(some of) My story

It's good to know where you are going, but we should also remember where we came from.

The beginning

I grew up in what is called the 'Pink city' of India —Jaipur. Indian education system places a very high value on the Sciences, so without revolting my dear parents' decision, I went ahead and studied Information Technology like the other half a billion Indians 🤣 . I grew up in the North of India but spent most of my formative adult years (18-22) in Southern India where I went to uni and had my first job as a Software Engineer 👩‍💻 at IBM. I didn't take a liking to writing SQL scripts so I started writing for our products instead. This was my first attempt at bringing writing and technology together 🤓.

The middle

Come 23, wanderlust took over and I found myself trying to make a life in Vietnam 🇻🇳. I worked as a Language and Educational Technology trainer at the British Council and had some of the best years of my life — a fulfilling career, frequent travel and great friends 🏖️ In 2017, after spending a brief and a very hot summer in Muscat, Oman 🇴🇲 as a language trainer at the British Council, I arrived on the Emerald Isle — Dublin, Ireland. 🇨🇮 . It was time to flex my learning muscles again and I graduated 👩‍🎓 first class from Trinity College Dublin in Interactive Digital Media. On the course I got my hands dirty with a variety of digital media creation - image, audio, video, VR, immersive web apps, e-learning, product design, and more!

The present

I have since called Dublin my home. In 2018, I worked at KPMG as a Technology Consultant and writer, helping companies claim biiiiiiiiig money 💲 for their Research and Development 👩‍🔬 work in Computer Science 💡. I worked as the Lead Technical Writer at Travelport where I crafted words for products that are used to buy and sell travel by millions around the world ✈️ . I now work as a Senior Technical Content Designer at Guidewire. I seamlessly shift between front-end, APIs, DevOps and whatever other technologies 👩‍💻 I need to learn to lead and participate in technical curriculum development projects. Although I have fully embraced the Irish culture, I still complaint a lot when it rains non stop for 3 days. My goals this year are to get better at the piano and to write a book about the best pubs, restaurants, and cafes in each district of Dublin. Outside of work I love music, comedy, musical comedy, cooking, languages, cycling, and traveling.