Personal statement

I am a teaching fellow in Structural Engineering at the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. I joined the department in September 2018 and other roles include Student Liaison Officer for Institution of Structural Engineers and student competitions coordinator. I graduated from Strathclyde University in 2007 with a Distinction in MEng Civil Engineering with European Studies (Italian Language). Being originally from Albania and having studied modern languages from a very young age, alongside my studies at university, I worked as an interpreter and translator for Albanian and Italian, as well as studying French and Spanish. Following my studies, I am also a professional interpreter for Italian. After graduating in 2007, I worked in industry as a structural design engineer until October 2018, delivering numerous domestic and international projects of various uses and sizes in the structures group of engineering consultancies Buro Happold, Mott MacDonald and Woolgar Hunter. During this time, I was responsible for the structural design and delivery of many UK and Ireland projects, main ones including the University of Strathclyde John Arbuthnott Building, Ravenscraig Sports Facility Centre, St James' Hospital in Dublin, First Street Cultural Centre in Manchester, East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington, Dumfries Learning Town Central Campus and St Joseph's College, Defence Infrastructure Organisation Facility, as well as several Glasgow City Centre commercial developments including Buchanan Wharf. Main international projects included King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture in Saudi Arabia, Libya University Campuses and AK Altyn Hotel in Turkmenistan. I am very enthusiastic and ambitious, with strong technical and digital design experience and expertise and excellent communication skills. I have a genuine passion for the engineering profession, sustainability and inclusive design, and a desire to inspire future generations of structural engineers.