Shelley spent four years in logistics and CAD design roles before deciding to explore a career in engineering. Looking back, she says it was something she’d always been interested in but, in the early 1990s, engineering wasn’t typically a suggested career option for women.

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Ciao initially came to Auckland on a working holiday, but she says it wasn’t long before she decided to make New Zealand her home.

“After about six months I thought ‘this is for me’! I fell in love with this beautiful country and decided to move here. I became an international student as it allowed me to gain some new skills and get myself settled into New Zealand life.”