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• 🌱 After completing the Makers Academy Bootcamp, I am seeking opportunities as a junior software developer.

I became curious about software development in 2001 when I studied at a Bootcamp in Spain (Fycsa, an Alcatel subsidiary), based on C, HTML, SQL, Javascript, and a bit of Java, which launched my career in Madrid. As I arrived in the UK, I realised my former training had already become obsolete, so after a stint in retail, I decided to begin my career again in software development because I liked the feeling of solving a "puzzle" every day.

I have a wide range of transferrable skills that I can apply and continue developing for any future project, based on my previous work experience in the airline industry, management, and retail.

When something does not work the way it should be, my focus goes immediately to identify what's wrong and find the fix: In my previous position with IATA I was sent to Israel to check the status of their account (the person they hired simply walked away) and resolved the differences in the system there, as well as performing the tasks to correct the problems.

In my experience with Makers, I have faced new challenges not just with coding, but also in setting up projects, researching libraries to use, or patches needed for the different versions of systems, or connecting to different platforms so that I could carry through to development.

Programming appeals to me because I like learning new things, being challenged, and trying to understand how things work and what they can do. Through my training during these times, I learned to be adaptable to all circumstances, to work independently, and to use my skills to find solutions and investigate on my own.

I am accountable for every task I undertake, and I do my best at it. I had very strict deadlines for payments at IATA, which left very little room for error, and I was responsible for ensuring that all payments were made on time.

Also during the process of onboarding the new tool that was being developed we had to work with tight deadlines of delivery for results' calculations, as there was a combined effort between sites as separated as Montreal, Singapore, and Geneva, so to ensure that any of the sites will not miss a deadline due to interdependencies, we had to make sure that each of the requirements was sent on time.

Having worked in different countries with people from very diverse backgrounds, I have seen how communication and collaboration ensure successful results: on the deployment of the worldwide tool in IATA we had teams collaborating in five countries with very different timezones, so communication and being reliable on deliverables was essential.

• DECATHLON (2016 to 2021) - Working in sports retail, started as Sports Advisor to Department Manager, then to Operations Manager: I developed my skills in Customer Service, teamwork under pressure and organisation on a priorities-changing environment.
• IATA (2006 to 2015) - Remittance & Settlement Management, from Assistant Manager in Madrid to Manager in Stockholm, Senior Manager in the Europe Hub and finally Regional Manager in the Middle East & Africa: Developed a MSAccess database to manage collections and settlements between Travel Agencies and Airlines, that was later on the base for the tool used in all the company.
• AMADEUS (2002 to 2006) - Markets Department Support: Maintenance and update of a Business Sales segmentation tool in MSAccess that run automatic processes for information management.

As the training we received at Makers was completely online, but still using Zoom for meetings, workshops and pair-coding, I can adapt to working on remote, though I am happy to work with others in person too. OOP, TDD, MVC, Ruby, Rails, Javascript, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, MongoDb, Rspec, Jasmine,HTML, CSS.

Bootcamp in Spain based on C, Html, Java, Javascript, SQL

Law Practice Postgraduate: Civil, Criminal, Taxes, Administrative

Law Graduate

Keen hiker, love to go outdoors to clear my head when I spend too much time in front of the computer

LinkedIn: Maria Valero

Codewars: mvgame

Email: [email protected]

📰 My full CV here