Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Coding Bootcamp Grads (All Women Panel)

Event Date: Tue, 23 May 2023

Venue: Thoughtworks Singapore
18 Cross Street #11-08 Cross Street Exchange, Singapore 048423

About The AMA
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In this month's meetup, we will be doing an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session with some folks who had graduated from coding bootcamps previously and have gone on to successful careers in the tech industry.

Do post your questions in advance here on this PigeonHole Live: https://pigeonhole.at/M4Z2P4

The Panelists
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1) Gabrielle Ong (General Assembly, 2016)
Current Role: Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielleong/

Started her career at a bootcamp (2016) as a student turned teaching assistant, then software engineer at a growth startup. Embarked on university to study computer science, while working various roles including a non profit. Currently combining her interests in systems, organisations and tech as a solutions architect at AWS.

2) Linda Lee (Trent Global / Code Institute, 2020)
Current Role: Software developer at DBS Bank
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindalee007

From TV to Tech… Linda spent over 10 years in the media industry and joined a bootcamp at Trent Global College in 2020. Today she’s a software developer in DBS bank after going through a mid-career switch program with IBF (Institute of Banking and Finance).

3) Tan Hui Tian (Thoughtworks JumpStart, 2019)
Current Role: Software Developer at Cognizant
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hui-tian

Mid-career switcher from the art industry who attended Thoughtwork’s Jumpstart bootcamp in 2019. Currently a software engineer at Cognizant.

The Moderator
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Kok Chee Kean (General Assembly, 2018)
Current Role: Senior Software Engineer at GovTech Singapore
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckkok/

Mid-career switcher from the education service who attended General Assembly’s Web Development Immersive in 2018. Currently a software engineer in GovTech, whose professional interests are mainly game development, performance, and sustainability in software engineering.

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