Experience

Josh Byrne & Associates

• Australia
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sustainability Engineer

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Curtin University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Research Fellow | Sustainable Cities

  • Feb 2022 - Present

• Research Fellow | Sustainable cities

  • Jun 2018 - Feb 2022

  Sustainable cities researcher.I'm involved in energy and water efficient buildings research, use of renewable energy and smart technologies by city dwellers and residents.My work mixes engineering and social science, looking at the interface of sustainable / low carbon / efficient / renewable technologies and how users adopt them on a daily basis.

• Research Associate | Sustainable Cities

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

• Researcher, PhD Candidate in Sustainability Policy

  • Dec 2013 - Nov 2017

  Research in Zero Emission Houses and how behaviour affects the energy performance of houses.Looking into the social dimensions of homes and how these can be translated into policy.

• Lecturer

  • Mar 2015 - Dec 2016

  Lecturer of Sustainable Cities



The Wilderness Society Australia

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Management Commitee

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2018



Pluton

• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Officer

  • Nov 2012 - May 2013

  I started working for Pluton Resources when they acquired the iron ore mine site located in the Kimberley. My role was to implement all the environmental requirements on the mine license. Main activities: • Development and implementation of the Environmental Management Plan in the recently acquired mine site; • Ensure compliance with Western Australian environmental regulations; • Environmental auditing; • Environmental reporting to regulating authorities; • Establishment of monitoring programs and data collection; • Submission and development of Works Approvals; • Development of environmental procedures; • Environmental training of the operational staff.



NIRAS Sweden AB

• Sweden
• Civil Engineering
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sustainability Consultant

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  I was involved in a project focussing on introducing water harvesting technologies as an adaptation measure to climate change among pastoralist communities in the dry lands of Kenya. My task was to investigate the socioeconomic aspects of the introduction and help the government of Kenya to better understand the opportunities and challenges related to the introduction of the technologies in these communities. The results of the investigation were used for the creation of new food security policies. Main activities: • Leadership of an environmental, economic and social impact assessment of newly constructed water harvesting technologies in rural Kenya; • Economic comparison between the project and traditional farming methods (cash flow analysis, payback period, NPV, ROI, implicit discount rate); • Workshop facilitation with community leaders; • Group and individual interviews with community members; • Identification and reporting of best practices, challenges and opportunities; • Management of on-site work; • Work in collaboration with rural communities, government, NGOs and the private sector in Sweden and Kenya.



Vale

• Brazil
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior Environmental Engineer

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2009

  My role was to act as a focal point, collecting environmental data and creating reports and documentation for all the ports in Brazil. Main activities: • Environmental management systems: implementation of internal policies based on the ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 standards in the company’s port facilities; • Planning of environmental impact reduction projects for Vale’s port facilities in Brazil; • Consolidating, analysing and reporting waste and wastewater data from iron ore ship operations; • Auditing of towboat’s environmental performance and preparation of action plans; • Risk assessment on towboats; • Standardizing quality management procedures.



Pan American Games Rio 2007

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Waste Management Intern

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  • Implementation of the selective waste collection system; • Management and coordination of cleaning personnel • Implementation of the selective waste collection system; • Management and coordination of cleaning personnel



Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor

  • 2005 - 2006

  Tutor of Newtonian Mechanics for the first year engineering students Tutor of Newtonian Mechanics for the first year engineering students