Women in Tanks: Alyssa Usman

From the Philippines to the UK, Stanlow Terminals’ Alyssa Usman shares her tank storage journey With a background in chemical engineering, Alyssa Usman has worked in oil and gas since 2014. ‘As soon as I graduated and passed my chemical engineer licensure exam, I was hired by the largest oil refinery in the Philippines,’ she says, now working as a quality and operations assurance specialist at Stanlow Terminals. ‘Since then, I’ve been in the oil and gas industry – specifically in the sector of crude refining and petroleum product manufacturing, including tank storage and terminalling.’ [caption id="attachment_44149" align="alignleft" width="300"] Alyssa Usman on site at Stanlow Terminals[/caption] Early Start Usman recalls how she got started in her STEM career. ‘My career path began in high school, when my chemistry teacher saw potential in me. She encouraged me to pursue a degree in chemical engineering and I trusted her,’ she says. ‘Initially, my target industries were in fast-moving consumer goods, with brands such as Nestle and Unilever in mind. The oil and gas industry was not popular in our batch at that time.’ Still, never one to shy away from a...