2000s

 

Elaine MilesElaine Miles (BAppA(Hons) 2000,
MFA 2008, PhD 2009) is one of
several artists whose work featured in Fractured Again, a performance and installation at the 2010 Sydney Festival.

Mario ZottiSurgical trainee Mario Zotti (MBBS(Hons) (2007) has received
two major medical prizes for his paper 'Radiographic detection of periprosthetic osteolysis around total knee replacements'.

Danny FrigerioDanny Frigerio (BA 2000, LLB 2000) has been promoted to principal at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.

 

Paul PambudiFollowing a career at software firm Oracle, Paul Pambudi (BE(Che)(CI)2000) has joined Indonesian insurer PT Asuransi Bintang Tbk as assistant vice-president of information technology.

Talbot HenrySwimmer Talbot Henry (BCom(BusStats) 2002, MMktg 2005) received three gold medals and one bronze medal at the 2009 World Masters Games in Sydney.

Blake HutchisonBlake Hutchison (BA 2002, MTour 2004) has launched a free email newsletter - TheAgenda Daily - covering food, drink, travel,
style and leisure.

 

James HamondEngineer James Hamond (BSc 2002, BE(Elec&Comp) 2005) has created an ultrafast control algorithm that will enable smaller, faster, cheaper and more efficient power control.

Debra Tsilfidis (MMktg 2003) has been re-appointed to the board of the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority. She is also a member of the Victorian Farmers Federation's Young Agribusiness Professionals Committee and the Department of Human Services' Priority for Access Panel.

Katharine Tan-SinhaKatharine Tan-Sinha (BA 2007) has been crowned Miss Personality in the 2009 Miss Singapore International Beauty Pageant.

 

Ardi SastrohartoyoArdi Sastrohartoyo (BE(Chem) 2005) was recently appointed senior technical superintendent for Orica Mining Services Asia, based in the Singapore head office. Previously at Orica, he has held HS&E sustainability advisor, process risk specialist and process engineer roles. He has Chartered status with IChemE, IEAust
and RACI.

Lena CondosLena Condos (MMktg 2009) founded Eyes Wide Open, a non-profit travel organisation offering tours for people interested in the humanitarian side of travel. She is also the founder of bottled water company Hope Water.

Paul UlloaLast year Paul Ulloa
(BBusCom 2008) hosted a show called 'Talking Business' on Melbourne community radio station SYN 90.7 FM. The show featured interviews with local entrepreneurs who shared their success stories, knowledge and advice with the community.

 

Medical researcher Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino
(BBiomedSc(Hons) 2003, PhD 2008) won two major prizes at the 2009 Cosmopolitan Fun Fearless Female Awards including 'Fun, Fearless Female (Woman of the Year)' and 'Inspirational Role Model'.

Syafique Shuib (BA 2007) was recently appointed project manager at 1Malaysia Foundation, a non-profit organisation promoting national unity. Prior to this, she worked as a journalist on ntv7's 'The Breakfast Show' and as an editor with Expatriate Lifestyle magazine.

Last year Natalie Seach (BBioMedSc(Hons) 2004, PhD 2008) volunteered as an immunology teacher at L'Université de Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Africa.

 

Secondary school teacher Felicity Williams
(BA 2005, BEd 2005) accompanied 10 students
to South Korea and Turkey as part of the 2009 Victorian
Premier's Spirit of ANZAC Prize Study Tour.

Michele Elliot (MFA 2007) was awarded an Australia Council for the Arts New Work Grant to develop a project for an exhibition in India that explores the theme of post-colonialism.

Laura Evans (BE(Civ)(Hons) 2004, BSc 2004) was recently appointed business development coordinator at engineering firm John Holland.

 

 

 

Australian Youth Ambassador Jenelle Whittaker (BA(Journ) 2008) is working in Beijing as a communications officer with Community Alliance, a non-government organisation advocating for elderly citizen's rights in China.

Journalist Khairul Abidin Nuar (BSc(Biotech)2009) is a political correspondent at the Parliament of Malaysia with newspaper group Utusan Malaysia.

 

 

Based in Singapore, Nur Husniyati Husin
(BA(Psy&Hum) 2008) is a special education teacher
for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Notes:

  • The qualifications listed are the individual's Monash degrees, not necessarily their full qualifications
  • The year listed after the degree abbreviation is the year of graduation
 

To share your news, career changes or achievements with fellow alumni, contact Alumni Relations at monashalumni@adm.monash.edu.au.