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Episode:

No guilt career breaks with Amita Ardha
Category: Education
Duration: 00:45:41
Publish Date: 2024-03-22 15:49:28
Description:

Today, my guest is Amita Ardha, an enterprise architect who has been focusing on sustainable development solutions.

In this conversation;

  • Amita started her career in engineering and transitioned to IT due to her interest in the "why" behind

the coding.

  • She realized the importance of understanding the business world and pursued an MBA with a focus on

IT and software engineering.

  • She eventually became a certified Enterprise Architect but took a break to focus on personal goals and

explore sustainability.

  • This entrepreneurial experience involving a reuse studio helped her develop a broader understanding of

connecting business with sustainability.

  • Currently, Amita works as a part-time Enterprise Architect and is involved in sustainability initiatives.

Being a Woman in Tech

  • Amita acknowledges the challenges women face in tech but emphasizes focusing on the work and

enjoying the journey.

  • She advises against attributing missed opportunities solely to gender and highlights the importance of

recognizing individual journeys.

  • Amita encourages women to take breaks without guilt and to keep striving towards their goals.

Sustainability in Computing

  • Amita views sustainability as a journey from finite to infinite resourcefulness.
  • Focus on Achievable Goals and Resource Efficiency
  • Amita emphasizes using resources efficiently and highlights cloud computing as an example of improved

resource utilization.

  • She shares an example of identifying hygiene issues faced by sanitation workers and the potential

benefit of providing antifungal cream.

  • She recommends offering online sessions like storytelling or technology workshops to contribute

remotely.


You can see some of her work at https://www.instagram.com/bharatireusestudio/
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