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Dr Allyson Lawless FREng (South Africa) FISACE FIStructE FSAAE FIMESA
Director, Allyson Lawless and Associates (Pty) Ltd and Managing
Director, SAICE Professional Development and Projects
 Structural
engineer, researcher and leading businesswoman,
Allyson Lawless pioneered the development of
affordable, desktop civil engineering software in
South Africa. In recent years she has researched and
published two books and many papers on the
challenges associated with civil engineering skills
in the country and has led many capacity building
initiatives to rebuild skills in the public sector,
including the innovative use of retired engineers to
coach and mentor young graduates. She has held
senior office in local and international engineering
institutions and has scored several firsts for women
or people from small business, including becoming
the first female president of the South African
Institution of Civil Engineering in the year 2000.
She has served on many ministerial advisory panels
associated with skills development and service
delivery and is currently advising on the
development of the Skills Plan associated with an
ambitious upgrade to South Africa's economic
infrastructure.
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