HERA sponsors student Final Year Project Awards
HERA proudly sponsored and was happy to have our Research Engineer Hafez Taheri attend final year student project events for both the University of Auckland (UoA) and Auckland University of…
Am I a charismatic leader?
Have you ever asked yourself this? It is a term that is often bandied about in leadership discussions. But what does it actually mean and why is it important for…
Achieving diversity in the boardroom
We’re making great strides in achieving diversity in the boardroom, but we’re still not there. One would think it’s a no brainer. But every time an announcement is made around…
The ‘push-pull’ of HR innovation
We all know that HR has fundamentally been about helping enable culture and driving performance. But in order to do this effectively in today’s world, we need to recognise the…
Are engineers behind the times when it comes to intercultural training?
Surprisingly, this appears to be the case according to research recently released. An interdisciplinary team involving researchers with backgrounds in engineering, intercultural communication, and applied linguistics from universities in the…
Meet Volkan Yakut – the latest team member to join our Welding Centre team
You’ll have seen lately that our Welding Centre has a lot of amazing projects on it’s horizon over the next three years. That’s why we’re excited to welcome Volkan Yakut…
#INWED19 – Meet HERA Scholarship Recipient, Audsley Jones
Our next lady in the spot light is one we’re rather fond of. She’s been in our midst since 2011 and she definitely has some HERA blood pumping through her…
#INWED19 – Meet Structex Structural Engineer, Negar Gharahshir
Nothing makes us feel more proud of the companies in our membership than this next profile. They’re a glowing example of truly celebrating the people within their team and letting…
#INWED19 – Meet Jacobs Senior Mechanical & Piping Engineer, Karen Robertson
We’re so happy to share this Senior Mechanical and Piping Engineer thinking to the space of women in engineering today. She’s an amazing role model for up and coming engineers.…
#INWED19 – Meet Tectonus Marketing Manager, Anya Valyashko
It’s great to finish up this week of celebrating #WomenInEngineering with a company who has only just recently joined the fold of HERA membership. A big welcome to Tectonus and…
#INWED19 – Meet Weld i.t. Ltd General Manager Liz Frost
There are a whole bunch of amazing characters within our membership – and one that made a big impression on our Welding Engineer Rob Ryan, was Liz Frost! As Weld…
#INWED19 – Meet Longveld Managing Director, Pam Roa
This #WomeninEngineering is no stranger to HERA, and is a role model in terms of her approach to business which looks to disrupt the way things are done – taking…