From a young age, I knew that I wanted to go into engineering but wasn't quite sure which field. I was lucky enough that my father worked for a multi-disciplinary construction practice and I was able to discuss options with several of his colleagues. And so I found myself doing a degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of Bath and subsequently joined Hoare Lea.

It's true to say that I have never looked back! The work is challenging but I really enjoy all aspects of it - particularly influencing the design development of buildings and the important role that we, as building services engineers have to reduce carbon emissions from the UK's building stock.