Clair Griffiths

Clair Griffiths has a diverse work experience spanning multiple fields. Clair began their career as an HR Administrator at Whitehead Mann in 2006. Clair then transitioned into the media industry, working as a Media Planner at UKTV from 2008 to 2012 and later at BSkyB from 2011 to 2012. In these roles, they were responsible for managing on-air marketing campaigns and coordinating with other channels within the Sky portfolio.

Seeking a change, Clair pursued a career in technology and joined Happy Bear Software Limited as an Apprentice Developer in 2016. Clair worked part-time on various projects, including debugging errors, creating new pages, and making design changes. In the same year, they also became a Co-Organizer at codebar, where they contributed to organizing workshops to encourage underrepresented individuals in the tech industry to learn to code.

Clair further developed their technical expertise as a Software Engineer at notonthehighstreet.com from 2016 to 2018. Clair was involved in building features, fixing bugs, and integrating the AWS Cognito authentication system. Clair also created monitoring dashboards to track performance and error rates during peak periods.

Continuing their career in software engineering, Clair joined Deliveroo in 2018 as a Software Engineer. Clair contributed to the design and implementation of a new waitlist feature and ensured its smooth rollout through feature flags and monitoring with tools like Datadog and New Relic.

In 2020, Clair took on the role of Software Engineer at Citizens Advice. Here, they led a data migration project and collaborated with stakeholders to design a new data model for the website. Clair also identified opportunities for content reuse and improved communication among stakeholders.

Most recently, Clair is set to join Cleo in 2023 as a Backend Engineer, where they will be involved in backend development activities.

Throughout their career, Clair has demonstrated adaptability, strong technical skills, and a passion for both technology and media industries.

Clair Griffiths has a diverse education background in language studies and business. From 2001 to 2005, they attended Aberystwyth University, where they studied French, Spanish, and Business Studies. In 2004, they also briefly studied French at Université Laval, and in 2003, they spent some time studying Spanish at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. In 2007, they pursued a CAM Marketing Diploma at London Metropolitan University. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in "Breaking the Ice With Regular Expressions" and "Rails for Zombies Redux" from Code School.