Member Spotlight: Yu Li

Posted on Tuesday 29 October, 2024

This year our Resene Next Gen Supreme Award was taken out by Yu Li, a Civil Engineering PhD candidate studying at the University of Canterbury. 

To enter the Next Gen Awards nominees had to submit their 'big idea' to shake up the industry. Yu Li's idea submitted for this award is taken from the work she is completing towards her PhD thesis. Her study focuses on collecting data on how and where roads are used by using a newly developed and cost-effective Internet of Things (IoT) proptotype. The data collected can be used to automatically predict traffic positioning in difference scenarios.

Since being presented with the Award at the NZ Building People Awards on 30 August Yu Li has gotten more involved with the Institute and is now an enthusiastic member of the Young Professional Advisors group. 

She's also currently on the lookout for work which makes the most of her considerable expertise so get in touch with her to snap her up!

We asked her a few questions to get to know Yu Li a little better. 

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Member Spotlight: Isaac Kett

Posted on Tuesday 01 October, 2024

On 30 August at the 2024 NZ Building People Awards Isaac Kett was named as the GIB Supreme Winner! Earlier in the evening Isaac had won the Keystone Trust Consultants | Matanga Award category.

He was nominated for his work as Delivery, Interface and Design Manager on the Pukekohe to Papakura (P2P) Project in Tāmaki | Auckland. Isaac is a Senior Associate at Frequency.

While we heard about Issac’s project on the night and in his citation we asked him a few questions to get to know the person behind the project.

Read on to find out more about Isaac including what he’d like to see change in the industry, who inspires him, and his Salsa habit.

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