Christie Griffiths

After engaging with the Effective Altruism community, I made the leap from Care Work to Software Development. Driven by my passion for logic and technology, I believe in tech's incredible potential to positively impact lives. I'm an avid learner who can't wait to get their first job as a Junior Developer! 

Employment Experience  

Health Care Assistant - Royal Trinity Hospice (Jan 2022 - Oct 2022) 

Listening: Developed strong listening skills to understand and support patients' fears and hopes. 

Practicing Mindfulness: Mindfulness became an essential part of my approach to caring for dying adults. By staying present and non-reactive, I provided the attention and care needed in each moment. I still practice daily. 

Emotional Intelligence: Responded sensitively to the diverse emotional needs of patients, families, Doctors and Nurses. 

Adult Social Care worker - Lifted & Better HealthCare (Feb 2019 - Jan 2022) 

Compassion: Practiced empathy, compassion and kindness while caring for a diverse range of clients, fostering trust, and providing emotional support and personal care to enhance their well-being. 

Diversity: Meeting people from all different backgrounds broadened my mind, enhancing my ability to relate to individuals with diverse experiences and perspectives. 

Chef - The Ivy Richmond, Park’s Edge Bar & Kitchen and BAO (Oct 2017 - Dec 2018) 

Performing under stress: Developed the ability to remain composed and think clearly amidst fast-paced and high-stress culinary settings. 

Culinary Techniques: Gained proficiency in a wide range of cooking methods from Modern British cuisine to Taiwanese. 

Team Collaboration: Learned to work harmoniously with other chefs and honed my communication skills. 

Organisational Skills: Being able to keep a list of tasks in mind and work through them in a logical order while maintaining focus on the present task at hand. 

Education 

Leiths School of Food & Wine (Sept 2016 - June 2017) A Professional Diploma in Food and Wine, focusing on: 

Attention to detail: Precise execution of recipes and presentation for appealing dishes. 

Time management: Efficiently managing multiple cooking processes to deliver dishes on time. 

Adaptability: Easily transitioning between various kitchen environments and culinary styles   

Collingham - GCSEs - English Language (A), Maths (B), Film Studies (C), Physics (C), Statistics (C) (Sep 2012 – June 2014) 

Experience 

Makers Coding Bootcamp (Feb 2023 - Jul 2023)   

I acquired proficiency in Ruby, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, GitHub (Version Control), HTML, and CSS (and I’m still improving). 

OOD (Object-Oriented Design):  Developed a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, enabling me to write clean, organized, and maintainable code.   

Agile Methodologies:  Agile is a flexible approach to project management that we used in all our group projects – it focuses on collaboration, adaptability, and iterative development to deliver high-quality results in shorter timeframes. 

TDD (Test-driven development):  is an approach where tests are written before the code, helping ensure the code behaves correctly in the moment and when you add further code. TDD is an insurance policy of sorts. 

Pair Programming:  I learned to effectively collaborate with peers through pair programming sessions, enhancing communication, and problem-solving skills. Two minds are better than one!