b'Member News November 2023 19Professional developmentWhy IET membership is right for me Craig Maclean MIET currently works as a Senior Engineer for Ofgem, where his role changes every dayfrom visiting wind turbines and engineering bases, to being at a desk reviewing engineering papers. Craig Maclean MIETOn his professional journey Craig joined a number of engineering institutions to tryan introvert, prefer to do things online, and find the best fit, and with his job being both mechanical and electrical the multi- theres that opportunity. Maybe youre an disciplinary nature of the IET is what lead to it becoming his professional home.extrovert and want to go out and meet Since joining, Craig has immersed himselfpeople. Everyones journey is different and in the culture of the IET and made theIm no exception to this.It is not just an institution for onemost out of his member benefits. ByWith the support of his IET mentor, utilising all the opportunities available to type of engineer but an institutionhim, Craig is making sure that he is at theCraig is working towards chartership, for all engineers. I found it thetop of his game and the best engineer heand looks forward to becoming ancan be. In particular, Craig has found usingIET mentor himself in the future:most welcoming, most friendly, andCareer Manager beneficial for his CDP.I currently mentor some university really informative. And its thesestudents through work and as my career qualities that mean it is a home forHe also finds his IET membership usefuldevelops, I have every intention to be an for meeting and networking with peopleIET mentor, because Ive received help all engineers, not just one engineer,from across engineering, from graduatesand I want to give that help back.and have led to it being my home. to CEOs, and highlights how the wealth of resources available mean there isDiscover your membership benefits: something for everyone: If youre a bit oftheiet.org/member-benefitsRecently elected Fellows MayAugust 2023Dr Tong Boon TangProfessor Guan GuiMr Afshin PashaeiMr Ash Cudlipp Dr Xuefeng LiuDr Junade AliMr Bidyut SarkarMr Tao Qiu Yu Mrs Akanksha GuptaMr Brett HandsDr Robert BolamMr Weisheng Hou Mr Neil HoltMr Jananthan RatnasabapathyMr Thomas KempMr Shakeel Ramjanee Mr Suresh Kannan DuraisamyMr Phill MulvanaMr Amol KakadeMr Wee Lim Dr Wei Fan Dr Ram SriramMr Martin QueenEUR ING Helen Kellaway Professor Leslie YeoMr Stephen BullMr Mark HadleyMs Yifei Wang Dr Tongning WuMr Jonathan BaileyMr Kumaresh Babu TanthulluMr Gurpal Singh Athmaram Mr Darren FitzgeraldMr Ross DunsfordMr Gary MooreEUR ING Steven Carter Dr Xianke GaoCol Edward Maskell-PedersenProfessor Jean-Pierre RaskinCdr Stephen Munday Mr Simon WillocksDr Alberto VomieroMr Cedric WorthmannProfessor Manish Patel Mr Kenneth BroughMr Manuel CastroMr Malcolm Anderson Mr Gavin Stokes Dr Shan LiuMr Jacob DerrickMr Stuart PrescottProfessor Jiang Wu Mr Peter AllsoppMr Gary PreeceMr Wilson Hok Tung ChanMr Suyash Ranjan Mr Mahammed Shafi ShaikDr Rachel SmithDr Ruisheng DiaoMr Satish Kumar Mr Stephen Rodgers Professor Xiaolin MengProfessor Jieh-Haur ChenMr Richard Townsend The highest category of IET membership you can apply for, we award Fellowship to the high achieversthose respected professionals at the forefront of engineering, technology, or cognate disciplines for at least five years or more.Learn more at theiet.org/discoverfellowship'