Engineering Success

Engineering Success interviews Virtue Igbokwuwe a Civil Engineer working at Taylor Woodrow. As a Master’s graduate in Civil Engineering with a First Class Honours degree, Virtue is highly dedicated and enthusiastic about pursuing a career in the Engineering field with the ultimate aim to become a Chartered Civil Engineer. In addition to being a Civil Engineer at Taylor Woodrow, Virtue is a part-ti...

Engineering Success interviews Joshua Bruce currently studying an undergraduate degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Alongside his studies, Joshua spearheads an international initiative called the Young Engineers Summit. This unique summit aims to dismantle barriers, raise awareness, and create opportunities for participants to shape their own futures and contribute to the future of engineering. Fo...

Engineering Success interviews Dr Ama Frimpong.   Ama is Head of Product Development at 52 North Health Ltd, where she leads the company’s engineering teams. She is a multi-award-winning engineer including being named the 2022 Young Woman Engineer of the Year by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Top 50 Women in Engineering (Inventors and Innovators) by the Women’s Engineering Socie...

Engineering Success interviews Lucy Davies an Integration Engineer at BAE Systems. Lucy studied for an MEng in Aeronautical Engineering at Loughborough University, completing a summer and year internship during her course before joining the BAE Systems graduate scheme in September 2021. During her graduate scheme she worked at the forefront of aerospace technology and has contributed directly to t...

Engineering Success interviews Charlotte Huntley a Junior Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation Engineer. Charlotte joined Arcadis in 2016 as an apprentice and has since developed into an Engineer. Charlotte produces design and engineering solutions across multiple Water Industry Clients on drinking water and wastewater projects. Charlotte has obtained her Diploma, HNC and HND with...

Engineering Success interviews Jacqueline Chinwe a Future Energy Leader and STEM Advocate. Jacqueline has 7 years’ experience in the oil, gas and renewable energy sector, representing a few of the top tier International Oil Companies (IOCs) and National Oil Companies (NOCs) within the EMEA & APAC region. She holds a degree in Oil & Gas Management and a masters in Offshore & Ocean Techn...

Engineering Success interviews Colette Bell is an Engineer at Roke. Colette works as a full-stack software engineer on her current project, she also chairs the Women in Roke ERG and leads the STEM outreach out of Roke’s Manchester office. Colette has a MEng degree in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Manchester, where she won the Department of Materials Prize for Best Proj...

Engineering Success interviews Tosin Sonubi a Data Engineer. Oluwatosin (Tosin) Sonubi studied BEng in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering at Warwick University. She found her passion for data during her course and pursed transition into tech, teaching herself programming, but capitalising on her transferable skillset. She has only been a Data Engineer since 2021 but she has achieved an outst...

Engineering Success interviews Arrmeila Jeyanathan an Industrial Engineering in Rail and Control Systems and Signalling. From being introduced to STEM at school and getting involved in science competitions Arrmeila was inspired to study Integrated Engineering at Cardiff University. Whilst at University she worked at Network Rail as Railway Signalling Engineer and since graduating in 2021 she has b...

Engineering Success interviews Kemi Akinola a Principal Process Engineer in the Water Industry. Kemi has BSc and MSc degrees from Imperial College London and over nine years' experience in the UK Water Industry. Through her career to date, she has contributed, inter alia, to the design; and enhanced operation, of several water and wastewater treatment works, by providing process engineering ex...

Engineering Success interviews Philippa Jefferis a Business Excellence Manager at BAM Nuttall Philippa has been lucky to explore the world through engineering.   Starting in the UK, she soon found herself involved in road maintenance in Sydney, Australia before a brief stint back home in the UK managing roads here.  She has since had the opportunity to work in Sierra Leone, Nepal and Pakistan and...

Engineering Success interviews Mo Oyetunji is a Quality Specialist in the Medical Device Industry. Mo has previously worked as a Materials & Corrosion Engineer within the Oil and Gas industry for over a decade and is very much passionate about teaching and inspiring kids about STEM subjects. She is the Owner of Asa West - a UK based fashion retailer established in 2017 and is also the founder...

Engineering Success interview Laura Giddings the Founder of The STEM Project Laura founded The STEM Project so that she could continue to work with like minded people who had a passion and enthusiasm to inspire the current and next generation into STEAM and more. An established award-winning STEM Education manager with a flare for breaking the mould and pushing the boundaries to build strong STEM...

