Emerging Structural Engineers Network – Lightning Talks in Auckland

SESOC ESE are continuing a popular series of events – Lightning Talks. These events are a chance for our emerging engineers to share the projects they are working on, and open some discussion around challenges and lessons learned.

Tuesday 13 September
BECA Auditorium, 21 Pitt Street, Auckland
5.30pm networking and drinks for 6pm start
Register here

This event features five of our emerging structural engineers. Each engineer will have 5-10 minutes to five a brief insight into a project they are working on – whether that be a technical challenge, design overview, construction monitoring, or project management.

Our presenters for this kick-off event will include:

Michael is a chartered structural engineer and Technical Director at Beca and has over 20 years’ experience of working in Asia Pacific regions. He will be giving a brief overview of the Athletes Village project completed for the South Pacific Games held in Port Moresby, PNG in 2015. This includes a reminder of a key structural lesson we all need to remember in design.

Wenlong is a senior structural engineer working at Mott Macdonald. With 6 years of previous experience with large projects on our shores and overseas, he has been through his fair share of learnings along the way. Wenlong will share some things that he believes are vital in surviving your early years in engineering.

Libby is a structural engineer with Beca and is based in the Auckland Building Structures team. Libby joined Beca in 2019 as a graduate engineer, and has been involved in both the design and construction monitoring stages of the redevelopment of the Human Sciences Building, and also the new Recreation and Wellness Centre at the University of Auckland. She is going to share her experiences working on the Recreation and Wellness Centre, and some lessons she has learnt along the way.

Ha has been working as a structural engineer for the past 3.5 years. In this time, he has had the opportunity to run some projects in the residential, commercial and infrastructure space. Ha will share his experiences and some things that he wish he knew when he first ran a project.

Tom has worked in a variety of different areas since graduating. With Mitchell Vranjes, he has recently played a roll in overseeing the testing of drill and epoxy anchors. He will share some of the challenges of that he has encountered and some things designers should know about how the anchor work on site.

These events will be held regularly throughout the year to give all of our ESE members the chance to share what they are working on. If you are interested in sharing your experience, please send us an email at: ese-chair@sesoc.org.nz

We hope to see you there!