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description: Podcasts, awards, communities and other works Jessica has been involved in.
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<h2>Awards and Certificates</h2>
<p>
<li><a href="https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5003572" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Developer Technologies (2019 - present)</a></li>
<li>AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (2020 - 2023)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.everywoman.com/events-awards/2020-fdm-everywoman-awards-finalists-announced" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Finalist - Team Leader Award Category - FDM EVERYWOMAN AWARDS (2020)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.codefirstgirls.org.uk/ones-to-watch-2018.html" target="_blank">CODEFIRST:Girls Ones To Watch (2018)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.information-age.com/women-awards-2018-winners-revealed-123470601/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Winner of the Rising Star Category Women In IT Awards (2018)</a></li><li><a href="https://wearetechwomen.wearethecity.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Shortlisted for the WeAreTechWomen TechWomen50 Awards (2018)</a></li><br>
</p>
<hr/>
<h2>Founder</h2>
<li><a href="http://dddeastmidlands.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Director and Co-Founder of DDD East Midlands (2019 - present)</a></li>
<li>Women In Tech, Nottingham (2015 -2017)</li>
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<h2>Volunteering</h2>
<h3>Organisations</h3>
<p>
<li><a href="https://dotnetfoundation.org/about/board-of-directors" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">.NET Foundation Board Member (2022 - present)</a></li>
<li>.NET Nomination Committee (2020 - present)</li>
<li>Chair of .NET Foundation Membership Committee (2022 - present)</li>
<li>.NET Foundation Membership Committee (2019 - present)</li>
</p>
<h3>Master of Ceremonies</h3>
<p><b>Dev Around the Sun (2020)</b></p>
<p>Co-presented between talks with <a href="https://twitter.com/jonathanfmills" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Jonathan Mills</a> for 3 hours of Dev Around The Sun. this was a conference-come-telethon to raise money for Direct Reliefs Corona Virus Fund.</p>
<h3>Conference Crew</h3>
<p>
<li>NDC Oslo - Norway (2017)</li>
<li>NDC London - UK (2017)</li>
</p>
<hr/>
<h2>Event Organisation</h2>
<h3>Meetups</h3>
<p>
<li>The Tech Community wellbeing check-in (2023 - present)</li>
<li>.NET Nottingham Meetup (2020 - present)</li>
<li>Women In Tech, Nottingham (2015 - 2017)</li>
</p>
<h3>Conference Organisation</h3>
<p>
<li><a href="http://dddeastmidlands.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">DDD East Midlands Conference (2018 - present)</a></li>
</p>
<h3>Agenda And Organisation Committees</h3>
<p>
<li>NDC London Agenda Committee (2019 - present)</li><li>ProgNET (2019)</li>
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<h3>Other Event Organisation</h3>
<p>
<li>Organised for members from Women In Tech Nottingham to take part in the local hackathon Hack24. (2017)</li>
<li>To celebrate International Women's Day and raise money for Code Club East Midlands, I arranged a cinema screening of Hidden Figures for the local community (2016)</li></p>
</p>
<hr/>
<h2>Speaking Engagements</h2>
<h3>Conferences</h3>
<p>
<li>NDC Oslo - Norway - Stablising Eccentric Systems (2024)</li>
<li>NewCrafts - France - Stablising Eccentric Systems (2024)</li>
<li>NDC London - UK - Controlling Wildfires While Only Getting Singed. (2020)</li>
<li>ProgNet London - UK - Introducing a Culture of Monitoring (2019)</li>
<li>New Adventures Conference - UK - The Future is Cross-functional (2019)</li>
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<h3>Meetups</h3>
<p>
<li>.TechFast - UK - Stablising Eccentric Systems (2024)</li>
<li>.NET SouthWest - UK - Learning Leadership (2021)</li>
<li>Notts TechFast - UK - A .NET Christmas Carol (2020)</li>
<li>Notts TechFast - UK - Speaking In A Virtual World (2020)</li>
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<h3>Panel Discussions</h3>
<p>
<li>Women Tech Makers Paris - France - Craft Culture Panel (2024)</li>
<li>MVPs Summit Imposter Syndrome: Panel (2023)</li>
<li>MVPs talking to Microsoft Employees about community: Panel (2022)</li>
