Sarah-Alice Davies (pictured), whose
father is Stuart Davies, landed the title of Graduate of the Year in the 2016 Oil
and Gas UK Awards the winners of which were announced in Aberdeen.
A former pupil of Ysgol
Bryn Collen and Ysgol Dinas Bran in the town, 27-year-old Sarah-Alice graduated
with a first class masters degree in Chemistry from Bath University in 2010.
She is currently an
engineer working for the design department of Shell UK Ltd.
Awards judges heard how
she became one of the first graduates to attain two international postings
in difficult, remote locations.
Her competence has given
her the opportunity to deliver the first shale oil to the Middle East from
Jordan’s deserts and supervise rig and interventions operations in the jungles
of Gabon.
At the presentation evening, she
described how while managing a team of local operatives in Gabon she identified
the high level of competence shown by one man and helped secure his promotion
after 20 years, adding: “It was pretty amazing to see his reaction.”
She also spoke of having to cope with elephants
and gorillas along with leopards sleeping on pipelines while based in Gabon.
Sarah-Alice said: “As a young person
finishing university you’re full of excitement and energy and you need to
utilise every day.
“If you have the opportunity to go
international I think you should definitely see the world.
“Experiencing different cultures,
languages and religions is the way to win people over.”
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