Name: The survival kit. The journey of a Latina in data
Start: 2024-02-13T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-02-13T13:00:00-05:00

The Data tech industry has been a rewarding experience, but it was not an easy climb. Latinas make 1% of the data tech workforce and are almost nonexistent in management. Let me hand you some of the tools that I've used to climb this mountain and what to avoid on the way. Join me on this journey of a Latina in Data.

Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman

Tracy Boggiano

Kay Sauter | Data Platform MVP

Deepthi Goguri

Data Platform Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Group

Azure Data Tech Groups

Technology

Diversity & Inclusion

SQL Server

Database Professionals

Gilda graduated from the University of Central Florida with MIS and Computer Science degrees. She has over a decade of experience in Enterprise Information Technology for several Fortune 500 companies. She has specialized in database design, implementation, and optimization with an emphasis on high availability and business continuity. She has designed and performed security audits, database health-checks, capacity planning, resource utilization analysis database migrations, and Big Data implementations for organizations like IBM, Disney, IRS, US federal defense agencies, Deloitte, and many others.

She’s a big advocate of technical and leadership education in her community. She leads the information technology committee for ALPFA (Association of LATINO Professionals for America in Orlando as well as a Chapter Leader for PASS (Professional Association of SQL Server). These associations have allowed her to bridge the gap in IT Technical skills in the Latino community and mentor many Latino women in technology.






The survival kit. The journey of a Latina in data

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