Day 1 in my dream job with my dream team! Super excited to announce I’ve joined
@awscloud
as a Senior Developer Advocate in New York City!
Thanks so much to everyone who supported me during the recruitment and relocation process ⛅️
Pro of no one being in the office: its so quiet! There’s so much space!
Con: there’s no one here to see how cool this skirt is! My only solution is to start posting outfit photos
I set myself the goal of becoming an
#AWSHero
2+ years ago and I just woke up and saw that it has finally been announced! Can't believe I'm 1 of just 34 Machine Learning Heroes in the world! Thank you!
@AWSCloudANZ
@awscloud
Possibly a scandalous post but also it’s important for sustainability! Huge fyi that you can remove embroidery on backpacks easily with a seam ripper and if you’re careful it won’t leave any holes in the actual bag! More info in replies
@editingemily
lol my
#1
career tip to young women in corporate roles is to just pretend to not know how to take minutes. Inevitably a man will pipe up and say how completely easy it is to do minutes, and explain how to write down bullet points, so just tell them they seem to have it covered!
A year ago today … I left Australia on a big adventure!
Leaving my entire support network behind was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done + I’m so proud of myself for being so brave this year - here’s to many more!
Thank you to everyone at
@awscloud
for welcoming me! 🇦🇺➡️🇺🇸
People who don’t see the need for tech events specifically for women and nonbinary people are the reason events specifically for women and nonbinary people need to exist
Men asking me to bring them a coffee (because they consistently thought I was a secretary/assistant not the “actual technical person” delivering the workshop)
Happened SO MANY TIMES - I always brought them the coffee because it was funny to watch the horror when they realised
What’s the dumbest question you’ve ever gotten working in I.T.?
I have so many of these, but a personal favorite was the girl who asked me why when people call her desk phone it shows their name on the display and not her own.
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#AWSCertification
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#AWS
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Temporarily moved myself to s3 glacier storage
This is my first time seeing actual snow since a school trip! Also this is the coldest day of my life (so far) ☃️
@editingemily
is the best manager I’ve ever had! She was a key role model in my tech career before I got to work for her (and was one of the key reasons I moved to the other side of the planet to work for AWS) and I’m so sad she’s leaving but so excited for what she’ll do next!
👩💻 It’s been an exciting week at re:Invent! The keynotes have been incredible.
✨ Just one more thing…
👋 I’m leaving
@awscloud
.
It’s been an incredible few years and I’ve learned a ton. I’m excited to take some time to rest (and write!) before considering my next role.
I'm not a Hero anymore (because I work at AWS now!) but if you know anyone on the fence about signing up for the latest round of
#AWSCommunityBuilders
please send them this article!
I talk about my time in CB + I've been digging this up a lot lately!
I make tech content to inspire diverse builders to create their own future with tech. I do not make tech content to inspire you to send DMs like this.
Please knock it off - I dread going through my inboxes because of messages like this, and I’m so tired of the constant drivel.
@JohtoGuy
@QuinnyPig
It resets for everyone not just you - to be clear I’m not doing this because I have any interest in the jobs, it’s so they offer more money to the next person they ask
omfg getting on the
@LinkedIn
top voices list has been on my vision board for YEARS and it has finally happened!!! This has been an awful week until now, but it feels SO GOOD to get validation for all the hard work I've been putting in😭
Ready for summit! If you see me filming today and want to join in please say hello! I’m working on some very special projects ✨
@AWSEvents
#AWSSummit
#AWSSummitNYC
Wow, what a year it's been at AWS! Not only has it been a whirlwind of AI/ML, Data, and cloud adventures, but it's also my first full year working in the US after moving all the way from Australia for this role.
The welcome I've received has been nothing short of amazing, and
I need everyone in the AWS Community to know that
@FarrahC32
really is as supportive & encouraging internally at the company as she is when working with the community! Truly an ally in the workplace + SO BLESSED to get to work with her
Update to this: please also do not ask me to come with me to my hotel room! Extremely demoralising to have to clarify this after an otherwise spectacular day
Please do not take creep shot photos of me from across the casino/show floor!
You are not being as stealthy as you think you are!
Please just come and take a selfie with me instead
I asked ChatGPT to explain DevOps with a story about beavers as a joke but it came out so well I has to record it 💻🦫
#chatgpt
#devops
Also ty
@lindavivah
for once again helping me film completely unhinged tiktok content - there’s even a surprise at the end!
This is very niche but I made an AWS Service filter for TikTok on the weekend and it was just approved! So excited to see everyone's videos with this - please tag me in your posts!
Video link:
@AWSCloudANZ
@awscloud
@awsdevelopers
#AWS
#AWSCommunity
I used to have panic attacks even trying to attend tech events, and tomorrow I’m delivering the locknote talk about machine learning at
@LatencyConf
in a straight up stadium?????
Life is wild sometimes
formal apology to all of the amazon employees in seattle who just had to watch me filming tiktok content alone in the office - I promise it was as cringe for me to film it was it was for you to see it happening lol
Me: wow why am I so tired?
Also me: on my 4th manager change since November, trying to renew my work visa, going on multiple speaking trips, posted LOTS of new Q content this week, going to end up working over the weekend again 🫠
Please do not take creep shot photos of me from across the casino/show floor!
You are not being as stealthy as you think you are!
Please just come and take a selfie with me instead
Absolutely delighted to announce that there were queues for the women’s bathrooms at the summit today!!!! I have never been so excited to stand in line
had a true american experience last night - I was violently ill and thought I needed to go to hospital but then immediately thought "omg this is going to be so expensive" which is NEVER something that would have crossed my mind before
I am truly ready to renew my visa now lol
One of the biggest things I learnt from Modeling and brought to DevRel was to run my own race - there truly is enough success to go around and it is inherently unhealthy to spend time being aggressively competitive towards other people instead of spending that time improving
Friendly reminder to everyone saying they want a met gala for tech - you are allowed to wear nice outfits to regular tech events if you want!
There’s no one at the door checking you are wearing a hoodie upon entry - wear what you want
Want to learn about MLOps? Roll on over to my marbelous new video (filmed on the show floor at
@awscloud
#reInvent
!) where I explain the fundamentals of Machine Learning Operations with a marble run!
Watch now:
#MLOps
#MachineLearning
#AWS