Jonathan Edwards is a specialist engineering technologist with over 42 years of experience in mining, oil and gas, subsea engineering, alternative and renewable energy sectors.
Mr Edwards has been the founder and principal of Edwards Family Investments and continues advancing technologies in the green energy sector utilising, development and advancing technologies in lithium batteries, EV fast charging system utilising renewable energy fuels. He is the WA Representative of the Tesla Owners Club of Australia, and is an avid enthusiast for the development and advancement of Electric Racing vehicle technologies having recently completed the longest gravel rally undertaken by a production electric vehicle in the world, namely a rerun of the 5,700km Perth to Sydney Marathon.
Prior to establishing his company, Mr Edwards was the managing director and owner of Seatrac, a specialist subsea engineering company using underwater robotics and proprietary intervention techniques to recover, terminate and support oil and gas wells in remote, deep and shallow offshore locations globally. Seatrac was subsequently sold to Helix Energy Solutions Group, a US-based international energy services provider with significant expertise in the offshore energy sectors including renewable energy using wind, wave and tidal power technologies. Mr Edwards was retained as the business development manager for 5 years.