Ying Yang

Ying Yang

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Manager at Te Hononga Akoranga COMET

  • Education

    • University of Auckland

      2009 - 2012
      BE(Hons) Civil and Environmental Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Engineers Without Borders, Women in Engineering Network, AUES, AUSA

  • Experience

    • The University of Auckland

      Mar 2009 - Jun 2012
      Engineering student
    • Sustainable Business Network

      May 2010 - Sept 2011
      Fleet auditor
    • Engineers Without Borders Auckland Students Chapter

      Nov 2010 - Nov 2011
      Operations manager
    • Watercare

      Nov 2010 - Mar 2011
      Summer intern - process control team
    • AWT Limited

      Mar 2012 - Apr 2014
      Graduate Engineer / Modeller

      Graduate engineer in the Water Planning Team. Worked mainly in environmental management and planning, GIS and civil design and optioneering.

    • Mott MacDonald NZ

      Apr 2014 - Feb 2017
      Hydraulic and Environmental Engineer

      Engineer in the Water Planning Team, with experience in a range of water and waste water infrastructure projects including hydraulic modelling, civil design, construction management and environmental planning.

    • GHD

      Aug 2018 - Jun 2020

      Engineer and Project Manager in the Northern Stormwater and Asset Planning Team. I was responsible for the winning and delivery of multiple complex projects spanning across the 3 waters including stormwater upgrades, flooding mitigations, wastewater reticulation and treatment plants, water supply reticulation and treatment plants. As acting Team Leader of the NSAP team, I was responsible for managing the operations of a team of 20+ engineers across 2 offices. This included operational and people management, change management, client relationship building and business development activities.

      • Water Engineer and Project Manager

        Mar 2017 - Jun 2020
      • Acting Team Leader - Northern Stormwater and Asset Planning, GHD

        Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
    • COMET Auckland - Te Hononga Akoranga

      Jan 2021 - now
      Project Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • AI Foundations for Everyone Specialization

      IBM
      Jan 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Environmental) First Class Honours

      The University of Auckland
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ying Yang
      International 'Enginuity'​ Business Management Competition Virtual Management Simulations, UK Jun 2012 First place in the annual business management competition for the construction industry. This is an international competition involving over 100 teams from engineering firms from over 15 countries.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Ambassador

      Issued by IPENZ Future in Tech on May 2014
      IPENZ Future in TechAssociated with Ying Yang
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Engineers Without Borders New Zealand on Jan 2014
      Engineers Without Borders New ZealandAssociated with Ying Yang
    • Oxfam Water for Survival Committee Member

      Issued by Oxfam New Zealand on Jan 2013
      Oxfam New ZealandAssociated with Ying Yang