Maryam Razz
Company: Pedersen Read
Job title: Electrical Engineer
About Maryam
As an Electrical Engineer, I have worked in a wide range of industries including oil and gas, food, water and wastewater, industrial automation, and BMS.
I have a Master in Business Administration (MBA).
Whakapapa pepeha
I was born in Iran, previously known as Persia. I am a middle child of three. I’m fortunate that my extended family are passionate people, remarkably loving and extraordinarily close to each other.
I moved to the land of long white clouds 8 years ago and Christchurch is now my home.
I’m passionate to grow and develop my professional and personal career and enthusiastic to carry on serving the ACE New Zealand as a board member this time.
Strategic vision
Shape a friendly, efficient, culturally diverse, and economically vibrant industry that embraces the "art of engineering" and that preserves the best of humanity and natural life in New Zealand.
Strengths
As a female professional engineer, who has worked and lived overseas for several years and been exposed to different cultures and backgrounds, I have learned the skill of communicating with people in the most effective way, I tend to simplify complex issues, this will lead to higher efficiencies and better production in any field.
I believe that my positive attitude combined with my previous and current involvement with ACE New Zealand as a Regional Chair for Canterbury and West Coast and the connections that I made with local industry leaders during my role as an RC and the understanding of the local issues and challenges will bring a pragmatic impact to the board.
Currently working in a small size consultancy firm could also bring a diverse point of view to the board given ACE New Zealand is known as the trusted advocacy for small, medium and large firms.
What does diversity and inclusion mean to you?
To me, diversity and inclusion are about empowering people by respecting and appreciating what makes them different, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, culture, disability, sexual orientation, education and experiences, and national origin. Diversity allows for the exploration of these differences in a safe and positive environment.
A diverse and inclusive workplace is one that makes everyone, regardless of who they are or what they do for the business, feel equally involved in, “valued” and supported in “all areas” of the workplace.
Diversity is the "what"; inclusion is the "how." Diversity focuses on the makeup of the workforce — demographics such as gender, race/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, just to name a few, and inclusion is a measure of culture that enables diversity to thrive.