The Women in IT Excellence Awards, led by Computing News, highlights the entrepreneurs, innovators, leaders and pioneers building the infrastructure of the future. Winners will be announced in November at a ceremony hosted by tech journalist Holly Brockwell, who is best known for founding the female-written, female-focused tech site Gadgette.
Representing Featurespace in the Hero of the Year Category are:
- Lucy Griffin, Senior Data Scientist, Featurespace
- Megan Leoni, Graduate Data Scientist, Featurespace
- Milena Jonkisz, Customer Support Engineer, Featurespace
- Reka Burmeister, Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, Quality Assurance, Featurespace
In addition, CEO, Martina King, has been shortlisted for both Role Model of the Year and Woman of the Year awards.
Commenting on the shortlist, Martina King, Featurespace CEO said, 'We're thrilled to have this recognition of the highly skilled team we have built at Featurespace. I am proud to have so many of the remarkable women on our team celebrated through this award, all of whom are experts who go above and beyond to ensure our customers recieve the best possible product and service.'
Want to know more? Lucy was recently interviewed for our Life at Featurespace blog - see what a career in Data Science at Featurespace looks like and read her advice for others considering this career path here.