Shini Somara: How has a career in engineering helped you personally?
Krystina Pearson-Rampeearee: I didn’t really have a lot of confidence when I was younger. I was certainly a very shy kid. When I first started working, I was very quiet and kept a low profile and worked hard. It was only when I had my little boy, almost four years ago, that I came out of my shell.
Motherhood allowed me to gain the confidence I needed to do my job. I think this was due to the challenge of being a mum for the first time. I had no idea what I was doing and in the year I had for maternity leave, I realised that I can achieve anything I put my mind to, particularly because I love learning.
When I returned to work, I had an even greater motivation for my job. I was so happy to be back in my engineering role and went for all opportunities, saying yes to everything I was offered and put myself out there. My newfound confidence allowed me to speak up. It was a real turning point...