Experience

The Centre for International Economics

• Australia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  I enjoy using economic analysis to help clients solve problems. Recent examples include: Choice modelling (conjoint analysis) surveys: environmental improvements from e-waste recycling for Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water housing for Infrastructure Victoria carbon abatement and co-benefits for Water Services Association of Australia electric vehicles for Australian Automobile Association appliances and fuel choice for Jemena Gas Networks public facilities for NSW Department of Planning and Environment litter and illegal dumping for NSW EPA, Sustainability Victoria and Qld Department of Environment and Science water and wastewater services for Sydney Water, Hunter Water and Icon Water litter for Victorian DELWP boating infrastructure for Transport for NSW housing for Australian Building Codes Board Cost-benefit analysis: framework for evaluating green gas projects for Jemena Gas Networks leading economic analysis for the 2021 Greater Sydney Water Strategy CBAs of electricity and water infrastructure relocations for ACT Government Water and energy investment and price regulation: estimation of long-run marginal cost of water and wastewater for Hunter Water forecasting electricity demand for Evoenergy leading the 2018 customer engagement program for Sydney Water forecasting gas demand for Evoenergy writing regulatory submissions for Icon Water Show less



The Australian National University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Fellow

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2017

  Publishing research into choice modelling and estimation of household willingness to pay for water supply security and energy supply reliability.

• Post Doctoral Fellow

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2012

  Using choice modelling to estimate household willingness to pay for water, electricity and gas service attributes.



ActewAGL

• Australia
• Utilities
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Principal Economist

  • 2007 - Oct 2016

  Managed regulatory reviews of prices for water and sewerage services in the ACT on behalf of Icon Water:• Advocacy and liaison as the primary point of contact for the economic regulator• Managing input to and writing regulatory submissions• Conducting modelling and analysis for prices, revenue and demand forecasts• Leading discussions with and briefing senior executives and project steering committees• Providing written and verbal briefings to the Board of Directors• Answering questions at public hearings• Engaging consultants for expert advice• Supervising and providing direction to junior officers• Undertaking risk assessments Stream leader for regulatory work programs across electricity networks, gas networks and other water and sewerage regulatory price reviews, including demand forecasting, form of control, electricity distribution reliability frameworks, and customer willingness to pay (including the value of electricity supply reliability). Conducted in-house studies, including economic cost-benefit analysis of preventative sewer maintenance, estimation of the value of lost load to electricity consumers in the ACT, and estimation of price elasticity for water. Managed external studies, including cost-benefit analysis of overhead to underground conversion of electricity wires, and dynamically efficient water pricing. Show less

• Senior Regulatory Adviser

  • 2005 - 2007

• Economist and Research Economist

  • Dec 2002 - 2005



The Australian National University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Oct 2009 - Jan 2010

  Provided expert advice to Insync Surveys on a choice experiment survey of urban water customers. Constructed experimental design and estimated models of customers' willingness to pay to avoid water restrictions. Provided expert advice to Insync Surveys on a choice experiment survey of urban water customers. Constructed experimental design and estimated models of customers' willingness to pay to avoid water restrictions.



University of Canberra

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant and tutor

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

  (Research Assistant) Collected data on wages and earnings from various Australian Bureau of Statistics sources. Estimated regressions on data for a 2003 paper, "Investing in a legal education: The private rate of return to a law degree" by A; Provided editing assistance for an undergraduate text, "Issues, Indicators and Ideas: a Guide to the Australian Economy" by Phil Lewis, A. Garnett, K. Hawtrey, M. Treadgold. (Tutor) Taught several tutorial classes each week in Economics 1A and Macroeconomics 1. Marked essays and final examinations. Show less