What words of wisdom would you give someone interested in getting into your field?
Make sure you are happy to relinquish ownership of your ideas and potential Intellectual Property rights to the clients you work for as this commercial neutrality is key to what I do
How important is the mentoring process in your field and to you personally?
Mentoring is important as the job I do can be lonely at times as we are field based and only meet up with our colleagues once a week so knowing someone is there at the end of a phone or at the end of week to help you with any issues and to encourage you is very important
How would you define “professionalism”?
A high standard of professional ethics, behaviour and work activities while carrying out one's profession as an employee, self-employed person, career, enterprise, business, company, or artnership/associate/colleague. The professional owes a higher duty to a client, often a privilege of confidentiality, as well as a duty not to abandon the client. Often the professional is required to put the interest of the client ahead of his own interests
What would you do differently if you were starting out in your career now?
Have a plan of what I wanted to do after finishing my studies!
What would you like people to remember about your life as a scientist?
My sense of both fun and professionalism