Engineering Success interviews Erusa Adizie a Net Zero Manager at Tarmac Working for a sustainable building materials company Erusa's role involves supporting and developing the roadmaps that will allow the hard to decarbonise industry to reach net zero targets. Erusa is a Chartered Engineer and has Masters Degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Management and Safety, and Reliabilit...

Engineering Success interviews Floriane Fidegnon-Edoh a Consultant for BMNT Floriane is currently working on the Royal Navy contract, helping them to correctly identify and translate operational problem areas.  She has a background in manufacturing engineering and public policy, having worked in a manufacturing production environment, a public policy think tank and the charities sector. Prior...

Engineering Success interview Caitlin McCall a Senior Research Engineer at Manufacturing Technology Centre in the field of Automation and Electronics. She is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Previously, she was a Materials and Manufacturing Engineer at Swansea University where she worked towards her ESPRC funded Engineering Doctorate in printed electronics for flexibl...

Engineering Success interviews Dr Roy Bitrus PhD a Geologist and a Business Development Consultant with a first degree in Geology and Mining. Roy is a Royal Society of Edinburgh RSE – Unlocking Ambition Enterprise Fellow with technical, entrepreneur and intrapreneur skills working as a director of sales at TenzorGEO Ltd to provide micro seismic data acquisition and interpretation services to the o...

Engineering Success interviews Jess Clark a Highways Engineer working for AECOM Jess has 5 years’ experience as a Civil Engineer and also volunteers as a STEM Ambassador. Jess was the winner of the ICE NE STEM Ambassador of the Year Award 2022, being recognised for her work supporting her local community through lockdown and driving STEM throughout the workforce. Jess is passionate about promoting...

Engineering Success interview Zainab Adigun a Senior Structural Engineer and AFBE-UK School Team Lead. Zainab Adigun studied BEng in Civil Engineering at Brunel University then a MSc Structural Engineering on a Women in Engineering full scholarship.  Zainab designs new buildings and small refurbishments projects across all sectors. As social value champion and EDI team member for her organisa...

Engineering Success interviews Amber Oliphant a Systems Project Engineer at High Speed Rail Solutions. Amber chose technical subjects at school and studied general engineering at college. Amber gained an apprenticeship as a Toolmaker which took her through various departments within the company she was working for, being Machining, Die Maintenance and Ancillaries. Amber then moved into new product...

Engineering Success interviews Dr Margi Vilnay a Lecturer in Structural Engineering at the University of Dundee. Dr Margi Vilnay is a Lecturer in Structural Engineering and the Director of Public Engagement and Outreach for the School of Science and Engineering at the University of Dundee. Margi completed her BSc (Hons) followed by a Research MSc (Cum Laude) in Structural Engineering, investigatin...

Engineering Success interviews Dr Emma Yhnell a Neuroscientist and Senior Lecturer based in Cardiff, Wales. Emma is an award-winning science communicator and she is making it her mission to make science more accessible, inclusive and fun for everyone. Emma is a first generation academic and a regular contributor to local radio and television as well as a commentator for the Science Media Centre. S...

Engineering Success interviews Ayo Sokale a Chartered Civil Engineer, a Presenter and Keynote Speaker, ICE President's Future Leader and ICE Superhero ECO Warrior. Ayo graduated with a Masters in Civil and  Coastal Engineering from Plymouth University in 2016. She is a professionally qualified Project Manager at the Environment Agency. Ayo is a Supervising Civil Engineer taking graduate engin...

Engineering Success interviews Lisa-Jayne Cook an award-winning Refrigeration Engineer and advocate for Diversity and Inclusion. Lisa is on the Board of Trustees for the Institute of Refrigeration, a member of the Women's Engineering Society, a Director at ACRIB - the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board and a STEMazing woman. In 2019 Lisa was named in the prestigious WES Top 50 Femal...

Dr Nike Folayan MBE is a Chartered Engineer and gained a PhD in electronics engineering from the University of Sheffield. Nike is a Technical Director at leading Engineering and Consultancy firm WSP, but is more widely known as the co-founder of AFBE-UK (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers). AFBE-UK was founded by Nike and her brother Dr Ollie Folayan in 2007 and through it there h...