Young professionals in ICT… MELLISA LAYNE: Managing Guyana’s spectrum resources

 

THE lovely Mellisa Layne is an Engineer II at the National Frequency Management Unit (NMFU), where she has been working for the past year-and-a-half.

She describes the ICT field as very interesting and limitless, and says telecommunications is developing and growing by leaps and bounds.Melissa Layne

The 26-year-old says her job entails management of the spectrum resources of the country, and that she works with two other colleagues. She says she finds the job very interesting and challenging, and deems it an exciting career.

The enterprising Ms Layne holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Guyana (UG), and has her mind set on achieving her MBA in Computer Science at Nations University.
She has already completed six months of tuition there, and has another six to go.

She is also skilled in Adobe Suite Design and website and web technology development, among other computer-related skills.

She describes herself as self-driven to succeed, and willing to work hard and long to attain the goals she has set, even though it will not be easy. Her dream is to someday establish an open-door computer centre at which youths can visit and be educated free of cost.

Ms Layne spends a lot of time volunteering in ICT, and is also a part-time Computer Training Manager at Global Technology.

She noted that marriage is not on the horizon for her just yet, since she wants to fulfill her father’s wishes of first getting her MBA in computer technology.

Ms Layne says that a person in the ICT field can build from one area to another in rapid succession, because it has so much to offer. Accordingly, she is encouraging more youths, in particular girls and young women, to pursue careers in this very rewarding field.

Originally from the small village of Aberdeen on the Essequibo Coast, Ms Layne now resides at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo. She comes from a very close knit family of three sisters and parents. She said she had wanted to become a journalist after completing work-study at the National Communications Network (NCN), but her father encouraged her to venture into ICT, and today she is quite pleased at the way things have turned out for her.

MULTITUDE OF CAREERS
Ms Layne is challenging more females to enter the ICT field, since it has a multitude of careers to offer; but, she said, there is need to employ more resources to set up more open-door computer centres for free usage by youths.

She said that for girls and women to become interested in ICT, they must first be introduced to the possibilities, so they can become interested in technology. She posits that prospective entrants into the field of ICT need to have their appetites whetted appropriately.

NEED FOR CAREER FAIRS
Ms Layne said there is also need for more awareness among youths, to highlight the careers they can undertake by career fairs, symposiums and other forms of advertisement.

She told this newspaper that the ICT arena can change a person’s life for the better, since it has so much to offer, and girls and women can make use of the opportunities to enhance their lives.

OTHER SIDE
Ms Layne’s other side sees her as an excellent cook who enjoys preparing sumptuous dishes and always having an open mind to try new recipes.

She spends a lot of time in the kitchen, but she also likes to meet people and socialize.

By Michel Outridge

 

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