EEFIT - Key Persons
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- Member of the Nominations Committee
- Author
Brian Uy CEng FIStructE has been Chair in Structural Engineering and Head of School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney for 17 years. He is also a Distinguished International Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia).
Brian has held positions at Arcadis, Arup, Worley, Imperial College, National University of Singapore and National University of Malaysia. As Australian Chair he leads the renewal of the Mutual Recognition Agreement with Engineers Australia and has helped to establish CROSS-AUS on structural safety. He has been instrumental in reshaping the ARG to ensure it reflects the membership.
Brian has contributed to a number of panels, groups and councils, including chairing the Australia Regional Group, being a Member of the Council, International Interest Group, Sustainability Panel, Building Information Modelling Panel, Editorial Board Structures and CROSS-AUS.
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- Deputy Chief Executive, Membership and Education Services Director
Darren joined the Institution in November 1999, following almost five years with the Institution of Civil Engineers.
During his extensive involvement with professional engineering institutions Darren has gained experience in all aspects of the professional membership qualifying process, from academic qualifications through to initial professional development (IPD) and finally the professional review.
He was appointed Director of Membership and Education in February 2008, and Deputy Chief Executive in January 2017.
During this time Darren has overseen the operation of the Membership and Education Directorate, from careers and accreditation activities to the Professional Review and CPD.
Darren has supported the Chief Executive in the development of membership and education policies and specifically the introduction of new, more accessible and inclusive, routes to membership
Darren, with his team, continues to develop resources and initiatives to better support members, throughout the world, in developing competence.
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- Member of the Education Committee
- Author
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- Chairman of the Trustee Board
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- Principal Consultant at Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP
Ed Clark CEng FIStructE joined Arup as a graduate and currently a Director in the London office leading a multi-disciplinary Building Engineering design group. Ed was elected Member of IStructE in 2000, Fellow 2014.
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- Member of the Education Committee
- Author
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- Member of the Education Committee
- Author
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- Trustee
- Author
- Is Director and Founder of Static Dynamic
Kate is Director and founder of Static Dynamic, her career in engineering began with a university placement at Curtins in Bristol. In her time there she worked on some fantastic projects like Shrewsbury Museum, Bristol Old Vic and the Wales International Convention Centre. In 2016 she began with AECOM in Cardiff and in 2020 formed Static Dynamic.
Kate's contribution to the IStructE started in 2007 as Tuesday Group Chair. Since then she has contributed to the work of many panels and committees including the Young Members Panel, Education Panel and the Membership Committee. She is currently serving on the Business Practice and Structural Futures Committees.
Job Titles:
- Structural Engineer
- Trustee
- Chartered Member
Keith Williams CEng fIStructE has worked as a Structural Engineer for the past 22 years within multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies. Mainly involved with the design, strengthening and refurbishment of bridges and ancillary structures for UK clients such as Network Rail, Highways England and HS2. Keith has also worked in Taiwan and the Philippines.
Keith has been a Chartered Member since 2009. Since then he has contributed to the work of many groups and committees including chairing the Chester and North Wales Regional Group, being an Institution Council member, Professional Review Interviewer, and CM Examination Marker. He's also been a Member of the Professional Development Panel since 2018 and became a Fellow of the Institution in 2019.
Dr Elisabeth Marlow is the Principal Consultant at Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP. Elisabeth's interest in Art, Science and the Environment, led her to study Architectural Engineering, Renewable Energy with Architecture. Her recent doctoral research investigated decision-making interplay of sustainability and resilience across policy, urban planning and practice.
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- Author
- Co - Founder and Director at Subteno
Matthew is a Co-Founder and Director at Subteno, responsible for the technical running of the Norwich office. He is a consulting engineer with experience across the commercial, retail, industrial and residential sectors in the UK, as well as offshore structures specialising in 'brown field' work. Matt has been actively involved with the Institution since the mid 1990's serving on numerous panels and committees as well as being East Anglian Regional Group Chair, twice, serving on Council and the Trustee Board. Matt progressed from becoming an Incorporated Engineer in 1995, to Chartered in 2005 and a Fellow in 2015. In 2014 he was presented with the Institution's Lewis Kent Award.
