Keeping your finger on the pulse is a challenge that Civil Engineering Researchers are constantly having to do as new technologies are introduced to the industry. This is exactly what Auckland University of Technology Teaching Assistant and PhD Researcher Niusha Navabian is investigating as part of her passion to be a successful Structural Engineer. To…
The women engineers that go to work every day are delivering work that have massive positive impacts on their communities. But they’re also sisters, daughters and mothers – and finding work balance is key. GHD Structural Team Leader Amy Wiliams knows this well. By day, specialising in the delivery of seismic assessments as well as…
In the world of engineering, there are women making a difference behind the scenes as much as in front of them! HR is one space where that is certainly happening. That’s why we’d like you to meet Deb MacCauley who is GM People & Culture at Longveld in Hamilton. Deb started out as a contractor…
There are many types of engineers working with our membership that we’ll be shining a light on this week – and Joanna Wilce is no different! Based at SGS, Joanna has over fifteen years experience in management and technical roles with a broad range of knowledge in legislative compliance, operations and production management of industrial…
A lot can happen in a year… so we thought we’d touch bases with one of the ladies we profiled last year during #INWED18 to see if much has changed since then! Catching up with New Zealand Steel Process Engineer, Mikaela Keir who is in the Steel Making Technical department. On a day to day…
In the lead up to International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June – we want to celebrate some of the amazing wahine in our industry. That’s why this week we’ll be giving a voice to many of the ladies in our midst – starting off with Ting Wang, a Civil Engineer at Tonkin +…
Last month we let our members know what our strategic focuses for 2020 and beyond look like. Part of that strategy being to deliver solutions that supported our members in technical excellence and knowledge transfer. A major target to achieve this, is to drive industry understanding and adoption of automation, productivity and Industry 4.0 in…
April has been all about eco-systems and relationships here at HERA. And, no part of our operation exemplifies these ideas more than our Administration department! Thats why this months staff profile highlights our first customer touch point – Raewyn Porter. If you didn’t realise it, administration is the backbone of an organisation. It links your…
On 8 March the world celebrated International Women’s Day. So it seemed only right that for this months staff profile I introduce you to one of the lovely ladies in our midst – Intern Quỳnh Anh Vũ. Known to all of us as Anh – I can say without a doubt she brings an energetic and…
It’s amazing what you get to learn about someone when you take the time to sit down and really chat. My latest catch up with our Senior Structural Engineer Jing Cao was no different! Growing up in Shanghai China – I think Jing was destined to be an engineer. Although as a youngster he was an…
We can hardly believe it, but Jürgen’s time with us at HERA is fast coming to an end! So we thought before he heads back to Germany we’d let you get to know him a bit better and find out about the great work he’s been doing whilst in New Zealand! Winging his way from the…
It’s been a long time coming trying to find the right candidate – but we’ve finally done it! Next week welcoming Robert Ryan to our Welding Centre team! Robert brings over 30 years’ experience in the engineering trade to our offerings. In the late 80’s beginning his career specialising in welding. Consequently leading to a…