Volunteer Stories

Senthil Kumar Shanmugam

In March 2020, Senthil lost his job as a direct result of COVID-19.  He and his family had only been in Australia for a year. They migrated from Singapore in...

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Senthil Kumar Shanmugam
Mehak Sablok

Mehak Sablok

Mehak worked in research and analysis using Artificial Intelligence, but when she came to Australia she could not find work in her field.

Mehak Sablok

Mehak worked in research and analysis using Artificial Intelligence, but when she came to Austral...

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Rajat and Ekta

Rajat and Ekta

 Introducing Rajat Mahalawet and Ekta Singh. They moved from India to Australia in 2016 after getting married.  Rajat has an engineering degree in Electronics and Communications. He has worked as a Software Engineer in...

Rajat and Ekta

 Introducing Rajat Mahalawet and Ekta Singh. They moved from India to Australia in 2016 after ge...

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Deepa Subbian

Deepa Subbian

This is Deepa Subbian. Deepa completed her Masters in Computer Applications at India’s Bharathiar University, graduating in 2009. She then worked for Cognizant Technology Solutions in the SAP Domain. She...

Deepa Subbian

This is Deepa Subbian. Deepa completed her Masters in Computer Applications at India’s Bharath...

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Remy Lewis

Remy Lewis

After a 20-plus year career working for the Victorian Government, Remy Lewis was determined to land a job in the Salesforce ecosystem. He joined Blaze Your Trail in July 2021 and has contributed to several...

Remy Lewis

After a 20-plus year career working for the Victorian Government, Remy Lewis was determined t...

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Prabhavathy Rajendran

Prabhavathy Rajendran

Prabha had Admin and App Builder certs and Trailhead by Salesforce Ranger Status, but she could not get a job in Australia as she had no local work experience.

Prabhavathy Rajendran

Prabha had Admin and App Builder certs and Trailhead by Salesforce Ranger Status, but she could n...

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Sneh Shrivastava

Sneh Shrivastava

Sneh Shrivastava graduated from India’s Rangiv Ghandi Technical University in 2006 with a degree in Engineering - Computer Science. She then worked in India before moving to Australia and starting her...

Sneh Shrivastava

Sneh Shrivastava graduated from India’s Rangiv Ghandi Technical University in 2006 with a degree...

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Kamal Hunjan

Kamal Hunjan

Kamal Hunjan graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering in 2003. After graduation, she worked as a Computer Science Lecturer for four years. She married and moved to Melbourne...

Kamal Hunjan

Kamal Hunjan graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering in 2003. After gr...

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Vishnu Priya

Vishnu Priya

This is the story of my journey with Blaze Your Trail, which helped me secure a job in the Salesforce ecosystem. I heard about St Kilda Mums in a user group...

Vishnu Priya

This is the story of my journey with Blaze Your Trail, which helped me secure a job in the Sales...

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Jessica Macpherson OAM

Jessica Macpherson OAM

Jessica is best known as the founder and first CEO of St Kilda Mums, Geelong Mums and Eureka Mums, a much-loved organisation with thousands of volunteers supporting more than 20,000 babies...

Jessica Macpherson OAM

Jessica is best known as the founder and first CEO of St Kilda Mums, Geelong Mums and Eureka Mum...

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Senthil Kumar Shanmugam

Senthil Kumar Shanmugam

Unemployed with no job prospects in Australia, Senthil made the difficult decision to move back to Singapore for a project.

Senthil Kumar Shanmugam

Unemployed with no job prospects in Australia, Senthil made the difficult decision to move back t...

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Mehak Sablok

Mehak Sablok

Mehak worked in research and analysis using Artificial Intelligence, but when she came to Australia she could not find work in her field.

Mehak Sablok

Mehak worked in research and analysis using Artificial Intelligence, but when she came to Austral...

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Rajat and Ekta

Rajat and Ekta

 Introducing Rajat Mahalawet and Ekta Singh. They moved from India to Australia in 2016 after getting married.  Rajat has an engineering degree in Electronics and Communications. He has worked as a Software Engineer in...

Rajat and Ekta

 Introducing Rajat Mahalawet and Ekta Singh. They moved from India to Australia in 2016 after ge...

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Deepa Subbian

Deepa Subbian

This is Deepa Subbian. Deepa completed her Masters in Computer Applications at India’s Bharathiar University, graduating in 2009. She then worked for Cognizant Technology Solutions in the SAP Domain. She...

Deepa Subbian

This is Deepa Subbian. Deepa completed her Masters in Computer Applications at India’s Bharath...

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Remy Lewis

Remy Lewis

After a 20-plus year career working for the Victorian Government, Remy Lewis was determined to land a job in the Salesforce ecosystem. He joined Blaze Your Trail in July 2021 and has contributed to several...

Remy Lewis

After a 20-plus year career working for the Victorian Government, Remy Lewis was determined t...

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Prabhavathy Rajendran

Prabhavathy Rajendran

Prabha had Admin and App Builder certs and Trailhead by Salesforce Ranger Status, but she could not get a job in Australia as she had no local work experience.

Prabhavathy Rajendran

Prabha had Admin and App Builder certs and Trailhead by Salesforce Ranger Status, but she could n...

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Sneh Shrivastava

Sneh Shrivastava

Sneh Shrivastava graduated from India’s Rangiv Ghandi Technical University in 2006 with a degree in Engineering - Computer Science. She then worked in India before moving to Australia and starting her...

Sneh Shrivastava

Sneh Shrivastava graduated from India’s Rangiv Ghandi Technical University in 2006 with a degree...

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Kamal Hunjan

Kamal Hunjan

Kamal Hunjan graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering in 2003. After graduation, she worked as a Computer Science Lecturer for four years. She married and moved to Melbourne...

Kamal Hunjan

Kamal Hunjan graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering in 2003. After gr...

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Vishnu Priya

Vishnu Priya

This is the story of my journey with Blaze Your Trail, which helped me secure a job in the Salesforce ecosystem. I heard about St Kilda Mums in a user group...

Vishnu Priya

This is the story of my journey with Blaze Your Trail, which helped me secure a job in the Sales...

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Jessica Macpherson OAM

Jessica Macpherson OAM

Jessica is best known as the founder and first CEO of St Kilda Mums, Geelong Mums and Eureka Mums, a much-loved organisation with thousands of volunteers supporting more than 20,000 babies...

Jessica Macpherson OAM

Jessica is best known as the founder and first CEO of St Kilda Mums, Geelong Mums and Eureka Mum...

Read more