Mohamad was born in Dubai in 1979 and graduated with an MEng from the University of Oxford in 2002. He then worked at Arup UK as a structural engineer from 2002 until 2009, where he developed an interest in renovating old buildings in the UK and around the world. Mohamad became Chartered in 2008 and a Fellow in 2016. He joined Dubai Land Department in 2009 and continues to work there. He founded the Real Estate Appraisal Centre and authored the Emirates Book Valuation Standards in 2010. He is currently working as Survey Director for the Government of Dubai and oversaw the signing of the MOU between the IStructE and Dubai Land Department in 2019.
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- Member of the Education Committee
- Author
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- Structural Engineer
- Managing Director of Pothos Limited
Shalini is the Managing Director of Pothos Limited based in Jamaica, which provides building solutions in the form of designs, project management, and construction to small-medium sized commercial, industrial, and essential facilities.
Shalini has been a practicing structural engineer in the Caribbean region since 2005. She worked on projects both as a structural engineer and project manager across at least 8 countries, and continues to work with international organisations such as PAHO/WHO and the World Bank Group to improve resilience and sustainability for critical infrastructure, such as hospitals in the Caribbean region.
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- Data & Technology Director
- Digital Strategist
Silvia is an experienced digital strategist committed to putting digital transformation at the heart of the Institution's corporate strategy.
She is passionate about the appliance of technology to improve people's lives and the good of the environment, believing in its transformative power to make a difference daily.
Silvia has fifteen years' experience working as a senior digital strategist in the not-for profit sector, after previous roles at World Animal Protection (where she lead a global team based in 15 countries) and at Barnardo's (whose website ranked among the eight most successful in the community-humanitarian industry during her tenure).
Originally from Italy, Silvia has lived and worked for many years in Ireland and Portugal before settling in the UK with her husband, Paul.
Stephen is an experienced finance professional committed to a collaborative approach to financial management, using technology to improve people's experience of their control financial control.
Stephen is an FCA with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales having trained as an accountant and auditor with PwC.
He has a passion for the not-for-profit and membership sectors with thirteen years experience in different finance roles at small to medium-sized organisations in these sectors. Most recently he was Finance Director of Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs), which is a world-leading independent policy institute and membership body.
His particular expertise relates to financial management in the not-for-profit sector including VAT at charities and charity funds and reserves accounting.
Tanya is a Structural Engineer with nearly 25 years of design experience working on a diverse range of award winning and landmark projects globally. In 2006, Tanya founded Thornton Tomasetti's London office and now leads the firms Social Impact Initiative from New York. She is passionate about projects and collaborations that deliver positive impact to communities by applying engineering expertise, innovative approaches and technology to create new solutions. Celebrating the role of the engineer in society is important to Tanya and she believes the Institution provides the opportunity for access to community, resources, technical progression that allow this to happen. She is actively engaged in several committees and judging panels for the institution and sits on several other committees outside engineering but within the built environment to promote the role of the engineer as an active participant in shaping the future of the built environment.
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- Trustee
- Vice President
- Director & General Manager for Jacobs
Tendayi Munyebvu is Director & General Manager for Jacobs in France, with extensive experience in structural design, construction supervision as well as project and contract management of a wide range of infrastructure projects in a variety of sectors. In his time, he has worked on the Wales Millennium Centre, Heathrow Terminal 5 and is currently working on the ITER Tokamak, (a scientific installation building in France). He has worked in several countries and has led global and multicultural teams in Africa, UK and Ireland and mainland Europe.
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- Member of the Education Committee
- Author
Yasmin joins the Institution of Structural Engineers having successfully led the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK since 2017 where she established its strategy and directed domestic and global operations.