Madeline Pavlides
Ask me about
- How my interests shaped my career path
- Planning the construction of renewable energy solutions
- How my first role gave me the experience to work in project management
About me
- International Experience
When it was time to leave high school, I had no idea what I wanted to do next. All I knew was that I wanted to give Uni a go and that my interests, compared to my other friends, were different… So, I decided to study Electrical Engineering. I had no idea that the path I choose would give me all these amazing opportunities and experiences in various fields, roles, and parts of the world.
Ten years ago, I moved from Sweden to Australia and now call the Gold Coast home. It was a scary decision since I moved without having a job to come to, but it didn’t take me long to find one and I have been with Energy Queensland in different positions ever since.
My current role as a Project Manager at Yurika is completely different from where I started many, many moons ago as a graduate engineer within Ericsson.
UNIQ You is a fantastic opportunity for me to give back and show that choosing a path into a STEM career will give you so much more than the university program you chose. Your degree is only the foundation and the start of your own journey.
About my role
- Calm
- Creative
- Flexible
- Focused
The project manager is the key person for driving a project from start to finish, managing stakeholder/customer engagement and ensuring that the project stays within budget and is completed on time. Project managers handle the “project life cycle”.
This includes the following stages:
- Initiating: Before the project commences, the project manager defines the main objectives, purpose, and scope, shared expectations, and determines how to move the project forward.
- Planning: Project managers work with stakeholders to create a project plan. Scope, cost, timelines, and risk are all defined. This is not set in stone; it is an evolving plan that doesn’t end until the project does.
- Executing: This is the phase where the team executes the work defined in the project plan.
- Monitoring: This phase begins at the beginning of the project and continues until closing. During this phase, a project manager monitors project progress and the budget, as well as making sure key milestones are reached, and compares performance against the plan.
- Closing: Reviewing work that is completed and formally signing off on the project.
Education
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
- Bachelor of Project Management
Subjects
- Digital Design/Information Technology
- Mathematical Methods (Maths B)
- Physics
- Science in Practice
Hobbies
- Beach adventures
- Camping
- Gym
- Hiking
- Travel
Pets
- 2 Dog
15 year old me!!
My career journey
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Started at Ericsson in the production line
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Got a job as an engineer within Research and Development
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Decided to explore an different path
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Got my first role as Project Manager
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Moved overseas