The NAWO 100 Women in Operations campaign shines a light on women succeeding in operations roles and encourages others to explore their own pathways
Today we welcome Dakshi Weerasinghe, Data Scientist at Sydney Water, to NAWO’s 100 Women in Operations wall of fame!
Dakshi began her career as a civil engineer, where she built a strong foundation in analytical thinking, precision and problem-solving. While working in the engineering domain, she became increasingly inspired by the power of data and its ability to uncover meaningful patterns, drive efficiency and enable optimisation across complex systems and processes.
This growing passion led her to transition into the field of data science, where she now applies her engineering mindset to extract meaningful insights and build intelligent solutions at Sydney Water. Dakshi is deeply passionate about the transformative potential within data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to solve problems and create scalable, meaningful impact.
What Dakshi loves most about her job as a data scientist is the opportunity to solve complex problems using mathematical thinking and analytical techniques. She thrives on transforming raw data into meaningful insights, developing machine learning models, and leveraging AI to uncover operational benefits.
Nominated for:
- Single handedly bolstering the data science practice within Sydney Water – shaping the application of advanced data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to the benefit of the organisation.
- Seamlessly translating technical language into business terms and vice versa, making her highly sought after to lead the solving of complex operational problems.
- Successfully mentoring multiple graduates, interns and new data scientists.
Dakshi’s story highlights how passion and curiosity can open new career pathways in operations – and how data is shaping the future of our industries.