When I finished my Masters of Engineering degree in 2009, I left the University of Wollongong with a strong understanding of how to structure research and development projects. At that time I had been actively working in the private sector for approximately 20 months. I started with C.J Doyle in August 2007 as a Project Engineer working on underground 132kV projects. I joined UEA as a Design Engineer in September 2008 where I worked on mostly contestable distribution projects. My role expanded in October 2009 to be a Project Manager for both design and construction of contestable projects. I delivered a vast number of projects during this time which provided me an invaluable experience and knowledge base.In March 2013 I changed roles within the UEA Group to the Senior Engineer for Australasian Cable and Engineering Services (ACES). This was a challenging role as it required me to exercise many different skills such as electrical engineering, research, project management and commercial acumen. This role evolved in May 2015 and I became the Engineering Manager under the UEA Electrical brand. During the next three years the UEA Electrical Design and Engineering business unit under my direction expanded and delivered large key government infrastructure projects which included Northconnex, WestConnex Stage 1A, WestConnex Stage 1B, WestConnex Stage 2, Sydney Metro Stage 2, The Northern Road Upgrade Stage 2 and many others. In October 2018 UEA Electrical was rebranded to Ultegra and the Design and Engineering business unit looks forward to working on new and exciting projects and business opportunities.