Jack Edwards
About Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards is a Graduate Geotechnical Engineer at Arup in Melbourne, Australia, with a background in civil engineering and various roles in the engineering and retail sectors.
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Jack Edwards is a Graduate Geotechnical Engineer currently working at Arup in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He started with Arup in 2022.
Professional Experience
Jack Edwards has a broad professional background gained from various roles in Melbourne, Australia. He worked at ACCIONA in 2020 as part of the ACCIONA Academy for one month. During the same period, he completed an online internship with John Holland. From 2017 to 2021, Jack served as a Shift Supervisor at Anaconda Group Pty Ltd. Prior to that, he had roles as a Sales Assistant at SwiftCarbon (2016-2017) and gained work experience at ExecuJet Aviation Group in 2015.
Educational Background
Jack Edwards studied Civil Engineering at RMIT University, where he achieved a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in 2021. Prior to this, he earned an Associate's degree in Engineering Technology (Civil Major) from RMIT University in 2019. He completed his secondary education at St Bernard's College, achieving a Certificate of Completion of VCE from 2012 to 2017.
Research and Projects
Jack Edwards has been involved in various research initiatives, including assisting a peer’s Ph.D. study at RMIT on a novel ground stabilization method for building foundations. He also undertook a personal study in his third year on predicting subterranean infrastructure hazards like tunnel collapses from rockburst events. Jack plans to publicly present his capstone project on ground stabilization methods upon completing his studies.
Professional Development
Jack Edwards is an active participant in the LinkedIn community, particularly in groups such as TunnelTalk, which helps him stay updated on developments in the geotechnical field. His career aspiration includes developing a technological system for accurately predicting subterranean infrastructure hazards.