Frauvis Podcast

About

Soyo Awosika-Olumo, Currently works full-time as a software engineer in New York City. In addition to her main job, she is a freelance UX/UI designer, Co-Founder and COO of MacScientists, an online platform and community geared towards providing insight and resources for girls and women of color in STEM, and Founder and Content Curator of Society x Tech, a newsletter that explores the societal implications of technology trends. Soyo graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

Where to Find Soyo

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Keithia is a Network Support Engineer currently working at Cisco with 14 years of IT experience. Her background ranges from technical support to data center operations. Keithia runs a blog keetoofalltrades.com, in which she talked about her own experiences of being in the tech field while trying to help those that are interested in getting into this field. Years of Experience 14 From Louisville, Kentucky Education Western Governors University, Bachelor of Science, BS Network Operations and Security ITT Technical Institute, Associates, Software Development Linux Academy Certifications LPI Linux Essentials CCENT Cisco Certified Network Associate CompTIA Sececuirty+ CompTIA A+ CompTIA Network+ OnBase Certified System Administrator.

Where to Find Keithia Linkedin 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithiawilliams/ 

Twitter, https://twitter.com/keetofalltrades 

Website, https://keetoofalltrades.com

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About

Passionate Information Security Professional with notable success in strategizing for institutional security awareness and communication. Expertise in consulting with business units on effective security best practices. Excel at performing in-depth security assessments to evaluate compliance conditions with various regulations, laws, and standards. Experience in developing IT policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and other documentation. Hands-on involvement in Vulnerability Management. Outstanding project and program leader skilled in managing, motivating and guiding teams. Able to thrive in fast-paced and challenging environments where accuracy and efficiency matter.

Years of Experience

9

Education

• Master of Science in Information Systems, Florida International University
• Bachelor of Science in Security and Risk Analysis: Information and Cyber Security, The Pennsylvania State University
• Bachelor of Science in Information Sciences and Technology: Integration and Application, The Pennsylvania State University

The SANS Institute

• SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling
• May 2018 SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style

Certifications

• CompTIA Security+
• Global Information Assurance Certification Security Essentials (GSEC)
• Payment Card Industry Professional
• Certified Security Compliance Specialist
• Qualys Certified Specialist
• NSTISSI No. 4011 Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional

Where to find Krista

Guest

 Tia Williams, AWS Training Architect

About

Tia is an AWS Training Architect at Linux Academy. AWS Certified x 5. Winner of the Linux Academy 2018 Student First Award. Cloud, Datacenter, and converged infrastructure as her area of focus for many years. Her experience includes NetApp, Cisco UCS, Cisco switching with VMware virtualization and cloud environments.

From
North Carolina

Education
Self Taught

Years of Experience 

14+

Where to Find Tia

Linkedin

Guest

Ashley Janelle User Experience Designer (UX) and Researcher at Caterpillar

About 
Ashley Janelle is an User Experience Designer (UX) and Researcher at Caterpillar with several years of experience. As a UX Designer, her focus on enhancing the human experience when interacting with products by identifying problems or potential improvements.

After working as a graphic designer for a few years and wanting more out of my career, I decided to explore more careers in tech. While doing so, she soon discovered that what she was most passionate about was creating solutions and eye-catching experiences for brands that positively impacted sales. This helped cultivate her passion and career change into becoming a User Experience Designer and Researcher.

From 
Chicago

Education 
University of Columbia Chicago

Resources Mentioned

Per Scholas

About the Guest:

Gloria Opoku-Boateng, Ph.D, UX Research Scientist

UX/Design Research Lead - Enterprise AI/ML Platforms at Capital One. A mom, wife, and UX Research Scientist. 10 years of related experience. Currently leading, strategizing, and scaling UX Research and Design activities for Enterprise AI/ML platforms across Capital One. Prior to this role, Gloria led product UX/Design research across Consumer Digital Identity Services.

From:

Ghana, currently based in the US. 

Education:

University of Maryland Baltimore County, Ph.D

University of Maryland Baltimore County, Master of Science

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Master of Science (MS) Field Of Study Applied Health Informatics

Where to reach Gloria:

A podcast sharing inspirational stories of black women in tech from around the world. We speak with women in UI, UX, Information Technology, Devops, Front-End development and more! 

We encourage people from all walks of life to listen.

Frauvis is an online community of black women in tech across slack, twitter, and weekly newsletter subscribers.