Frank Xu is a Graduate Geotechnical Engineer based in Auckland with nine years of practical experience and a First-Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Auckland. Since joining Aurecon's Ground and Underground Engineering team, he has specialised in site investigations and advanced GeoStudio modelling of slopes, seepage, and settlement, while also delivering foundation design and liquefaction assessments. He brings a meticulous, quality-driven approach to projects and a curiosity for geophysics that informs multidisciplinary problem solving. Outside core geotechnical work, Frank has contributed to open-source software by fixing timezone and formatting bugs in the widely used Day.js library, demonstrating attention to detail in both engineering and code. Ambitious and continuously learning, he focuses on producing reliable, fit-for-purpose solutions that exceed project requirements.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Engineering (with First Honours), Civil Engineering, A, Bachelor of Engineering (with First Honours), Civil Engineering, A at The University of Auckland
⏰ Day.js 2kB immutable date-time library alternative to Moment.js with the same modern API
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 1 comment in 1 day
Contributions summary:Frank focused on fixing formatting issues related to timezones within the Day.js library. They addressed problems with timezone string padding and overall format output. Furthermore, the user contributed to addressing an issue with `padStart` function, ensuring it functions correctly with a zero string. These contributions enhanced the library's reliability and accuracy in time-related operations.
Contributions:62 PRs, 58 pushes, 30 branches in 6 days
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