Thecla Ezenwa is a proficient software quality assurance tester. She is a vibrant and ambitious tech expert with years of diverse experience. Thecla was born and brought up in a peaceful village located in the heart of Anambra. Although she is not of the cartoon generation, she had fun with nature and cultural heritage. Her parents were not educated but they gave her the best resources to succeed. Thecla went to a good school, had time to read, attend religious circles, and mingle with friends. Chai, village life is sweet! Right from a tender age, Thecla had a big dream and wide exposure. She pictures herself living the best of life and making her parents happy.
Thecla was all about impact and fulfilling her purpose( helping people). This purpose led her to organize evening classes for her peers at age 12. You sef open mouth, Thecla was born to impact! If you had asked her what profession she aspire to pursue at that time, I bet you will be been confused. Law, Nursing, Medicine, and computer engineering were her top choices, she just wanted to be a solution provider. Read on to enjoy the story of this young and beautiful impactful lady.
Thecla Ezenwa – The Evolving
Ezenwa is a creative, smart, and focused person. Her goals had always been hard work and success. Her educational journey began at Dalewares Institute of Technology with an ND in computer system engineering. She took a step further to Yaba College of Technology for an HND in computer science. Thecla doesn’t settle for less and this made her obtain a BSc. in Economics from the University of Lagos. Additionally, she has certifications in her tech specialities from top institutions. Starting from learning the fundamentals of digital marketing from IAB Europe to research and proposal writing in the sciences from INASP. TestAutomationU, International Software Test Institute, ASTQB, Udemy, and Utopia Global are TheclaSources of tech knowledge. Thecla is a devoted Christian who has held leadership positions in Christian youth associations. She also applied her communication skills as administrative personnel.
Ezenwa’s field practice kick-off as a software tester intern at Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation. Next, she spent 3 years as a Software Test Engineer at Nexus Alliance Limited. Presently, she is a software quality assurance engineer and project manager at Fitted. Thecla is skilful in manual, automation, regression, and exploratory testing. She has more than 20 industry-related soft skills, Jira, Coding, and PHP to mention a few. Thecla is a member of the Association of Nigerian Software Testers. One of her major achievements was preparing a digitalized budget system for a Nigerian government firm.
Thecla Ezenwa’s Perspectives
Ezenwa Thecla has always been a problem solver. She feels Africa will play a big role in tech if youths are equipped with vocational and technical skills. As a female with a tech background both educationally and professionally, she identifies the presence of gender margin. She believes females now recognize tech as a tool for a positive change compared to before. Thecla has a praiseworthy perspective about success, she counts every step towards growth as a success story. She has the opportunity to be part of the team that successfully conducted user acceptance testing for their client. This task gives her great joy. Bro, celebrate your small wins! Thecla wasn’t so lucky at getting university admission at a shot.
Her tenacity made her try over and over till she got it. Was that meant to be her failure story? NO, Thecla saw it as a step to a greater height. Wow, it’s her positive mindset for me. She has been a leader since age twelve, talk of leadership and civic engagement, you can’t find her wanting.
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Thecla believes the ability to keep learning and a problem-solving mindset are the survival skills every techie needs. Tech is and will remain the future, techies should be ready to adapt to new technologies. Thecla believes workshops and events focused on helping techies develop is the real education. “All you will become begins from your mind” is Thecla’s favourite quote, no wonder she never stops growing. Thecla is an advocate of a healthy mental state so she has what she balances work and personal life. She allocates time to each part of her life and manages them effectively. Thecla is a night person, she does her tasks at night and delivers during the day.
This shows that she is well aware of herself. Aside from work, Thecla finds time to have fun. She loves to sit alone meditating or sitting with the computer. Thecla also spends her free time reading about new things and organising events. Marvellous, her life revolves around growth even at her fun time.
Rounding Up
Thecla envisions herself in five years making great contributions to web development and software QA testing. She is currently learning python and software testing. She hopes to build a groundbreaking application around fintech.
Thecla, Techtrend Africa celebrates your impactful and selfless service to the ecosystem. Keep growing!