From her younger days, Engineer Sarat Braimah has always flown the blue flag and loves the water economy. She may not have an Olympic gold medal in swimming competition, but has her eyes set on conquering the Mechanical Engineering world, a dream which took her through the Federal University of Technology, Minna in Niger State, where she braced forth a degree in Engineering and Masters in Marine and Transport Management.

Not satisfied in her quest for academic excellence in a field many people thought was reserved for men, Engineer Sarat capped her educational laurel with a Diploma in Marine Craft Survey from the International Institute of Marine Survey, United Kingdom.

Engineer Sarat joined National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) in 2001 as a dotting engineering rookie and through dint of hard-work, self – discipline and determination to excel, grew through the ranks and became Head of Marine Department in 2007.

While in this position her job profile included providing Marine Engineering architecture for the Lagos Area office, interfacing with boat operators and other marine stakeholders, supervision of extant marine regulations and writing briefs on marine activities, generating revenue profiles on marine and sundry activities in the area office and providing leadership.

In September 2019 she was elevated to the position of Area Manager of Lagos Office by the management of NIWA based on hard-work, inspiring leadership and competence to deliver revenue mandate.

She is a member of the Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria (COREN); Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA); Chartered Institute of Shipping; Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)