Doctor in Geotechnical Engineering with 20 years’ experience on effectively managing and delivering specialist discipline input to major multidisciplinary infrastructure and building projects in the UK, Middle East and Australia. She started her career lecturing and researching at universities in Italy and the UK, before joining the industry to work for international specialist geotechnical consultancies in the UK and Australia. Author of publications in Conference Proceedings. Winner of the 2024 European Women in Construction and Engineering Award as Best Woman Geotechnical Engineer.

She has considerable experience of using numerical modelling to solve complex geotechnical challenges and soil-structure interaction analysis, deliver integrated design solutions and provide an interface between clients and third-party representatives.