Silvia Halim is a civil engineer who made her mark as the director of construction for the successful MRT project in Jakarta since 2016. On the board of directors, she oversees various contractors for the project, from the railway system to track installation, signal adjustment, and more. Working in the male-dominated field, Silvia feels lucky for rarely seeing gender discrimination at work. Raised in Jakarta and Palembang, she studied civil engineering at Nanyang Technological University Singapore before working for Singapore’s Land Transport Authority for 12 years. Being a civil servant abroad, she has acclimated to the highly competitive atmosphere.