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Rana Abdalla

Curriculum Vitae

  • Education:

    Teesside University, Alexandria University

  • Qualifications:

    Master’s in Electrical power and energy systems, Bachelor’s in Electromechanical Engineering

  • Work History:

    I worked as Electrical Field Engineer, Project Engineer and Electrical systems Designer

  • Current Job:

    Electrical Engineer at bp

  • Employer:

  • About Me

    Let's go Renewable! 😁 I'm a passionate Electrical Engineer working hard to power the world in the near future with sustainable solutions and save our climate! I'm Egyptian and born/raised in UAE , Love winter and good coffee and fashion blogger! Oh and obsessed with cooking good food :)

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    I speak Arabic, English and French.

    My education journey was in 3 different countries! United Arab Emirates, Egypt and UK

    My background is that I’m Egyptian but Born and Raised in UAE!

    I love painting, dancing and travelling plus cooking as well :).

    I’m the only Engineer in my family and I’m proud of it ^_^

    I love inspiring young girls and women to pursue their careers in STEM and Engineering, we can do it and perform excellently

    I love solving problems at worst case scenarios, specifically enjoying complex problems, maybe that’s how I managed to get into Engineering

     

  • My pronouns are

    She/Her

  • My Work

    I'm an Electrical Engineer, working in Renewable and low carbon emissions global projects to save our climate and provide Electricity safely to everyone😊👷‍♀️

  • My attributes

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  • My Typical Day: I usually wake up at 7 am, get my morning Coffee☕ then head to the bus to go to work. I usually start checking my emails💻📱, speak to my manager for upcoming tasks of the week. I start doing some calculations, checking reports, solve some technical issues in some designs of my project. Then at noon, I get my lunch with my team, then head back to continue my tasks of the day. Could do loads of meetings as well! Then I go home by 5 pm🏃‍♀️. Talk to my family abroad at the evening and at 7 pm I do my dinner then watch some movies before head to sleep at 11 pm.

  • What I'd do with the money

    Could arrange some trips to lots of cool places related to Electrical Engineering! Like Wind turbine farm or Solar powered Park plus showing them around our offices and how does it feel to be a real time Engineer

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Book worm, Renewable Energy enthusiast and a Sparky! 🙅🎇✨

      What's the best thing you've done in your career?

      To be able to work in big global projects at young age and able to perform well and get recognised for my work. 👷😋

      What or who inspired you to follow your career?

      My Parents🧕🤵 , they are really hard workers and are my role model in Career

      What was your favourite subject at school?

      Probably Physics !🤦‍♀️

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      I thought I would be a programmer 👩‍💻or even astronaut 👩‍🚀Haha, but I think Engineer is combining their both skills

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Yes, I was a bit talkative😅😂 in class during my primary and secondary school

      If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

      Probably a Vet👩‍⚕️, I love animals especially cats 😸

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      I love the Weeknd and Lana del rey

      What's your favourite food?

      Anything with rice 🍚 and any type of Salad🥗

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      I climbed the pyramids ! 😜

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      To be successful and inspirational Engineer in the future👷‍♀️💁‍♀️, Travel the world ✈🛬🛫and be rich 😎

      Tell us a joke.

      I'm so bad at jokes to be honest 😏😅😆

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