# Hello and welcome I'm Jess, an award winning problem solver with 10+ years experience across FinTech, Pharmaceuticals, Big Tech, Management Consulting, and UK Government 🚀 I’m passionate about product, strategy, creativity and innovation – I love solving hard problems. I’ve led loads of products from 0-> 1, invigorated existing legacy products, and helped teams achieve new heights. Currently a ==Product Lead at [hedgehog lab](https://hedgehoglab.com/)== on a fixed term contract until February 2026. I'm leading a client to launch of an EdTech SaaS, prototyping a new NHS service for brain surgeons, and training folks on Government digital delivery skills. ### Helpful links * My LinkedIn here - [JessBuildsTech](https://linkedin.com/in/jessbuildstech) * My reading here - #books , #bookreview * My unfiltered thoughts here - [[!About my daily rambles]] * My Weeknotes here - #weeknotes ### A little more about me - In the last 11 years of building products I’ve worked in; global pharmaceuticals, FinTech, Management Consulting, The Guardian, Google. I’ve built services for UK Government including NHS, Courts and Policing, and Counter Terrorism - I was born and raised in central London, having flown out of London more times than I’d left the M25 circle I decided it was time for a change. I asked me fiancé 3 years ago if she wanted to move to Portugal or Newcastle – a week later we’re living in Newcastle and haven’t looked back since! - I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD. I probably didn’t need the diagnosis, for anyone who’s met me it’s quite obvious I have a spicy brain, and that’s okay - I like lifting heavy weights and putting them back down again, hiking a new trail with my wife, reading in my home library, playing board games, or card games - I’m currently actively playing [Magic the Gathering](https://magic.wizards.com/en), [[Sorcery TCG; A Fresh Take on Card Games]]], [[7th Sea - City of Five Sails]], and [Netrunner](https://nullsignal.games/about/netrunner/) - I’ll be going to the Netrunner World Championships this year! - I'm 11 years sober (🎉)! Here's how to [[Kickstart Sobriety in 2025 - Top Tips for Success]] ### My core values - **I’m radically transparent:** I care personally and challenge directly, and I love feedback - **Tech isn’t everything:** Technology is cool, but it’s the people that make things interesting too - **“Repetition doesn’t spoil the prayer”:** My old manager at Google taught me this phrase, it works wonders to get everyone on the same page