Cyndi began her career as a chemical engineer before training herself in software engineering and joining the Java engineering group at Sun Microsystems, where she honed her leadership and management skills. Cyndi put these skills into action when she joined ThoughtWorks UK as MD, and quickly advanced to running their global software division.
After discussions with her friend Isabella, who has type 1 diabetes, Cyndi co-founded Quin. In her role as CEO, Cyndi has overseen the development of the app, successful funding and crowd-funding, and the launch of the app in the App Store in UK and Ireland.
In the future – virtual care 2.0 – must build upon this understanding and focus on a new KPI (key performance indicator): patient autonomy, the ability of a person to treat themselves effectively and feel confident in their decisions.