Jonathon powers to new career phase
Published on 24 June, 2008
Electrical engineering student Jonathon Munro is powering into a new phase of his career thanks to CQUniversity's Co-op program, which means he has already experienced 2 paid work placements before completing his degree.
And one of these work placements - with Queensland Government Project Services - has led to a job in the Project Services Townsville office.
Jonathon Munro's career reaches new heights
The talented soccer defender now has a new plan of attack on the career front after ending his student days with a project presentation about better use of electric motors at Gladstone's Queensland Alumina plant,
He was recently (June 20) among 27 students who took part in the annual GECon (graduating engineers conference) at CQUniversity Rockhampton.
Like Jonathon, many are already on the radar of potential employers and many will be considering job offers, even before completing their degrees.
They ended their student days with professional-standard presentations on projects involving dragline buckets, engine performance, coal chutes, stress corrosion, crane design and level crossing safety.
Other projects covered electric motors, rural power networks, substation automation and monitoring and wireless communication.
And there were also details on sprayed bitumen, recycled water and management of water from coal seam gas projects.
GECon prompted plenty of discussion
Coordinator of the GECon (Graduating Engineers Conference) Mohammad Rasul said the event included participation by Engineers Australia and key industry representatives.
The GECon dinner guest speaker was Paralympics champion and sports scientist Dr Brendan Burkett OAM, who is a CQUniversity graduate and former Alumnus of the Year.
"These graduates will provide leadership for the resources boom across Australia, and in some cases overseas, for decades to come," Dr Rasul said.
GECon was a social networking opportunity 
More activity at GECon
Dr Brendan Burkett at the GECon dinner 
Best Poster Competition winner John Amsler (centre) with his project supervisor Nirmal Mandal (left) and academic Fons Nouwens