Angie Jones talks with Dave Rael about inspiration, mentoring, experiences, and diversity in tech
Angie Jones is a Consulting Automation Engineer at LexisNexis who advises several scrum teams on automation strategies and has developed automation frameworks for countless software products. As a Master Inventor, she is known for her innovative and out-of-the-box thinking style which has resulted in more than 20 patented inventions in the US and China. Angie is also an adjunct college professor who teaches Java programming and is a strong advocate for diversity in Technology. She volunteers with organizations who champion this cause such as TechGirlz and Black Girls Code.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Angie Jones
- - Angie's involvement with helping children, especially girls, learn about technology and their interests
- - Angie's experiences with being a woman in technology
- - Angie the master inventor
- - Mentoring and sponsorship
- - The things that "light Angie up"
- - Angie's emphasis on test automation
- - Angie, the professor
- - Angie's experiences with teaching many, very different, people
- - Angie's success story - being an inventor and achieving recognition for it
- - How Angie stays current with what she needs to know
- - Angie's book recommendation
- - The things that have Angie most excited
- - Angie's causes of pain and suffering
- - Angie's articulation of the reasons inclusion matters
- - Angie's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Angie
Resources:
- Angie's Blog
- Angie on LinkedIn
- Diva Chix
- The IBM Master Inventor Program
- The code.org video with Drew Houston describing coding as a superpower
- Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change, 2nd Edition (The XP Series) - Kent Beck
- Uncle Bob Martin on Developer On Fire
- NASA Datanauts
- Denise Jacobs on Developer On Fire
- Annyce Davis
Angie's book recommendation:
Angie's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Listen
- Speak up and contribute your voice and your experiences
- Continuously educate yourself