Nelly Barnes

About me

I am a multipassionate creative with an unquenchable thirst for learning. One of my more recent endeavours was to learn how to code, at first this was to better understand the roles of my design colleagues, but I found I was never quiet satisfied which each project which lead me to pursue further course after further course to better my abilities.

University

Started in
DesignOps role

SheCodes Basics

SheCodes Plus

SheCodes Max

Growing up in the depths of Cornwall I had a very nieve childhood, something like how Enid Blyton's Famous Five were depicted. A lot of playing outside, bike rides, going on adventures, finding animals to make friends with in fields along the way, packed lunches, trips to the beach. I love where I grew up but as I grew older, I sought opportunities to grow as a person and as a professionl; which seemed much more plentiful up North. So I went to university near Liverpool, got a BA Hons degree in Drama and moved to Manchester to make my way in the world.

Permanently moving up north was the beginning of greater things but my career has certainly taken a few turns. A 180° for a moment, when I had to go back to hospitality work to be able to get a job in time for leaving university. However, eventually after several temping roles (one of which I became permanent) with regulated services, I found my way to Bupa as a Design Operations (DesignOps) Executive. This where I discovered my specialism that was somewhat chosen for me, by my experiences. Taking on these coding courses with SheCodes has been an effort to acelerate that specialism more actively.

I have never been a very decisive individual, so choosing what I wanted to do in life never felt like an option. There was a time where I only wished I could decide on a career path (what I'd have given to want to be a dentis,t for example). Instead, I find I am guided by my experiences by being open to whatever comes my way and so far that has treated me rather well. I have found myself in a team of like-minded creative individuals who are just as keen as me to develop and learn.

So far I have undertaken SheCodes Basics, Plus, and now SheCodes Max which includes projects on Responsive Design, React, and AI.