Mandy Chessell facts for kids

Amanda Elizabeth Chessell CBE FREng is a talented computer scientist. She works as a Distinguished Engineer at IBM, a very famous technology company. She has also earned the special title of IBM Master Inventor. This means she is great at creating new ideas and technologies.

Mandy Chessell was the first woman to receive the Silver Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering. This is a big honor for engineers. In 2002, she became a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. This shows her important contributions to engineering. She is also a visiting professor at the University of Sheffield and the University of Surrey.

Mandy Chessell's Career at IBM

Mandy Chessell started working at IBM in 1987. She works at IBM's Hursley laboratory in the UK. This lab is near Winchester in Hampshire.

Early Work in Software

At first, Mandy worked on systems that handle many computer tasks at once. She helped improve software like CICS and WebSphere Application Server. These programs help different parts of a computer system talk to each other. She also worked on managing events and designing business processes.

Developing New Tools

Later, Mandy focused on creating tools that make designing large computer systems easier. These tools help automate how software is built. Her work included making better user interfaces and improving how information is managed. This is important for things like Master Data Management.

Current Focus: Data and Information

Today, Mandy Chessell works on data lake architectures. These are ways to store and manage huge amounts of data. She also focuses on metadata management, which is data about data. This helps people understand and use information better. She leads the ODPi Egeria Project.

Mandy often gives talks about computer science and innovation. She shares her knowledge at universities like Queen Mary University of London. In 2014, she was named one of the top 30 women in IT by the BCS.

Key Achievements and Awards

Mandy Chessell has received many awards for her work. These awards show her important contributions to computer science and engineering.

• In 2000, she was recognized by MIT Technology Review magazine.
• In 2001, she won the Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal. This was for inventing and engineering reusable software.
• In 2002, she became a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering.
• In 2004, she won the Women's Engineering Society "Karen Burt" award.
• In 2006, Mandy received a Female Inventor of the Year Award. This was for helping others be innovative.
• Also in 2006, she won Best Woman in the Corporate Sector at the Blackberry Women in Technology awards.
• In 2011, she became an honorary fellow of the Institution of Engineering Designers.
• In 2012, she was named Innovator of the Year at the Cisco everywoman in Technology Awards.
• In 2013, she received an Honorary Doctor of Science from Plymouth University.
• In 2015, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from the University of Brighton.
• She was also appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2015. This was for her services to engineering.
• In 2016, she was listed among the Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering. She also received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from the University of South Wales.
• In 2017, she received an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Bath.

Education and Learning Journey

Mandy Chessell started learning about Computer Science when she was young. She earned both an O-Level and an A-Level in the subject. She studied at Plymouth Polytechnic until 1987. There, she earned a Bachelor's Honours Degree in Computing with Informatics.

After joining IBM in 1987, she continued her education. She studied for a master's degree in software engineering at the University of Brighton. She finished this degree in 1997. IBM helped support her studies at Brighton.

Lectures and Talks

Mandy Chessell often shares her knowledge through lectures. Here are some of her talks:

• Exploring the Social and Ethical Issues in Data Linkage (July 2015)
• A history of Computing through IBM's eyes (November 2011)
• Information for a smarter city (May 2011)
• Innovative Organizations (February 2010)
• Model driven development: a WES Lecture (June 2008)
• Innovation Ecosystems: An IBM Academy of Technology study (May 2008)
• Engineering IT systems for the people who use them (November 2006)
• Company Case study 2 – Product Innovation (October 2004)

See also

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