Linh Nguyen My

I am a self-taught software engineer still early in my career. My first introduction to programming was using Ruby which I was introduced to whilst on the CodeFirst:Girls course in January. Following the course, I then took this further by learning about doing test driven development using RSpec, I have enjoyed this approach to development and have shared my learnings on my GitHub and medium blog. I have since moved on from Ruby, exposing myself to a variety of different technologies including HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Outside of learning to code I have also enjoyed sharing my knowledge with others, recently have becoming an instructor at CodeFirst:Girls on their beginner HTML/CSS course. I have found sharing my knowledge with others to be very rewarding.

Skills

Programming languages	Ruby
Technical skills	Test-Driven Development (TDD) Pair-Programming Responsive Design Version Control - Git
Test Frameworks	RSpec
Front-End Skills	HTML5 CSS3 jQuery SASS
Spoken Languages	Fluent in English and Vietnamese Basic Japanese

Work Experience

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        2016 - Present
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        <h4>Student Support Advisor - University of East London (UEL)</h4>
        <li>Efficient in SITS:Vision system to check student records</li>
        <li>Use of ProRetention (CRM) to track and reply to students’ queries</li>
        <li>Diagnose student needs, provide advice and explanation, refer students to the full range of specialist services where required and to agreed protocols</li>
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2016 - Present

Beginners' HTML/CSS Course Volunteer Instructor - CodeFirst:Girls, Level 39 Assisting students learning HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, version control, Bootstrap, GitHub Helping students to debug static websites using inspect tool Explaining complex/technical concepts to non-technical audience Final course competition projects

Activities

• Attended 24 Pull Request and submitted 4 pull requests on the day - December 2016

• Attended GDG Hackathon and worked on Google and Twitter API in a team – November 2016

• Spoken at uncodebar on Ruby in-browser games – October 2016

• Attended the Rails Girls London Workshop (Funding Circle) as a student – June 2016

• Completed CodeFirst:Girls Level 2 Advanced Ruby Course (8 weeks) which included the usage of Sinatra, Heroku, Mailgun, and Twitter API - January 2016

• Regular attendee at codebar and Women Who Code – 2016

• Attended a 3-day UCL Enterprise Bootcamp to learn the key factors of entrepreneurship – April 2015

• Mentoring Scheme (UEL) at Barclays and Société Générale to developing employability skills – 2014

Education

University of College London (2014 - 2015)

MSc Biochemical Engineering, awarded Postgraduate Merit

Business Enterprise Project: Directed a team of 5 to complete a business plan and proposed the commercialisation of cancer drug. Forecasted financial projections; estimated the capital investment and variable operating costs.

Design Project: Unified a team of 5 to design and plan a manufacturing facility for the production of a vaccine. Produced a comprehensive economic appraisal; identified risks within the project and structured mitigation strategies.

University of East London (2011 - 2014)

BSc Medical Biotechnology, awarded First Class Honours

Interests

• Photography (night time cityscape)