She has worked in the engineering industry for about 19 years, joining Pryde Engineering in March, and reckoned she was probably one of the first women to start in the trade in Dunedin.
Her boss, Danny Pryde, described her as a ''very clever'' machinist.
''She's very thorough but doesn't take longer to be fussy,'' Mr Pryde said.
Since the firm was established by Mr Pryde and his wife Mandy in 2004, the same year they got married, it had ventured into a few niche markets.
That included machining wheels and he believed it was the only firm south of Christchurch offering such a service.
When people pulled into gutters, they often scraped the edge of their wheels and, while car yards could groom and use tyre paint, they could not clean up the scuff marks, he said.
By profile machining the wheel, they came ''up like new'', sometimes better than factory wheels, he said.
The new imported machine, which was a substantial investment, had a much quicker turnaround time than its predecessor, with customers able to get their wheels back the same day.
It could cater for wheels up to 26 inches and Mr Pryde was particularly keen to tap into the truck wheel market.
Dunedin-born and bred and a fitter-turner by trade, Mr Pryde completed his apprenticeship at Sims Engineering, where he was keen to learn as much as possible about engineering and gain a variety of skills.
He worked for several other engineering firms in the city before venturing out on his own. He started solo in the business but it had grown to five staff, including himself, and he was now seeking another machinist and another fitter.
The work was varied and ranged from heavy transport machining and marine and industrial repairs and maintenance to looking after most of the city's gyms and servicing the butchery and hospitality trades, including the commercial kitchens at the university halls of residence.
Business continued to grow and he attributed its success to ''delivering on time''. Customers wanted ''everything yesterday'' and Pryde's made a point of delivering on time, he said.
