{"id":15,"date":"2023-04-19T02:28:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T02:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aliciapaterson.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2023-05-03T16:56:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T16:56:01","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geekgirl.io\/wordpress\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links alignright has-normal-icon-size has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-social-links-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#3962e3;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"mailto:alicia@aliciapaterson.com\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19,5H5c-1.1,0-2,.9-2,2v10c0,1.1.9,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-.9,2-2V7c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm.5,12c0,.3-.2.5-.5.5H5c-.3,0-.5-.2-.5-.5V9.8l7.5,5.6,7.5-5.6V17zm0-9.1L12,13.6,4.5,7.9V7c0-.3.2-.5.5-.5h14c.3,0,.5.2.5.5v.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#3962e3;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/aliciapaterson\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#3962e3;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-twitter  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aliciapaterson\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M22.23,5.924c-0.736,0.326-1.527,0.547-2.357,0.646c0.847-0.508,1.498-1.312,1.804-2.27 c-0.793,0.47-1.671,0.812-2.606,0.996C18.324,4.498,17.257,4,16.077,4c-2.266,0-4.103,1.837-4.103,4.103 c0,0.322,0.036,0.635,0.106,0.935C8.67,8.867,5.647,7.234,3.623,4.751C3.27,5.357,3.067,6.062,3.067,6.814 c0,1.424,0.724,2.679,1.825,3.415c-0.673-0.021-1.305-0.206-1.859-0.513c0,0.017,0,0.034,0,0.052c0,1.988,1.414,3.647,3.292,4.023 c-0.344,0.094-0.707,0.144-1.081,0.144c-0.264,0-0.521-0.026-0.772-0.074c0.522,1.63,2.038,2.816,3.833,2.85 c-1.404,1.1-3.174,1.756-5.096,1.756c-0.331,0-0.658-0.019-0.979-0.057c1.816,1.164,3.973,1.843,6.29,1.843 c7.547,0,11.675-6.252,11.675-11.675c0-0.178-0.004-0.355-0.012-0.531C20.985,7.47,21.68,6.747,22.23,5.924z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Alicia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a self-confessed geek and curious about everything; I enjoy trying new things in a wide variety of fields.<br>My&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aliciapaterson.com\/wordpress\/projects\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"10\">interests&nbsp;<\/a>run from flying, sailing, music, electronics, astronomy, and software to travel, hiking, and camping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aliciapaterson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DSC_2970.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17\" width=\"327\" height=\"217\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a passionate and creative digital consultant that drives results by building strong trust and empathy with executive teams, earning permission to collaborate on reimagining business outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a business transformation thought leader with deep expertise in digital strategy, change management, and leadership development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>15 years of building and leading high-impact digital business transformation consulting teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20 years of digital strategy and product development with skills spanning marketing, operations, and program management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 years building and scaling design-centered innovation frameworks for global Fortune 500 businesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Management Consulting<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Led digital strategy consulting engagements at Google\u2019s largest and most strategic customers &amp; 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