The GOLDRush team is pleased to welcome Dr. Eddie Custovic, PhD as our new Assistant Editor-in-Chief! Eddie will be helping us expand our collaboration with the global community of IEEE members and looks forward to serving Young Professionals through his role with GOLDRush.
Eddie was born in Bosnia & Herzegovina and lived for extended periods in Switzerland and Germany before migrating to Australia. His multicultural background and multilingualism enables him to take a politically and culturally sensitive approach to life, volunteer roles and professional career.
Dr. Eddie Custovic received a B.E. Hons. (Telecommunications) degree at the La Trobe University, Melbourne, and a Masters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, in 2007 and 2011 respectively. He completed his PhD in Electronic Engineering and Space Physics at La Trobe University and is a lecturer in the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences.
Eddie has received numerous leadership and mentoring awards from the IEEE and educational institutions. He is currently the Project Manager – Engineering for a $3.5 million federal government initiative program called LEAP (Learn Experience Access Professions). The program is designed to offer hands on learning and increase higher education aspirations of students from low socio-economic backgrounds. Within this program Eddie has demonstrated a high level of organizational and communication skills, managing hundreds of volunteers from 9 Victorian Universities. To date the program has delivered engineering activities and provided inspirational information to over 6000 students across the state.
Over the years Eddie has volunteered with a variety of organizations ranging from sports clubs to charities to raise money for cancer research and most importantly in areas where his passion lies, science/engineering & education. For several years he has been a very energetic and active member of the IEEE, contributing across all fronts. Eddie has created strong working relationships with students, student branches, chapters/societies and senior members of the IEEE Victoria Section. Eddie enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for his career and the IEEE with the global community.
Please join me in extending Eddie a very warm welcome and our best wishes as he begins contributing to GOLDRush.
– Stuart Bottom, GOLDRush Editor-in-Chief