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🎧 New Episode Alert! 🎧
In the final instalment of the I Wish Virgin Media Podcast series, we spotlight three remarkable women forging paths in STEM:
🔹Allie O'Keeffe, Technical Sales Representative at Dell Technologies, shares how childhood moments solving maths problems with her dad ignited her passion for technology. At Dell, no two days are the same as she collaborates with customers to deliver solutions that prioritise safety and satisfaction.
🔹 Alison Shanahan, Validation Engineer at Merck, discusses her journey from studying chemistry at UCC to contributing to life-saving equipment. Her role at Merck Group, influenced by mentorship, has empowered her to embrace problem-solving and teamwork, even exploring the integration of AI in her field.
🔹 Dagmara Nowak, Business Manager and Telecommunications Engineer at Virgin Media Ireland Media, reflects on a STEM-filled upbringing with physicist parents. She emphasises the transformative power of mentorship and her commitment to developing solutions that enhance connectivity for businesses, schools, and our communities.
This episode is a testament to the dynamic world of STEM and the inspiring women leading the way.
🎙️ Tune in to the final episode of the I Wish Virgin Media Podcast series to hear their stories and insights.
Listen here - https://lnkd.in/e44Cwip9
Watch here - https://lnkd.in/ee9UxWA9#IWish2025#WomenInSTEM#STEMCareers#MentorshipMatters#TechInnovation#VirginMediaIreland
So Della been in the technology space for 40 years. So we've been around a long time and we've stood the test of time. So we're very tenured in how we approach things and we're very quick off the mark. So we have been operating in really exciting Janet generative AI projects. We took 800 use cases because we're a huge company. This could be applied to to many different segments. You can't do 800 all at once. So we narrowed that down to 8 projects that could benefit and see a return on investment, OK, in generative AI. I think sometimes it can be hard to have your voice heard. You know, especially I even use situation as well in a meeting full of men and like, no nicest man in the world, but trying to get my voice heard. Yeah, but I've learned, and this is just through mentorships with work and everything, just to be a bit more confident in my own abilities and like, you know, push to have my voice heard. But like using other aspects like networking, attending workshops and even CSR events is a great way to build those connections and kind of be more confident. In yourself and for me as well, as I said, like I've been very fortunate to work with loads of like female managers and colleagues and they've definitely provided me with that mentorship and that coaching that I needed to get to where I am in my career. Those highlights I always going to remember are the the key milestones, especially working for Virgin Media where we moved from all technologies to new ones like taking the leap from sub 2 Max services where we're giving customers. 128 kilobits per second speeds are and moving down to 2 Meg or 10 Meg and that seems such a huge sleep back then. Yeah, we're now 10 gig services are becoming a norm.