<li> Led MVP Summit Code of Conduct Discussion Panel (2022)</li>
<li>Community Day - Session 4: MVP Programme + Community Panel (2022)</li>
<li><a href="https://dev.to/azure/the-cloud-skills-show-languages-frameworks-1adi#:~:text=The%20Cloud%20Skills%20Show%20is,start%20a%20career%20in%20tech)." rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cloud Skills Show - Series 1 Episode 2 - Languages & Frameworks (2020)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.to/azure/the-cloud-skills-show-series-2-episode-1-Hacktoberfest-16np" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cloud Skills Show - Series 2 Episode 2 - Hacktoberfest! (2020)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dev.to/azure/the-cloud-skills-show-net-31n3" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cloud Skills Show - Series 2 Episode 2 -.NET (2020)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://skillsmatter.com/skillscasts/14078-have-i-got-dot-net-for-you" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ProgNET - UK - Have I Got .NET For You (comedy) (2019)</a></li>
<li>The Cloud Skills Show - Series 1 Episode 2 - Languages & Frameworks (2020)</li>
<li>The Cloud Skills Show - Series 2 Episode 2 - Hacktoberfest! (2020)</li>
<li>The Cloud Skills Show - Series 2 Episode 2 -.NET (2020)</li>
<li>ProgNET - UK - Have I Got .NET For You (comedy) (2019)</li>
<li>Trent Uni - UK - Women In STEM for International Women's Day (2018)</li>
<li>Lincs Tech Week - UK - The Future of Technology (2018)</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stephen-haunts/side-hustle-success-podcast/e/57361496" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Side Hustle Success Podcast (2018)</a></li>
</p>
<hr/>
<h2>Awards and Certificates</h2>
<p>
<li><a href="https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5003572" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Developer Technologies (2019 - present)</a></li>
<li>AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (2020 - 2023)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.everywoman.com/events-awards/2020-fdm-everywoman-awards-finalists-announced" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Finalist - Team Leader Award Category - FDM EVERYWOMAN AWARDS (2020)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.codefirstgirls.org.uk/ones-to-watch-2018.html" target="_blank">CODEFIRST:Girls Ones To Watch (2018)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.information-age.com/women-awards-2018-winners-revealed-123470601/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Winner of the Rising Star Category Women In IT Awards (2018)</a></li><li><a href="https://wearetechwomen.wearethecity.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Shortlisted for the WeAreTechWomen TechWomen50 Awards (2018)</a></li><br>
</p>
<hr/>
<h2>Founder</h2>
<li><a href="http://dddeastmidlands.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Director and Co-Founder of DDD East Midlands (2019 - present)</a></li>
<li>Women In Tech, Nottingham (2015 -2017)</li>
<hr/>
<h2>Volunteering</h2>
<h3>Organisations</h3>
<p>
<li>Member of the .NET Foundation Board of Directors (2022 - 2024)</li>
<li>.NET Nomination Committee (2020 - 2023)</li>
<li>Chair of .NET Foundation Membership Committee (2022 - 2024)</li>
<li>.NET Foundation Membership Committee (2019 - present)</li>
</p>
<h3>Master of Ceremonies</h3>
<p><b>Dev Around the Sun (2020)</b></p>
<p>Co-presented between talks with <a href="https://twitter.com/jonathanfmills" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Jonathan Mills</a> for 3 hours of Dev Around The Sun. this was a conference-come-telethon to raise money for Direct Reliefs Corona Virus Fund.</p>
<h3>Conference Crew</h3>
<p>
<li>NDC Oslo - Norway (2017)</li>
<li>NDC London - UK (2017)</li>
</p>
<hr/>
<h2>Event Organisation</h2>
<h3>Meetups</h3>
<p>
<li>The Tech Community wellbeing check-in (2023)</li>
<li>.NET Nottingham Meetup (2020 - present)</li>
<li>Women In Tech, Nottingham (2015 - 2017)</li>
</p>
<h3>Conference Organisation</h3>
<p>
<li><a href="http://dddeastmidlands.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">DDD East Midlands Conference (2018 - present)</a></li>
</p>
<h3>Agenda And Organisation Committees</h3>
<p>
<li>NDC London Agenda Committee (2019 - present)</li><li>ProgNET (2019)</li>
</p>
<h3>Other Event Organisation</h3>
<p>
