In this episode, we spoke with Process Engineer and the current Australian Water Association’s (AWA) 2022 South Australian Young Water Professional of the Year – Loreline Kerlidou.

Loreline was born in France, just outside of Paris, and has been living and working in Adelaide for over 10 years. She is currently working for the environmental, engineering and strategic consulting company - Ricardo plc.

Loreline’s been involved in managing pilot plant operations to assess process innovations, developed industry guidelines for the water utility sector and reviewed the performance and compliance of water assets for municipal and mining water providers all throughout Australia.

Loreline is extremely passionate about giving back to the water industry. She has been (and still is) involved in the AWA SA Young Water Professional committee for over 7 years, and was the former Chair of the committee for 2 years.  She was also a dedicated member and the former Vice Chair of the WaterAid SA Committee, who has been committed to raising awareness to enable the world's poorest people to gain access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.

It was great to talk with her about her early years and career journey, the importance of promoting Women in Engineering, as well as getting her opinions on the implementation of using gender equality key-performance indicators (KPI’s) to achieve a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Hope you enjoy the interview!!

Hawkes & AD