We are thrilled to announce the latest group of Bletchley Institute award winners, recognizing twenty exceptional individuals from a diverse array of backgrounds in engineering, data science, design, and art. These remarkable professionals were selected for their outstanding achievements and contributions to their respective fields.
A Global Showcase of Talent
This cohort of award winners hails from 11 different schools and 6 countries, underscoring the global reach of the Bletchley Institute and its partners. They represent the future of technology and creativity, working for some of the world's most sought-after companies and organizations. We are particularly proud to highlight that more than half of this group are from underrepresented groups, emphasizing our commitment to diversity.
Recognizing Early Career Trailblazers and Ascending Professionals
Among the twenty award winners, twelve individuals have been honored with the Trailblazer Award, which celebrates those in the first five years of their career who have already made significant contributions and shown exceptional promise. The remaining eight recipients have been awarded the Ascent Award, recognizing individuals with five or more years of experience who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and continued growth in their fields.
Meet the Winners
The winners come from an impressive array of companies and have studied at some of the most innovative and respected non-traditional education institutions globally. These individuals exemplify the excellence that the Bletchley Institute aims to celebrate and inspire.
Trailblazer Award:
- Chiaki Hagiwara
- Product Designer at American Express
- Springboard / Flatiron School, United States
- Diane Berard
- Junior Character Artist at GFactory
- Artside, France
- Emre Erdem
- Senior Software Engineer at The Lego Group
- Flatiron School / Recoded, Denmark
- Greta Luna Priego
- Senior User Experience Designer at Home Depot
- General Assembly, United States
- Heidi Dang
- User Experience Designer at General Motors
- Flatiron School, United States
- Jarry Ngandjui
- Software Engineer at SEVENROOMS
- Hack.Diversity, United States
- Javier Gómez del Pulgar
- Reporting Data Analyst at Telefonica
- Ironhack, Spain
- Madhumitha K.
- Senior Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer at PWC
- General Assembly, United States
- Patricia Antlitz
- Technology Associate at Liberty Mutual
- General Assembly, United States
- Raquel Román-Rodriguez
- Full-Stack Software Engineer at Paperless Post
- Flatiron School, United States
- Ryan Spence
- Sr. User Experience Designer at Audible
- Flatiron School, United States
- Victor Farneze de Camargo
- Market Risk Analysis at Santander
- Ironhack, Brazil
Ascent Award:
- Andrew Howell
- Product Operations at OpenAI
- App Academy / General Assembly, United States
- Janessa Hanna
- Software Engineer at Spotify
- General Assembly, United States
- Malcolm Ward
- Product Manager at Amazon
- Full Sail, United States
- Mike Merin
- Vice President - Software Engineer at Goldman Sachs
- Flatiron School, United Stated
- Neha Agarwal
- Director Technology Strategy at Director Technology Strategy
- General Assembly, United States
- Nolan Byrnes
- Software Engineer Senior - RPA at Lockheed Martin
- Fiatiron School, United States
- Sharmishta Roy
- Software Engineering Leader at Ford Motor Company
- Cornell - Data Analytics Cert, United States
- Svetlin Mladenov
- Senior Software Engineer at Oliver Wyman
- Hack Reactor, Poland
Join Us in Celebrating
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the award winners. Your dedication, innovation, and hard work are truly commendable, and we are excited to see what the future holds for each of you. Together, we can dare mighty things, continue to foster a community of excellence, and drive the future of technology and creativity forward.
Congratulations once again to all our outstanding award winners!
The Bletchley Institute Team
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