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After a degree in Economics and a law conversion, I stumbled into programming during a hackathon and got stuck in it (willingly). My involvement in various university societies has given me extensive experience in project management and event organisation while my highly analytical Economics degree has allowed me to think in a precise and logical manner.
I am currently working as a Product Developer at Ascential plc where I have the chance to build digital products from scratch for all our brands using mainly Elixir and React.
For a complete list, see my GitHub.
Project | Description | Technologies |
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Azalea | A basic testing framework with browser interface. Built from scratch with pure JavaScript. | JavaScript |
deblocracy | Voting platform built with Blockchain on Ethereum network over 2 weeks. Allows users to create an election, cast a vote and verify it has not been tampered with. | Solidity, Truffle, Webpack, web3.js |
Make It Rain | Predicting short and long term movement of FTSE Index using machine learning. First dive into Machine Learning during a group project. | Python, SciKit, Numpy, Pandas, Flask |
Hipstagram | An Instagram clone catering only to the most pretentious pictures. Features include liking pictures, tags and following other users. | Ruby on Rails, Carrierwave, Clearance, RSpec/Capybara |
Get Set Bowl | Interactive ten-pin bowling scoresheet. | Javascript, JQuery, HTML/CSS, Jasmine |
I am a strong communicator, as demonstrated in my years as a LSE Student Ambassador, during which I had to conduct regular university tours and facilitate workshops run by the Widening Participation team. Subsequently, I was awarded Delegate of The Year for my ability to articulate myself in a concise, yet engaging way.
Some other ways I have honed this skill:
- Selected to mentor at Codecademy London which requires breaking down complex coding concepts into understandable chunks.
- Represented LSE at Model United Nations conferences and have won Best/Highly Commended delegate awards.
- Hosted a radio show with LSESU PuLSE which tackled different societal issues weekly.
I have held several leadership positions through university - namely President of the 600-strong Model United Nations Society. I was able to create and implement a bolder vision for the society during my year stint, launching several programmes which still remain in place three years on. As President, I accomplished the following:
- Managed a 30 member committee with 5 sub-committees.
- Held more than 20 events through the year including speaker event with Sir Jeremy Greenstock.
- Created first ever UK MUN competitive team and training programme and obtained funding for it worth £4000.
- Set up Outreach branch for society which supported organisations such as UNHCR, WFP and UNRWA.
- Initiated inaugural LSE Youth conference which made profit of £468 for society.
I love learning new things constantly and am able to do so very quickly. I was able to demonstrate this during my time at Makers when I went beyond the standard curriculum to work with several new technologies (blockchain, machine learning, Node.js, Python) and had to pick them up within a short space of time (usually 2-3 days).
Some other ways I have honed this skill:
- Completed two different degrees - Economics, 1-year intensive law conversion course requiring strong critical thinking.
- Selected highly mathematical modules during my Economics degree such as Statistics, Econometrics, Economic Policy.
- Worked with processing and summarising 10 years of Palestine's annual budget during my role as an economic research intern.
Product Developer
- Working in Ascential Makers team to build cross-brand digital products.
- Assisting with creating build and deployment pipeline for team's Elixir applications.
- Tech stack - Elixir, Ruby, React Native, React.
Account Executive (Part-Time)
- Worked with clients (Western Power Distribution, Peabody Trust) to develop their relationships with key stakeholders.
- Analysed stakeholder feedback for Peabody's new development launch and wrote key-impact report .
- Assisted in running and delivering Western Power Distribution's national stakeholder engagement workshops.
Economic Research Analyst Intern
- Part of the team researching efficient management of aid to Palestine in view of developing its economic future.
- Migrated 10 years of annual budget records from Palestinian Authority (PA) into institute's internal database.
- Prepared and delivered presentation: "Economic lessons from Singapore to Palestine"
LSE Student Ambassador
- Awarded LSE Student Ambassador of the Year' 2015 for dedication and excellence in role.
- Delivered campus tours and presentations to international visitors, prospective students and alumni.
- Facilitated Widening Participation workshops for students aged from Year 6 to Sixth Form to encourage them into university.
- Assisted with data input and analysis of programme feedback surveys.
Deputy Secretary General (Applications)
- Ran application system for Europe’s biggest MUN Conference with over 1500 international delegates.
- Created specifications for first online application system in 13 years and monitored its implementation by liasing with development team.
- Increased applications by 15% with effective social media marketing strategy.
- Organised a social at Grand Connaught Room for 800 people which required management of £12,000 budget.
- OOP, TDD, SOLID, MVC, DDD
- Software Craftsmanship
- Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, Node.js, Solidity
- Rspec, Jasmine, Mocha, Chai, Capybara, Truffle
- Agile methodologies and XP values
- Graduate Diploma in Law - Commendation 67%
- Modules Completed: EU Law, Contract Law, Equity & Trusts Law, Tort Law, Land Law, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law
- BSc Economics
- Awarded Outstanding Contribution to LSE Student Union in final year
- LSESU UN Society (President), LSESU STAR (President), Radio DJ at student radio station, LSESU Women's Hockey 2nd Team, LSESU Beaver(Deputy Editor Opinion Section)
- Volunteering at various coding mentorship programmes: Codecademy and CodeYourFuture
- Hackathons: Startupbootcamp Halloween Hackathon (Salesforce Challenge Winner), AngelHack (Runners-Up)
- Travelling: I documented a hitch-hiking trip I embarked on to raise money for IRC here.
- Competitive ten-pin bowling: High score of 278.
Ask me about lane oiling patterns - Reading about behavioral economics: I find nudge theory fascinating. For the curious, UK has a 'Nudge Unit'.