Allyson Lawless
Allyson Lawless | |
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| Nationality | South African |
| Education | University of Natal, Imperial College London |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Allyson Lawless and Associates |
| Website | http://ally.co.za/wp/ |
Allyson Lawless is a South African structural engineer, businesswoman and an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.[1][2] In the year 2000 she became the first female president of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE).[1][3]
Education
[edit]Lawless holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Natal and a Master of Science, DIC in Structural Engineering from Imperial College, London.[1] She was made an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering on 5 November 2012.[3]
Contributions
[edit]Lawless created the Computer Aided Design software AllyCAD.[4] AllyCAD is commonly used in her home country of South Africa. She is also the Managing Director of SAICE Professional Developments and Projects, a non-profit company created to address civil engineering skills development in South Africa.[1] She has published two books; Numbers and Needs in 2005, and Numbers and Needs in Local Government in 2007.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Dr Allyson Lawless FREng- Royal Academy of Engineering". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "About – Allyson Lawless and Associates (Pty) Ltd". Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Allyson Lawless made an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering". www.specifile.co.za. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "AllyCAD enhances warehousing design - CG". www.cgweb.co.za. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Lawless, Allyson (2005). Numbers and needs. South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE). ISBN 9780620350921.
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