No guilt career breaks with Amita Ardha

Today, my guest is Amita Ardha, an enterprise architect who has been focusing on sustainable development solutions.

In this conversation;

• Amita started her career in engineering and transitioned to IT due to her interest in the "why" behind

the coding.

• She realized the importance of understanding the business world and pursued an MBA with a focus on

IT and software engineering.

• She eventually became a certified Enterprise Architect but took a break to focus on personal goals and

explore sustainability.

• This entrepreneurial experience involving a reuse studio helped her develop a broader understanding of

connecting business with sustainability.

• Currently, Amita works as a part-time Enterprise Architect and is involved in sustainability initiatives.

Being a Woman in Tech

• Amita acknowledges the challenges women face in tech but emphasizes focusing on the work and

enjoying the journey.

• She advises against attributing missed opportunities solely to gender and highlights the importance of

recognizing individual journeys.

• Amita encourages women to take breaks without guilt and to keep striving towards their goals.

Sustainability in Computing

• Amita views sustainability as a journey from finite to infinite resourcefulness.
• Focus on Achievable Goals and Resource Efficiency
• Amita emphasizes using resources efficiently and highlights cloud computing as an example of improved

resource utilization.

• She shares an example of identifying hygiene issues faced by sanitation workers and the potential

benefit of providing antifungal cream.

• She recommends offering online sessions like storytelling or technology workshops to contribute

remotely.

You can see some of her work at https://www.instagram.com/bharatireusestudio/