Debbie O'Brien — Technical Program Manager
I studied web design from 1997 to 1999 and built websites before we even had the internet installed in the collage. I got my first job in tech in 1999 working with Dreamweaver and floppy disks. But the web was pretty boring back then so I left to be a hotel entertainer on a stage in Mallorca. From 2007 to 2016 I worked for various companies where I was responsible for the content and graphics, newsletter designs, banners and programming of landing pages and Wordpress websites as well as rebranding and architecture and migrating from CSS to Sass. In 2017 I went back to full time education to finally master JavaScript and studied and completed a Frontend Tech degree with OpenClassrooms for 9 months as well as a Full Stack Tech degree with Treehouse, learning not just JavaScript but also Node.js, testing, databases and I created many projects using JavaScript including games and a restaurant review site built in Node.js. I then went on to work for Bluekiri, where I worked on the analysis, selection, adoption and integration of new technologies and maintenance of current tech. I designed, architected and built a custom frontend framework and become Microsoft certified in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3. I then worked as a Frontend Tech Lead giving workshops to various clients and I worked on large scale projects as a tech lead making sure best practices were met and that sites were as performant as possible. I also worked as a mentor for both OpenClassrooms and Treehouse. In 2020 I worked as an Advocate for the Nuxt framework working on docs, creating examples and videos, speaking at conferences and on podcasts and building the community. I created the Ambassadors program to help others advocate for Nuxt as well as managed the open source docs site. In 2021 I worked as an Advocate for Bit, a Component Driven Development tool, building within the product as well as creating demos, giving conference talks, podcasts, creating video material, improving documentation and reaching out to the community. Demos included an e-commerce store built from components in React and TypeScript. I now work for Microsoft as a Senior Program Manager advocating for Playwright and e2e testing. I am Google Developer Expert in web technologies, Cloudinary Media Developer Expert and former Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in developer technologies and Github Star Alumni. International Conference Speaker. Teacher, blogger and Open Source contributor. Besides Tech I also love Sport and believe in challenging yourself in everything you do and helping others along the way.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Frontend Developer with expertise in SaaS and web technologies.
Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Experience: 17 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- E2e
- Testing
- Component Driven Development
- Nuxt Framework Advocacy
- Frontend Development
- Project Review
- Mentoring
- Frontend Architecture
- Node.js Development
- Web Design
- Teaching
- Content Management
Career Highlights
- Microsoft certified in HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3.
- Google Developer Expert in web technologies.
- International conference speaker and mentor.
Work Experience
Microsoft
Principal Technical Program Manager (3 yrs 11 mos)
Bit (bit.dev)
Head Developer Advocate at Bit (1 yr 2 mos)
NuxtJS
Head of Learning and Developer Advocate (11 mos)
Patterson Agency
Frontend Tech Lead (1 yr 6 mos)
OpenClassrooms
Student Mentor (1 yr 6 mos)
Treehouse
Slack Moderator and Project Reviewer (2 yrs 1 mo)
Bluekiri
Frontend Architect (11 mos)
Good Robot
Frontend Developer (1 mo)
The iProperty Company
Frontend Web Designer (2 yrs 8 mos)
Speedwork Outsourcing
Head of Operations (1 yr 3 mos)
Wicklow Design, Web Designer
Owner and Web Designer of Wicklow Design (7 yrs 3 mos)
The Paula Method, Inlingua, BCN Languages, Tot Studi
English Language Teacher (6 yrs 11 mos)
Aelskling and Travel Motion
Web Designer and Content Manager (1 yr 10 mos)
Education
Post graduate at University of Dundee
Bachelor's degree at OpenClassrooms
Full Stack JavaScript Tech Degree at Treehouse
Various Certificate Courses at O'Reilly School of Technology
TEFL Certificate 100 hours Business English 50 hours at ITTT
Various Courses at E-Bit
B-Tech Diploma at Bray Institute of Further Education
Leaving Certificate at Dominican College Wicklow
