Allyson Lawless | |
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Nationality | South African |
Education | University of Natal, Imperial College London |
Occupation | Engineer |
Known for | Allyson Lawless and Associates |
Website | http://ally.co.za/wp/ |
Allyson Lawless is a South African structural engineer, businesswoman and an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. [1] [2] In the year 2000 she became the first female president of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE). [1] [3]
Lawless holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Natal and a Master of Science, DIC in Structural Engineering from Imperial College, London. [1] She was made an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering on 5 November 2012. [3]
Lawless created the Computer Aided Design software AllyCAD. [4] AllyCAD is commonly used in her home country of South Africa. She is also the Managing Director of SAICE Professional Developments and Projects, a non-profit company created to address civil engineering skills development in South Africa. [1] She has published two books; Numbers and Needs in 2005, and Numbers and Needs in Local Government in 2007. [1] [5]