<li>Organised for members from Women In Tech Nottingham to take part in the local hackathon Hack24. (2017)</li>
<li>To celebrate International Women's Day and raise money for Code Club East Midlands, I arranged a cinema screening of Hidden Figures for the local community (2016)</li></p>
</p>
<hr/>
<h2>Outreach</h2>
<p>
<b>Mentoring</b></p>
<p>Outside of work I mentor anywhere between 2 - 4 people. This normally consists of once a month coaching sessions but can be more or less regular depending on need</p>
<p><b>Supporting Second Year Projects for The University of Nottingham (2018 - 2020)</b></p>
<p>I project managed second-year projects for The University Of Nottingham. This involved coming up with the projects, coordinating with the university, organising workshops, managing the mentors of the project, making sure the work was on track and that both the company and students were getting the most out of the experience.</p>
<p><b>Q&A Sessions & advocacy for School Of Code (2019 - present)</b><p><a href="https://blog.schoolofcode.co.uk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">School Of Code</a> has been running since 2019 and for all cohorts of students I have ran an "untweetable truth" Q&A session. I am a huge supporter of this initiative and am very vocal about it on all social media.</p>
<p><b>Q&A Sessions & advocacy for School Of Code (2019 - 2023)</b><p><a href="https://blog.schoolofcode.co.uk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">School Of Code</a> has been running since 2019 and for all cohorts of students I have ran an "untweetable truth" Q&A session. I am a huge supporter of this initiative and am very vocal about it on all social media.</p>
<p><b>Careers Fairs at Local Secondary Schools (2017 - 2018)</p></b><p>I have ran stalls at a couple of careers fairs promoting the local tech community and jobs to secondary school students.</p>
<hr/>
<h2>Publications</h2>
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title: Hi, I am Jessica
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<p><strong>Technologist</strong> and <strong>Community Enthusiast</strong>. I work as a Senior Principal Technical Architect,
am an Microsoft MVP, I'm on the Board of the .NET Foundation, co-organise DDD East Midlands conference and more.</p><p>
<p><strong>Technologist</strong> and <strong>Community Enthusiast</strong>.</p><p> I work as a Senior Principal Architect,
am a 4 times Microsoft MVP, I served on the Board of the .NET Foundation 2022-2024, co-founded and organised DDD East Midlands conference 2019-2023 and more.</p><p>
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name: Juan Marin
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blurb: Jessica is an exemplary individual whose leadership and technical expertise continue to drive our organisation forward. With a keen eye for detail and a strategic approach to problem-solving, she navigates the complexities and turns project tangles into triumphs, time after time. In addition to her architectural role, her public speaking skills are truly remarkable. Her mentorship and commitment to knowledge-sharing have cultivated a culture of continuous learning within our organisation. Her dedication to excellence is reflected in the high quality of her work and the esteem in which she is held by peers and the industry. Jess is an invaluable asset to any project or initiative, and I wholeheartedly endorse her for any future endeavors she may undertake.
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name: Karl Bagci
position: Head of Information Security
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blurb: Jessica is part of a rare group of individuals who are not only technically brilliant but also exceptional with people. She consistently demonstrates a proactive approach and does not shy away from taking responsibility, always focusing on delivery. She is always looking to take the front foot, ensuring that tasks are not only completed but completed to the highest standard. Jessica's natural leadership qualities shine through in every project she undertakes. She effortlessly steps up to lead, inspire, and motivate her team, creating a collaborative and high-performing environment. She has an incredible ability to inspire and elevate her colleagues, fostering an atmosphere of excellence and collaboration.
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