At Defence Trailblazer, the students we connect with industry partners are making a long-term impact in the workforce. Eugene Lamnek is one of dozens of students who’ve taken part in our Workforce Connect initiatives.
An experienced software developer, Eugene is currently completing a Master of Maritime Engineering at the University of Adelaide, with a particular interest in control software for unmanned underwater vehicles.
Eugene recently completed a three-month internship at CleanSubSea. The Western Australian company is the developer of an underwater hull cleaning robot, Envirocart™.
CleanSubSea’s hull cleaning robot, Envirocart™
“The project involved developing tools for weight and buoyancy management of the Envirocart hull cleaner,” said Eugene. This complex robot has over 1500 parts and requires regular updates for optimum performance.
Eugene developed automated processes to determine the weight and buoyancy of each part, with a simple user interface to make analysis and updates straightforward.
“There is no off-the-shelf software that provides an adequate solution, so I developed bespoke software tools to integrate with commercial software to provide a solution,” said Eugene.
“This internship allowed me to work directly on a maritime engineering project that combined my existing skills in software development, while also enhancing my skills in the maritime domain.”
Senior mechanical engineer Alexander Trushin, project technical lead and Eugene’s supervisor at CleanSubSea, has been impressed with Eugene’s work.
“Eugene successfully processed a large volume of raw engineering data and developed a valuable calculation tool that we will now use within our engineering department,” said Alex.
“I’d like to express my sincere appreciation for the quality of work and professionalism that Eugene has demonstrated, and I am thankful for the opportunity to engage with the Defence Trailblazer program.”
