Sarah Sherlock joined the Irish Defence Forces, Devoy Barracks, Naas in 1996, as an Apprentice Carpenter & Joiner. Having completed her apprenticeship, she later went on to complete a BSc (Hons) in Geomatics at the Dublin Institute of Technology. She is a keen advocate of education and why we must not ever stop learning – ever, she has completed many courses and holds postgraduate qualifications in Urban and Building Conservation at UCD and Planning and Environmental Law at Kings Inns. Since leaving the Defence Forces, Sarah has worked within Murphy Geospatial, and she is currently a Geospatial Consultant within the company. Sarah became a Chartered Surveyor with the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland in 2015, (being a member of the Irish Institution of Surveyors before that) and is the current Chair of the Geomatics Professional Group. She is passionate about education and standards – she is a member of the International Land Measurement Standards Setting Committee.