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Event Idea - Women in Tech

Angie Jones is a Java Champion who specializes in test automation strategies and techniques.

Education
Angie initially registered as a Business major at Tennessee State University. However, after taking an introductory C++ course whuch sparked her interest in tech, she changed her major to Computer Science. She has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Tennessee State University. She also holds a Masters Degree in Computer Science from North Carolina State University

Career
Angie began her career at IBM. She worked at IBM for 12 years. After leaving IBM, she worked at Twitter.

Angie is currently a Senior Director at Applitools. She is also the Director of Test Automation University and she teaches five courses in the university as well. She also shares tutorials and technical articles on her website, angiejones.tech

On July 3 2020, Angie became the first ever black female Java Champion.

Angie has 25 patented inventions in the United States of America and China.

Volunteering
Angie volunteers with Black Girls Code in her free time in a bid to encourage more female and minority participation in tech.