Tanya Gray

Tanya Gray has diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Tanya started their career as a Web Developer at Designhand Limited, where they designed and built static websites for small business clients. Tanya then worked as a Flex Developer at Rad3 and a Freelance Flex and Web Developer at Tanya Gray Ltd.

In 2012, Tanya joined Xero as a Front End Web Developer, where they mainly focused on developing and maintaining Xero Personal, a financial management web application. Tanya also contributed to the development of a shared component library for all Xero web applications.

After this, Tanya worked as a Course Developer and Lecturer at the University of Auckland, where they helped develop and deliver a postgraduate paper on digital skills and scholarship for researchers. Tanya then joined FaceMe as a JavaScript Developer, leading the development of their Digital Employee web app for seamless video customer support.

In 2014, Tanya became the Course Coordinator and Lead Presenter at Gather Workshops, delivering programming workshops to students and teachers across New Zealand. These workshops focused on using web technologies, Python, and robotics for creative programming.

At Plexure, Tanya worked as a Senior Developer on a contract basis before joining Soul Machines as a Senior Front-End Developer. In this role, they standardized and maintained code bases, developed an Angular application, and maintained a WebRTC SDK.

Finally, at Soul Machines, Tanya progressed to the role of Software Engineering Manager/Web & Mobile and eventually became the Director of Engineering/Web & Mobile. In these positions, they led cross-functional teams and oversaw company-wide initiatives to improve direction, streamline value delivery, and enhance planning efficiency.

Overall, Tanya Gray has a strong background in web and mobile development, leading teams, delivering workshops, and contributing to academia.

Tanya Gray pursued their education in a chronological manner, beginning with their attendance at Media Design School from 2008 to 2009. During this time, they completed a diploma program in Digital Media. Following their completion of the diploma, they enrolled at The University of Auckland, where they studied from 2011 to 2014. At the university, Tanya obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in the field of Computer Science.