“Susan is a young professional engineer with 10 years experience in the execution of projects within the oil and gas pipeline industry, including the design, management and construction supervision of long distance pipeline projects in both Australia and Canada,” APIA President, Mark Twycross, said today.

“She is a worthy recipient of the 2004 APIA Young Achievement Award for her contribution in raising the profile of the up and coming younger generation of pipeline engineers - as well as promoting the profession as a potential career for women,” Twycross said.

Susan arrived in Australia in 1998 after four years of experience as a pipeline engineer with TransCanada Pipelines. She has spent the past six years in Australia developing her expertise and reputation as a pro-active engineer who has excelled in anticipating future problems and solving them in innovative ways before they develop as problems.

Her career in Australia has seen her successfully complete pipeline projects for GHD, Egis Consulting, CMPS & F and, more recently, Worley in Brisbane.

“Throughout all of these projects, Susan has demonstrated both a technical competence in the tasks that she has undertaken as well as clear project management and organisational skills,” Twycross said.

“Shortly after Susan joined Worley, her leadership skills were recognised and she was promoted to the position of Manager – Pipelines in the Worley Brisbane office where she has built up the pipeline team by combining experience with an emphasis on the training of younger engineers in the complexities of pipeline projects,” he said.

“On top of this role, Susan has recently joined the ME38.1 subcommittee and she has presented papers and after-dinner speeches for APIA and the industry.”