I’ve always been interested in understanding logic and how things work. In school, I was very lucky that I had some wonderful teachers that really made me fall in love with Math especially. I participated in Math competitions and was encouraged to take on additional Math qualifications along with a group of my friends. This group challenged and competed with each other, ultimately pushing each other to do better and having a lot of fun on the way. With this foundation, I felt confident picking up programming languages at university and became a teaching assistant to help my fellow students.
Your organization field and mission:
Deloitte is a London-based multinational professional services network and one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, recognized as the world’s largest by revenue and employees. Founded in 1845, it provides audit, tax, consulting, risk advisory, and financial advisory services to major global clients.
At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters for our clients, our people and society. This is the North Star that guides us. It unites Deloitte people around the world – across cultures and time zones, roles and businesses – in an effort to drive our growth as a business, while advancing economic, social and sustainable progress.
Please tell us briefly about your role in the company / at your organization:
I am part of the technology, strategy and transformation within Deloitte. I work on a variety of projects linked to digital transformation and more recently we have been developing an offering related to AI strategy development and roadmapping following global trends and market needs. If I were to summarise what I do, it would be that I work with clients to understand their needs and pain points, collaborate with subject matter experts to analyse these into clear strategies and roadmaps for improvement.
Your interest in STEM
I like to think I learn from a myriad of people at all times. Whether its learning strength and resilience from my parents, understanding from my sisters or being unapologetically you as I’ve seen my friends be.
Your studies
The two major challenges I had were rushing and having a wide array of interests.
I was the student who often made silly mistakes at the end of a question after having worked out the majority or who wouldn’t go back and check her work carefully. This lost me many points during my early academic life but taught me a valuable lesson eventually.
The other challenge of being interested in many subjects meant that it was difficult for me to remain interested in one thing for long and led to me juggling many things at the same time. This taught me to embrace curiosity but master discipline as well to be able to manage my interests without burning out.
Be curious and try courses / experiences that will challenge you. Being a bit of a generalist at first rather than being a specialist immediately will open up your chances and is really what works well in today’s and tomorrow’s worlds where disciplines intersect and comingle more than ever before.
You at work
– Celebration of different cultures at the office
– Recycling / reducing printing
– Accessibility for differently abled individuals
– Trainings around Neurodiversity
The sense of helping people. Whether it was a project of developing an application to support children on the Autism Spectrum manage social situations or an organisation having a smoother process that helps employees and their customers. There is a sense of achievement and making an impact that makes me proud.
Your point of view
Technology opens up opportunities and flexibility within our study and work places that help give access to more women and allow them to do more. When you equip a woman specifically with more knowledge, the impact is not only felt in her own life but in the lives of those around her, effectively multiplying the value.
Lean into your natural abilities and strengths, don’t minimise yourself and make your voice heard.
Allow further true flexibility into the systems of work so that even more people can be part of the workforce.
To finish with
– Be human first
– Challenge yourself and others
– Quality > Quantity
– Be present
Collaborating with AI, using AI as a magnifier rather than replacer.
I hope that I can continue to help people and organisations, perhaps more within the public sector and finding ways to give back to community as well. I also hope to continue to be exposed to and learn about more industries.
The current activity has been implemented in the framework of the Project: Code4Europe,
GA Number: 101158834. Official project website : https://codeweek.eu/