In Primary school, I crossed path with an engineer and witnessed the power of Civil engineering to transform the world. And also experienced flooding.

In secondary school, I was active in my school’s Design and Technology club.

I also attended a women in science and engineering (WISE) course on engineering at Imperial, a BT Entrepreneurial Engineering course, and Headstart at Strathclyde.

I also undertook work experience at a design consultancy.

In sixth form, I studied A-Levels in maths, physics, and chemistry, and an AS in further maths.

I then went to Plymouth University, where I did an MEng degree in civil and coastal engineering, with a sandwich year working for engineering firm CH2M HILL, which meant I returned to university to complete my degree with some useful experience behind me.

In my final year, as president of the Civil Engineering society, we hosted a careers fair, where I met two Environment Agency (EA) graduates who talked to me about a career there. I later successfully applied for a graduate role and have been with the EA ever since working various roles all playing a part to reduce the risk of flooding to communities.