{"id":1041,"date":"2022-02-15T19:28:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T19:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelink.com\/blog\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:59:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:59:45","slug":"meet-the-angels-sheila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelink.com\/blog\/meet-the-angels-sheila\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Angels: Sheila"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u201cIf you are ready for a challenge and ready for hard work, there is nothing that you cannot accomplish.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this interview, one of AngeLink\u2019s amazing employees, Sheila, joins us to share how she became a developer (before it was cool) and worked for some of the world&#8217;s biggest tech companies! Keep scrolling to learn more about her impressive background (this girl has a Ph.D. Degree in AI and 12 years of experience!) and her advice to women getting started in the industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hi Sheila! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure! I was born in the Middle East but moved to Europe when I was 19 years old. I got my bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in Software Engineering in Sweden and then moved to the U.S. to do my Ph.D. program in Artificial Intelligence in California. It was quite a ride! All in all, I\u2019ve been working as a lead system architect, system designer, and team lead for almost 12 years. Among the companies I worked for are Willis Towers Watson and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oh wow, impressive! What influenced you to start a career in tech?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably my parents. They are both engineers, so I was always encouraged to work on my problem-solving, entrepreneurial, and engineering skills. From an early age, I was surrounded by bright, motivated people\u2026so I wanted to be just like them. Moreover, programming was very hot back then. 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