December 2012 “Mind the Gap” Women in Engineering, Women in Resources and Women in Construction Luncheon A Women in Engineering, Women in Resources and Women in Construction event was held in the Reflections Room at the Holiday Inn on Friday, 29 November 2012. This event was proudly sponsored by INPEX who has provided funding for the Division to promote “Women
in Engineering”.
Education from the University of Cambridge US. She is a qualified LEAN/Six Sigma Yellow Belt and also a qualified Gemmologist from the Gemmological Institute of America in New York City. She is a professional Ballroom Dancing instructor and has danced on Broadway in New York City. She currently works as Manager within a Consulting team at Price Waterhouse Coopers. She has worked at De Beers Diamonds in strategic communications.
Sean Kildare, General Manager of Inpex introduced Anna to the gathering and gave an insight into the interesting Keynote Speaker, Anna Griffin presented a “Mind the Gap” Solving the Skills Shortages in Resources. Mind the Gap is “Northern Territory News” and its contents and a brief background on Anna. based on research conducted by Price Waterhouse Coopers between October 2011 and April 2012 with senior executives from Over 40 women in engineering, women in construction more than 20 energy, resources and mining services companies and women in resources attended this event. Dignitaries includoperating in Australia. Thirty chief executive officers, business ed Deputy Chief Minister, Robyn Lambley and Government unit leaders, vice-presidents and general managers were interWhip, Peter Styles . viewed and asked to prioritise the root causes of skill shortages in their organisations. There were 6 key findings from this research including:
Shortages in critical energy and resources skills have existed for a decade
The industry employs too few women
Many rich pools of skills remain untapped
Australia isn’t producing enough young people with relevant skills
The sector employs a small share of Australia’s skilled workers
Australians enjoy the comforts of home
Anna ‘s background is quite amazing . She has MBA qualifications from the Open University London and Executive