Dashboard – I'm a Scientist 2024

About Me:

I spend my days making apps and working with computers in Sunderland 💻 And in my free time, I’m busy crocheting 🧶, walking my dog 🐶, or reading – I particularly love the Percy Jackson books! 📚
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I live in Sunderland with my family and I’m a Data Scientist, as well as a Computer Science Student at Newcastle University. I have loved technology from when I first used Scratch in primary school, and I love being able to make the world better through technology! 🌎

I love to get outside as much as possible, and will often be found walking my dog, Mabel at the beach, but if the weather is bad, I am normally curled up with a book. I own over 200 books, and would love to have a mini library inside my house one day!

I also love to sing – my favourite song to sing is ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ by Queen 🎤
My pronouns are:

she/her
My Work:

I work at Siemens as a Data Scientist. I use computers to solve problems and make other people’s work easier! 💻📊
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My job is all about making work easier for others. Other teams from the business will tell me about a part of their work that they are struggling with and that they feel could be made digital, for example they might have a paper form and I will make it into a computer form instead. I make apps that help others to work better.
My Typical Day:

I wake up at 6:30 and get the train to the office for 8:30. I spend my day making apps and computer programs, until 12 o’clock when I have lunch with my friends, and then back to working on my computer until 4:30. I get the train home, and then walk my dog at around 5:30 🐶
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I wake up at 6:30 and get the train to the office for 8:30. I spend my day making apps and computer programs, until 12 o’clock when I have lunch with my friends, and then back to working on my computer. I will also have meetings throughout the day where I talk to other workers to see how I can help them make their work easier and faster. At 4:30, I get the train home, and then walk my dog at around 5:30 🐶 Later, I will read a book before going to bed at around 10:30.
What I'd do with the prize money:

I would give the money to my primary school for them to buy some cool new computers – this is where my love of computer science started, so I would love to give something back as a thank you!

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Education:

I went to Monkwearmouth Academy in Sunderland for secondary school – at the time this school was rated ‘Inadequate’ by Ofsted, but I never let that stop my dreams! I then went to St Roberts Sixth Form where I did Computer Science, Chemistry and Biology, and I am now a student at Newcastle University, studying Computer Science. I will graduate from university in September 2025.
Qualifications:

GCSEs: English Language, English Literature, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Computer Science, French and Religious Studies

A-Levels: Biology, Chemistry and Computer Science.

I am now working towards my degree in Computer Science.
Work History:

My current job is actually my first job ever! However, I did work on a ship for a week where I sailed from England to Denmark 🚢
Current Job:

I am a Data Scientist where I make apps that help others to work better.
Employer:

I work for Siemens which is a global technology and engineering company. We do everything from smart automatic lighting, to making healthcare equipment, to making robots for factories, wind turbines and much much more!

My Interview
- How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
  
  Dog-obsessed Computer Enthusiast
  
  What did you want to be after you left school?
  
  I have always wanted to work with computers, but my backup choice was a job in Chemistry
  
  Were you ever in trouble at school?
  
  A few times for talking too much 🙈
  
  If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
  
  I would open a dog cafe!
  
  Who is your favourite singer or band?
  
  I love Queen, Hozier, Eminem, Maneskin...my music taste changes all the time!
  
  What's your favourite food?
  
  I love sushi or pasta or just about anything!
  
  If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
  
  Visit Japan, become fluent in a different language, and unlimited, on-demand iced coffee
  
  Tell us a joke.
  
  What did the computer do at lunchtime? It had a byte to eat.