Dionne Condor-Farrell | Inspirational Technologist, Career Coach & Speaker
Dionne is an award-winning leader in tech, career coach and speaker, boasting an impressive 20-year background in the tech industry.
Her extensive experience includes managing development teams at both junior and senior levels, delivering mobile apps, Java API services and Java web applications. She has worked in sectors such as public transport, education and employment services.
Currently, Dionne is a Senior Application Development Manager – STEM for London’s largest transport network provider. Dionne spearheads the successful delivery of the Software Development Apprenticeship and Graduate schemes and DevOps Engineering Apprenticeship scheme, offering aspiring software developers and dev ops engineers an accelerated path to success within 18-24 months. Sitting on the Technology Development Senior Management Board she further demonstrates her strategic influence at the organisation.
As a former Application Development Manager, Dionne managed a team of 13 Android and iOS developers, driving the development and implementation of the award winning app TfL Go after being an Senior Android Developer herself for three years on the same product. This innovative travel planning application was designed for everyone with a heavy focus on accessibility and serves millions of users. Dionne has previous experience as a Senior Java Developer delivering business critical applications in the public transport, education and employment service sectors.
Beyond her corporate endeavours, Dionne embraces her role as a tech career coach and founder of Techfidence. She empowers women facing career dissatisfaction, guiding them to build the inner confidence needed to transition into tech. Through a soulful exploration of their mindset, skill sets and next steps, she tailors a personalised confidence coaching programme. This transformative programme empowers clients to identify and overcome limiting beliefs, provides guidance on tech roles and required skills, devises realistic career plans and holds them accountable throughout their tech career journey. The programme has achieved life changing results for clients.
Dionne’s contributions have reached broader audiences through her published works in the well received books “Black and Great” and “The Voices In the Shadow”. Her influence is acknowledged with her inclusion on prestigious lists such as Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Women in UK Tech long list in 2024, 2023 and 2022, the HERoes Future Role Models List 2023, and she received accolades as a Financial Times Top 100 Most Influential BAME Leaders in Tech and a WeAreTheCity TechWomen50 Award Winner.