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Kristy Leigh:
Junior Software Developer & Data Science Enthusiast

Tech-stack built via She Codes Plus, UWA and self-education.

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• ⭐ About Me
• 🔗 Get In Touch
• 💻 My Projects
• ✨ Dev Portfolio
• 🧠 Currently Learning
• 📅 Scheduled Events & Training
• 🎓 Education, Training, Event & Networking History

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⭐ About Me:

🚀 Kaya! I'm:

• A Junior Software Developer inspired by AI & Data Science 🤖
• A Compliance, audit and documentation nerd 🤓
• Adaptable, curious, and eager to dive into new technologies
• An enthusiastic attendee at regular industry events, workshops and training sessions
• An experienced Trainer, Senior Administrator and Bookkeeper, and I have also dabbled in retail management, professional cooking, and voice-over acting careers.
• Often found immersed in D&D 🧙, playing tabletop games, swing dancing, or playing pinball.
• Want to learn more? View my LinkedIn.

⚡ Career Transition into Tech:

• 🎯 Goal: To gain a role in Software Development and/or Data Science in 2023
• ✅ Achieved: In September 2023, gaining my first role as a Junior Software Developer
• 🎓 Upskilling & Networking Journey:
  • Commenced a career break in July 2022 to focus on transitioning into tech
  • Completed relevant courses, workshops, tutorials and training
  • Attended conferences, workshops and networking events to gain practical knowledge and experience
  • Developed new & contributed to projects

🔗 Get in Touch

Looking for Junior Developer or aspiring Data Scientist who's project-driven, loves to learn, gets excited by complex database schemas & AI, and oozes enthusiasm and passion? Let's catch up over coffee ☕, whisk(e)y or a game of pinball, and see how my unique skills will add value to your team!

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🧠 Currently Learning:

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📅 Scheduled Events & Training:

• nothing scheduled...

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💻 My Projects:

She Codes Plus Projects:

• ⚠️ Portfolio v1 = legacy | Created for She Codes Plus project #1
• ✨ Portfolio v2 = current | Redesigned and includes breakdown of projects, video tours and more!

	Tech	Project	Code
✅'22	HTML CSS	Portfolio Website v1 ⚠️ (legacy)	Repo
✅'22	Python	Weather Data Processing	Repo
✅'22	Python Django	News Website	Repo
✅'23	Python Django REST Framework	Crowdfunding App (back-end)	Repo
✅'23	HTML CSS React.JS	Crowdfunding App (front-end)	Repo
✅'23	React.JS	To-Do list app	Repo
✅'23	Python Django REST Framework	Mentor Scheduling Tool (back-end)	Repo
✅'23	HTML CSS React.JS	Mentor Scheduling Tool (front-end)	Repo

UWA (Post) Graduate Certificate of Commerce Projects:

	Tech	Project	Code	Unit
✅'21	Python	Aviation Analysis System: • jupyter notebook • business report • data visualisations	Repo	Python Programming for Business
✅'21	Excel	Investing in our leaders: • statistical analysis & prediction • business report • data visualisations	Coming Soon	Data Analysis and Decision Making

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🎓 Education, Training, Event & Networking History:

Relative Education & Certifications:

• 09/22 - 04/23 She Codes Plus Program 22/23 (Learned: HTML, CSS, Javascript, ReactJS, Python, Django, DRF)
• 03/23 Analytics for All Upskilling - Tracked X WADSIH
• 09/22 Azure AI Fundamentals - Microsoft
• 15/12/21 Graduate Certificate in Commerce - UWA
  • 2021 Data Analysis and Decision Making
  • 2021 Python Programming for Business
  • 2020 Introductory Financial Accounting
  • 2020 Economics for Business and Policy

Training & Workshops Attended:

• 2023:

  • 12/08/23 Level Her Up: Game Development 101 - Build Workshops (Unity)
  • 29/07/23 Level Her Up: Game Development 101 - Narrative Design Workshop
  • 14/07/23 Reconnecting Women to their Worth, their Value and the Workplace - STEMPower Program w/ WiTWA
  • 12/07/23 Operating Systems and Development Environments - w/ Oliver Lavers
  • 06/07/23 AWS Developer Webinar Series: Harnessing the power of Generative AI - AWS
  • 17/06/23 She Codes One Day Workshop ✨Volunteer Python Mentor
  • 14/06/23 Let's talk about Data Science, AI and ML - w/ Asli Yoruk & Reese Jocumsen
  • 18/05/23 Microsoft Level Up with GitHub Copilot & Codespaces
  • 13/03/23 Microsoft Azure Open Source Night
  • 04/03/23 Developing in Containers, She Codes Plus Masterclass
  • 24/02/23 Power BI Fundamentals - WADSIH x Insight
  • 20/01/23 A Practical Intro to Cyber Security, SBDC x ECU
  • 16/01/23 "Progress over Perfection" with Bel Lloyd

• 2022:

  • 16/11/22 Reactor Pop-Up Workshop Day, She Codes at Microsoft
  • 22/11/22 Hit the Ground Running: CV’s, LinkedIn, Interviews”, WADSIH x People Bank
  • 05/09/22 Mentoring Event "On the Shoulders of Giants", Microsoft Student Accelerator
  • 25/08/22 Data Science Fundamentals - WADSIH x Insight

Networking, Conferences & Events Attended:

• Monthly:
  • Python WA Meetup
• 2023:
  • 09/11/23 WiTWA Tech+ Conference
  • 07/10/23 DDD Conference
  • 02/08/23 - 03/08/23 Data & AI for Business Conference - WADSIH ✨Volunteer
  • 13/06/23 Data Driven Decisions (D3) Conference - “AI in the Wild” - UWA Data Institute
  • 08/06/23 AWSome Day Online Conference - AWS
  • 07/06/23 Female Coders Collective (FC2) Meetup
  • 02/06/23 Latency Conference 2023 - Mechanical Rock
  • 22/02/23 AWS Innovate - Data and AI/ML Edition - AWS
  • 20/02/23 She Codes Perth Networking Event
  • 09/02/23 STOMC Cyber Security Meetup
• 2022:
  • 08/12/22 AI Industry Day @ 35th Australasian Joint Conference on AI (AI2022) - UWA
  • 06/12/22 West Tech Women 2022 - West Tech Fest 2022
  • 05/12/22 Cybotics AI Day - West Tech Fest 2022
  • 21/11/22 She Codes x Robert Walters Networking Event
  • 18/11/22 WITWA Tech[+] Awards Night - WITWA

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