Young Engineer of the year 2021

Growing up in the small Queensland town of Roma, Zoe Eather knew that she wanted a career that would allow her to travel overseas and make a difference in developing countries. Engineering took her from rural Australia to international smart communities consultant — and even saw her named the 2021 Queensland Young Professional Engineer of the Year! Zoe is an experienced engineer, consultant and Churchill Fellow who specialises in Smart Communities. The combination of Zoe’s engineering background and her ability to engage and explain complex topics in a friendly and informative way, allows her to offer future-thinking, useful and realistic strategic advice. Zoe keeps up-to-date with the latest trends and shares her learnings through hosting The Smart Community Podcast. Through her boutique consultancy 'My Smart Community', she offers strategic advisory on dealing with disruption, leveraging infrastructure spend and major projects, smart technology in regional communities and facilitating genuine collaboration. This episode is hosted by two of The University of Queensland's Women in Engineering student leaders; Christie Patterson and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Pumpa.Connect with Zoe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoemayeather/ Follow 'My Smart Community': https://www.linkedin.com/company/smartcommhq/Connect with Christie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christie-patterson-6431ba16b/ Connect with Elizabeth (Lizzy) on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-pumpa-560649172/