Drew Edwards

Newcastle, Australia. andrew.edwards.au@gmail.com

I am software engineer with experience in data acquisition, logic and process improvement across a range of industries. Secondly, I am a specialist paramedic and frontline manager with a passion for out-of-hospital care.

...Mostly I just love sinking my teeth into interesting projects that will benefit alot of people (or animals), so drop me a line if you have something


Experience

Registered Paramedic, Manager and Project Officer

NSW Ambulance

Statewide development of applications within SharePoint, Power Automate, Power BI and Power App environments for HR, Clinical Operations, Education, Recruitment, Staff Support and allied teams.

Data Coordinator, web developer and research assistant for two major prehospital clinical trials in NSW

Frontline manager (Inspector, Station Officer) and strike team leader role in multiple major flood deployments

Extended Care Paramedic specialist for hospital-alternative pathways and treatment

Aug 2015 - Present

Software Engineer

Various Employers

Data acquisition, interpretation and presentation in various industries including construction, education and health.

Implement/maintain a 60kW multi-source renewable energy plant, including sensors and actuation logic

Design and development of embedded software and microcontroller-based circuit boards for biomechanics and workload monitoring.

April 2009 - Present

Education

Australian Catholic University

Bachelor of Paramedical Science
Professional Entry

Distinction Average

Completed 2018

University of Technology, Sydney

Bachelor of Engineering w/ Diploma in Engineering Practice
Major in Computer & Software Engineering

Second Class Honours, Dean’s List, Capstone Innovation Award

Completed 2014

Interests

Professional
  • NSW Health Management Development Program and People Management Skills Program, NSWA Forward Commander
  • Experience in platforms within MS Dataverse, SharePoint and Power Platforms.
  • Programming experience include C (and offshoots), PHP, Modern HTML, Javascript/JQuery, MySQL, Android Development.
  • Hardware experience including ESPHome, Arduino interfacing with Homeassistant.
Volunteering
  • Wildlife Carer for WIRES and Hunter Wildlife Rescue.
  • Marine Radio Operator (MROCP) and Elements of Shipboard Safety (Operational Quality and Safety) for Marine Rescue, NSW
  • Past president of a major NSW scuba club and sailing instructor for a displacement yacht program