Jess Bennett Email & Phone Number

"You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession. It's logic-based creativity." ~ John RomeroHaving recently found this quote, it's been a relief to learn that perhaps I haven't 'failed' every personality test I've ever taken; where logic and creativity appear to be either/or options. Instead, it's just taken me a while to get on the right path for my inherent skillset.Or rather, I've always been on the right path, but now I've got to the really exciting bit.There are so many aspects of all the work I've undertaken in my life that I have loved. But the most frustrating part has been my desire to do the coding myself (creating dashboards in Qlikview, automated VBA in Excel, website amendments...) combined with my slight (self-taught) ineptitude.This is what has driven me to enrol as a student once more, with Code Institute.My journey from qualified teacher, to Psychology of Education student, then researcher, data analyst and now Full Stack Software Development student has been difficult at times , often confusing and has led to the odd existential crisis(!). But it's all starting to come together...Which leaves me: a soon-to-be qualified Full Stack Software Developer, with valuable skills from each point of my journey, and someone who is as creative as they are logical. Not one or the other...I retain a passion for teaching, learning and the education system generally. I am still highly motivated by research, analytics and evidence-based practice. And I am now fortunate enough to be learning to code - adding HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Django (amongst others!) to my skillset. A step that I hope will bring together all of my strengths, and afford me some exciting and challenging opportunities during the next stage of my career!