Sureni Perakotuwa
About Sureni Perakotuwa
Sureni Perakotuwa is a Vacation Student in the Water team at Arup, with prior experience as a WASH Intern at Engineers Without Borders Australia and as an Accomplished Tutor at Spectrum Tuition.
Current Title and Role at Arup
Sureni Perakotuwa is currently working at Arup as a Vacation Student in the Water team. She began this role in November 2020 and has since contributed her mechanical engineering skills to various projects in the water sector.
Previous Work Experiences in Engineering and Tutoring
Before joining Arup, Sureni Perakotuwa worked at Engineers Without Borders Australia as a WASH Intern. In this role, which she held from 2019 to 2020, she focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in Melbourne, Victoria. Additionally, she spent three years from 2017 to 2020 working as an Accomplished Tutor at Spectrum Tuition, also in Melbourne.
Educational Background and Engineering Training
Sureni Perakotuwa has a solid educational background in engineering. She studied at Shibaura Institute of Technology, where she focused on Engineering, Science, and Mechanics in 2019. Following that, she attended RMIT University, earning a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours) degree from 2018 to 2021.
Professional Engineering Experience During Education
While pursuing her degree at RMIT University, Sureni Perakotuwa gained practical engineering experience by working in a professional setting. Her role at Arup as a mechanical engineering vacation student allowed her to apply theoretical knowledge from her studies to real-world problems and projects in the water sector.