This year, INWED celebrates women engineers who have enhanced lives and livelihoods through their work. These remarkable individuals contribute to building a brighter future for all of us.
An annual event that celebrates the incredible contributions of women engineers worldwide, International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) mark its 11th anniversary in 2024 under the theme of #EnhancedByEngineering.
Sweetness studied Electrical Engineering (Light Current) at the University of South Africa. She started her career as a Junior Electrical Engineer for a crane company, where her main responsibility was the electrical design for cranes.
She has over 20 years’ work experience in different industries and companies, including Siemens Energy, ABB, Atlas Copco, Siemens Gamesa, and Vestas. Over the years she became more interested in technical sales and contracts management. Her current role at ABB Electrification Service is Marketing and Sales Manager.
Sweetness leads and develops the service sales team to exceed the sales targets through high performance to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction. She implements the service sales strategy aligned with ABB’s global service priorities and local strategic direction to profitably achieve qualitative and quantitative targets.
“I am passionate about engineering because you always learn new things and tackle complex challenges. You get to create and implement solutions that will improve or change the world,” comments Sweetness. ABB creates an environment that is safe, respectful, and inclusive for all its employees and does not tolerate any form of discrimination including gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture, religion, ability, and age.
“We need to encourage and mentor girls who have a passion for engineering. We need to show them the positive impact that women engineers have had in the world and how they can continue that legacy,” adds Sweetness.
Her message to girls wanting to embark on a similar career is simple: “The way has already been paved for you by the remarkable women engineers in the world. Nothing is impossible; follow your dreams and change the world.”
Source: ABB