KAREN

Hi my name is Karenjeet (Karen for short), I recently graduated from General Assembly as a Software Engineer. Prior to GA, my experience has been working in retail as a Fashion Buyer, which has nourished my analytical and strategic thinking skills.

My attraction to software engineering was a result of becoming more self aware of how integral tech is in our personal and professional lives, and knew this was something that I wanted to be a part of. The industry also encourages learning, champions change and creativity which appeal to my professional values.

So after months of research and advice from friends and family, I enrolled onto the Software Engineering Immersive course at GA and have not looked back since.

Bootstrap

CSS 3

Django

Express

GitHub

Heroku

HTML 5

JavaScript

MongoDB

Node.js

NPM

PostgreSQL

Python

React

SASS

Slack

VS Code

Yarn

FEB - APR 2021 | LONDON

A 12 week immersive course completed remotely with the use of Zoom and Slack. Covering the key fundamentals of full-stack development focusing on JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React on the frontend and Node.js, Python and Django in the backend.

The course consisted of daily stand-ups, pair coding, and four solo/group projects.

2014 - 2020 | LONDON

Curating commercial apparel packages each season to drive departmental sales and meet/exceed business KPIs. Working across multiple sub brands, which each had their own critical path.

Strategic financial planning behind each SKU to maximise potential, minimise discount and grow topline average unit retail. Also responsible for leading and coaching a team of 4, responsible for their everyday tasks and career development.

Collaboration across internal counterparts within the UK, but also key partnerships with Global US and APAC partners to ensure collections are coherent as a global brand and inline with global strategies.

2012 - 2014 | LONDON

Assisting my buyer with creating commercial packages across multiple apparel categories.

Coaching and managing entry-level assistants, helping to prioritise day to day tasks as well as develop them for the next level. Ensuring deliveries were being tracked and on time, purchase orders were being raised correctly, and sample management.

Offering solutions to any problems that occur, liaising with all the relevant departments before proposing to the line manager.