A Baby Boomer’s Self-Taught Journey to Becoming a Technologist

Dreams turned into nightmares, then back to dreams when this curious, mid-50s Baby Boomer, came face to face with Javascript! Come along to hear how Bybreen managed to turn the corner, collect some certificates and regain her resting heart rate. Also, you’ll learn how meeting ‘Sophie the Robot and the idea of Flying Cars’ expanded her world of possibilities.

Oct 11, 2022, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

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Dreams turned into nightmares, then back to dreams when this curious, mid-50s Baby Boomer, came face to face with Javascript!

Bybreen Samuels lost track of time and nearly her mind when she dove into the self-taught journey to becoming a software engineer. Her unconventional route towards tech nirvana is littered with deep sighing. Plus, throwing her hands in the air, shouting and staring blankly, at a screen, for what seemed like lifetimes!

Come along to hear how Bybreen managed to turn the corner, collect some certificates and regain her resting heart rate. Also, you’ll learn how meeting ‘Sophie the Robot and the idea of Flying Cars’ expanded her world of possibilities.

Speaker

  • Bybreen Samuels

Host

  • Patty O’Callaghan

    Charles River Laboratories

    Tech Lead / Machine Learning GDE

Organizers

  • Patty O'Callaghan

    Charles River Laboratories

    Organizer

  • José Enrique Calderón Sanz

    JP Morgan Chase & Co

    Organizer

  • Cleyra Uzcategui

    JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    Organizer

  • Lewis Shearer

    Jordanhill School

    Team member

  • Sophie McCartney

    University of Strathclyde

    Team member

  • Ishita Narsiker

    University of Glasgow

    Team member

  • Delia Paternina

    Charles River Laboratories

    Team member

  • Prashanti Chikiley

    JP Morgan

    Technical BA

  • Habib Ogunsola

    AHRO Publishing

    Team member

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