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WOMEN IN DEFENCE AWARDS 65
EMILY PRUNNELL OF AURECON
As Project Delivery Services (PDS) WA Portfolio Lead at Aurecon, Emily leads an impressive suite of estate projects for Defence, collectively worth around $330 million. She is also the Defence Quality Champion, implementing multiple strategies to manage risk within the program. Having received mul- tiple promotions in 2021 alone, Emily’s fast progression through the company is indicative of her talent and work ethic. Emily is also involved in volunteering initiatives outside her role.
JESSICA BOLAND OF AIRBUS
Jessica is a Graduate Engineer with Airbus, completing rotations with the Software Systems Develop- ment and Aviation Product Safety teams during 2021. Amongst her various successes in 2021, Jessica was quickly trusted to take on more design responsibility as part of a major ARH symbology build, producing complex solutions that will be implemented on the ARH platform. She also went above and beyond what is expected of a first-year graduate in her contributions to the STEM field in schools and communities across Australia, including a trip to Queensland to deliver “The Little Engineer” program to around 100 school students.