How Yamila Fernandez is Leading Drone Support at Aptella

From Argentina to Australia, A Passion for Making Technology Accessible Yamila Fernandez wasn’t supposed to stay in Australia. The engineer and surveyor from Argentina had planned a one year working holiday, travelling the country before returning home. Then COVID-19 and a job at Aptella changed everything. What began as an extended stay became a new chapter in her career; one that’s now shaping how drone operators across Australia access critical support when they need it most. “I was the only woman in some of my classes at university,” Fernandez reflects on her journey into engineering. “It’s something I got used to.” That early experience in male dominated spaces prepared her for an industry where she often finds herself