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Vanessa Vella

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Firm believer that humility is key. Love a challenge. Equality advocate for women in tech.

  • Name: Vanessa Vella
  • Date of birth: 1st June, 1996
  • Nationality: Maltese
  • Email: vella.vanessa96@gmail.com

Education

2021-2022

AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

ICE Malta

The course is a thorough overview of AWS services and technologies and provides the toolset for building secure and robust solutions using architectural design principles.

2019-2021

M.Sc in Computer Information Systems

University of Malta

The course is an in-depth look at different factions of larger enterprise systems. Following a rigorous look at these divisions, the dissertation is focused on Cognitive Factors and Ergonomics, particularly the effects of digital interruptions on knowledge workers.

2014-2017

B.Sc (ICT) in Software Development

University of Malta

The course served as an introduction to a number of niche topics in ICT, handled from both a technical and practical point of view. These topics were then culminated in the dissertation which revolved around the implementation of a number of data science profiles based on financial data.

Experience

2022-Present

Project Leader

CS Technologies

Building a team of dynamic software developers to be able to deliver with the right solution.

2019-2022

Senior Software Engineer

CS Technologies

Whilst working in an Agile environment, responsibilities include liaising with the clients to finding prompt solutions and full-stack implementations dealing with a variety of technologies: including .NET Framework/Core and Svelte.

2015-2019

Cofounder, Cochair and PRO

MissInTech

MissInTech is a project very much at heart; it started off from the idea that by the age of 13, young people have already made up their mind that ICT is a men's world. For this reason, I was one of the cofounders who helped in the setup, management, outreach and educational workshops which were held periodically, with the aim of helping young people understand better that ICT is part-and-parcel with every domain nowadays.

2017-2019

Software Engineer

CS Technologies

Applying the knowledge gained during the Bachelor's degree to real-world applications -- where the applications are the Content Management Systems.

2016-2017

Junior Software Engineer

CS Technologies

Initial training and getting acquainted with the technologies used in the projects, as well as handling of tasks related to .NET Framework and SQL changes.

2014-2016

Junior Software Developer

HOB Software Malta

Development of basic test tools and Quality Assurance, along with development and maintenance of an internal tool used for the configuration and creation of GUIs.

Skills

.NET

80%

Svelte

70%

HTML/CSS

85%

Analytical

85%

Responsive Design

80%

Interpersonal

85%

Testing and Debugging

80%

Awards

March 2019

2nd in the 'Hackathon - Innovating For Good'

Vodafone Malta

Was part of the team, named ThreePlusTwo who placed 2nd in a weekend-long competition. The team had to come up with an application which solved a real-life issue, particularly homelessness.

November 2018

Quality Education Award

JCI Malta

This award certifies my work done within MissInTech which aimed at educating young people in the hope of breaking the stigma which revolves around ICT being a men's world.

Publications

February 2021

Knock Brush! Perceived Impact of Push-based Notifications on Software Developers at Home and at the Office

VISIGRAPP (2: HUCAPP) (pp. 214-221).

Vella, V., & Porter, C.

October 2018

Machine learning models for predicting financial distress

Journal of Research in Economics, 2(2), 174-185.

Bonello, J., Bredart, X., & Vella, V.

Good Reads

Good Reads

The below are just a few of my recent reads.

Why Cognitive Load Could Be The Most Important Employee Experience Metric In The Next 10 Years

"The technology that is giving us constant reminders about those unread chat messages could be the same technology that notifies us when we have reached a threshold for cognitive load above which productivity drops."

Svelte: Why Is It an Innovation to Javascript Frameworks?

"Apart from being super-fast and offering excellent performance, code in Svelte is significantly smaller when compared to that of React or Vue."

The benefits of introducing new technologies to kids

"..building technological expertise helps young learners grow academically, and build perseverance and organisational skills that can translate into a career."

Philosophy and AI

"The very nature of the term “artificial intelligence” brings up philosophical questions whether intelligent behavior implies or requires the existence of a mind, and to what extent is consciousness replicable as computation."

Python and Data Science

"Python is a valuable part of the data analyst’s toolbox, as it’s tailor-made for carrying out repetitive tasks and data manipulation, .. "

Six types of "Product Owners"

"Any product role can provide a great opportunity to help progress a product and create value for the users and the business."