I always love connecting with new people - if you think we can collaborate on something. Get in touch!