Sophia Flucker TITLE : TECHNICAL DIRECTOR COMPANY : MICIM LTD INDUSTRY : DATA CENTRE LOCATION : LONDON , UK
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Sophia Flucker TITLE : TECHNICAL DIRECTOR COMPANY : MICIM LTD INDUSTRY : DATA CENTRE LOCATION : LONDON , UK
A chartered mechanical engineer with a background in data centres focused on cooling , Flucker is involved with the operational base of facilities at MiCiM , looking at energy assessments and how to make data centres more efficient . She is also Managing Director at IT consulting firm Operational Intelligence Ltd .
A lot gained , but still a long way to go “ There is still a long way to go but at least the journey has started ,” Flucker details . “ Sadly many girls rule out engineering as a career choice at a young age , so one of the areas we plan to look at is outreach in primary schools . With the chronic skills shortage , ongoing growth of the industry and ageing workforce , we need applicants from all backgrounds .”
Dr Mullick agrees . She feels that in the short term , there is still a long way to go . “ I don ’ t think we ’ re going to see huge progress until we start to see the pipeline of candidates get bigger when our graduates coming out of colleges and universities are better than 20 % of the workforce .
“ In the long term , I do think the diversity and inclusion programs are going to continue to be very important . Despite the charged political climate in the US around these types of programs , the research does show that promoting gender equity and inclusion is a business benefit and an overall indication of success . So , I ’ m optimistic that in the end , this important work will prevail .”
80 October 2023