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Women for Water: Making a Splash
MEET CORINE.
Corine Ramos currently works as a Geographic Information System (GIS) Technician I, and has been with Toho for almost five years. As a female employee, Corine works in a sector where women tend to be underrepresented, though that current (pun intended) is slowly changing.
As a GIS Technician, she helps to maintain and update the Toho utility network. She does this by reviewing and adding the utility asset information from engineering drawings to Toho’s existing GIS geodatabase. She can then display this data visually by creating maps for print or web.
When asked to share a little about her career and herself, this is what she had to say:
What do you like best about your job?
I like that my job involves both analysis and creativity. It is fun to take large amounts of data and turn it into spatial visualizations for others to inspect and analyze.
What made you choose your career field?
I originally majored in Environmental Science, but when I took a GIS course I was hooked. I really enjoyed working with data and making cool maps, so I changed my major to Geography with a GIS specialty. I am very thankful that Toho gave me the opportunity to do what I love.
What advice would you give other women pursuing a career in your field?
Welcome to the Women in GIS club! GIS is a part of the male-dominated tech industry, so there may not be a lot of us, but our numbers are growing fast!
BE YOURSELF. Let your light shine. Don’t try to fit into any roles or stereotypes that women are thought to have just to feel accepted.
BETTER YOURSELF. Broaden your skill set, always seek to improve your knowledge and performance.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. Ignore the haters. People might doubt your abilities or underestimate your experience, but in order to succeed, you must know your worth even if they don’t.
MEET ANUSHA.
We are all inspired to pursue a career; however, sometimes that inspiration can come from meaningful childhood experiences and a desire to make the world a better place.
Anusha Ravichandran is our newer member of the Toho team and has been with the organization for just a little under six months. As an Engineer I her job requires managing capital improvement projects, including coordination between consultants, contractors, and other internal departments, performing engineering evaluations and hydraulic calculations, reviewing contracts, proposals, plans, and specifications, among others.
When asked to share a little about her career and herself, this is what she had to say:
What do you enjoy the most about your job?
Playing a role in making the fundamental life resource of water available to the people and the challenges that it brings on a daily basis.
What made you choose your career field?
Growing up in India, I could see what contaminated water could do to people – numerous water-borne diseases, people fighting among themselves for few gallons of clean water, communities constantly breathing bad air due to open sewage flows which become insect breeding grounds – it is like a war to attain safe water. I wanted to be able to contribute to making safe water accessible to people and hence, chose this career field.
What inspires and motivates you?
Two things, one is the thought that there are still millions of people out there who do not have access to safe drinking water. Second, imagine this city without the services we do; this city will turn to chaos in a short span. Every morning I feel satisfied that I contribute to this city functioning normally, and this motivates me to do more.
What advice would you give other women pursuing a career in your field?
Constantly push your boundaries and try to be a better person than you were yesterday. There is nothing a woman can’t do!
Toho is proud to have these two extraordinary women as part of its workforce. We are thankful they have chosen to share their talents in the water industry.
Toho Water Authority is the largest provider of water, wastewater and reclaimed water services in Osceola County, serving over 100,000 customers in Kissimmee, Poinciana and unincorporated areas of Osceola County.
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