Experience

Australian Government

• 200 - 300 Employee

• Policy Researcher

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  As a team leader and project manager in the Disability Unit at the AIHW, I am responsible for work such as the large, annually updated web report, People with disability in Australia. As a team leader and project manager in the Disability Unit at the AIHW, I am responsible for work such as the large, annually updated web report, People with disability in Australia.



Australian Government

• Contractor

  • Feb 2018 - May 2019

  In this role I led research into the 2020-23 Family and Domestic Violence Strategy for Department of Human Services In this role I led research into the 2020-23 Family and Domestic Violence Strategy for Department of Human Services



Thermo Fisher Scientific

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Program Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  I worked daily with laboratory technicians, data analysts, sales, local agents and management staff on 6 continents to ensure the success of our business unit. Main tasks:• Key Account Coordinator for our largest client; overseeing the management of all projects for that client, being the key contact point including making several trips per year to Kuwait, and organisation of joint publication of research papers at international conferences.• Coordinator of a portfolio of projects, including the entire lifecycle of the project; building and maintaining client relationships, tailoring proposals to suit client’s needs, overseeing the daily management of the projects, financial reporting, regular and final reporting and delivery of final presentation with follow-up to gauge client satisfaction and generate new business.

• Senior Program Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2017

  In 2015 I was selected for a two-year posting to Trondheim, Norway to optimise knowledge transfer and workflow adoption. • This was in recognition of my ability to nurture collaborative working relationships and develop staff, my analytical and problem solving skills, my excellent attention to detail, communication and organisational skills but also a reward for my outstanding contributions to the company, • I was selected to manage concurrent and complex projects that provided our largest sources of revenue. • I identified ways to help the company to thrive, including preparing documentation and templates, optimising workflows, leading research in novel areas, and leveraging my large professional network to increase our client base, • I learnt Norwegian language to help with day-to-day interactions,• As a result of my posting to Norway our workflows are now more streamlined across the two sites and I have enjoyed ample opportunity for professional growth.



FEI Company

• United States
• Nanotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2016

  I joined a small start-up company from the Australian National University (ANU). Main tasks: • Mentor of junior project managers, work-flow development, technical business development, and daily project management of a portfolio of projects. We grew quickly as a company and after merging with another start-up company we were purchased for $68 million USD. • Project manager of a four-year (2012-2016), multi-million dollar, six-part research project funded by the Australian National Low Emission Coal Research and Development (project 7-0311-0128); • working with research providers from FEI, ANU, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, and CSIRO to design the proposal, plan the budget and secure funding, • managing the financial aspects of the project, coordinating quarterly reporting (financial and technical) to the funding body, • organising annual meetings of all researchers, the funding body and stakeholders, • daily management of the many different research tasks, • publishing in peer-reviewed journals and at conferences, and final reporting, and • the outstanding work has been recognised internationally and we were selected by ANLEC R&D to perform extensions of the project.



Room to Read

• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Canberra Chapter Event Coordinator

  • 2010 - Jan 2015

  I organise fundraising events for Room to Read; including an event on International Women's Day each year that features inspirational women speakers and wonderful women singers. All money raised from the event goes to girls' scholarships in the 10 developing countries where RtR works. I organise fundraising events for Room to Read; including an event on International Women's Day each year that features inspirational women speakers and wonderful women singers. All money raised from the event goes to girls' scholarships in the 10 developing countries where RtR works.



Lithicon

• Senior Project Manager/Senior Geologist

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Digitalcore merged with Numerical Rocks to become Lithicon. In this role I worked on mentoring junior project managers, developing work-flows , technical business development, publishing in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences, collaborating with other research groups, and coordinating the daily management of a portfolio of projects for companies globally. Digitalcore merged with Numerical Rocks to become Lithicon. In this role I worked on mentoring junior project managers, developing work-flows , technical business development, publishing in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences, collaborating with other research groups, and coordinating the daily management of a portfolio of projects for companies globally.



Digitalcore Pty Ltd

• Program Manager / Geologist

  • Apr 2010 - Jan 2013

  In this role I joined a small start-up company from the Australian National University. My main tasks were mentoring junior project managers, developing work-flows , technical business development, publishing in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences, collaborating with other research groups, and coordinating the daily management of a portfolio of projects for companies globally. In this role I joined a small start-up company from the Australian National University. My main tasks were mentoring junior project managers, developing work-flows , technical business development, publishing in peer-reviewed journals and at international conferences, collaborating with other research groups, and coordinating the daily management of a portfolio of projects for companies globally.



CO2CRC Limited

• Australia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Researcher

  • Feb 2007 - Mar 2010

  In this position I undertook a research and reporting role, working directly with the CEO. Main accomplishments: • I collated and spatially (GIS) analysed various data sources to create an atlas of CO2 geosequestration potential for NSW, Australia, published as the CCS Atlas of New South Wales, Australia: CO2 Storage Potential • I contributed to numerous reports and international conference and peer-reviewed journal publications on CO2 geosequestration potential for the Sydney and Gunnedah Basins, Australia and also to a report to the International Energy Agency on CO2 aquifer storage projects worldwide with an emphasis on geological information.



University of Wollongong

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Dec 2003 - Dec 2006

  In this role I advised honours, masters and PhD students while performing my three-year applied research project with stakeholders in industry and government. Specifically: • I designed a project to perform remediation of groundwater from acid sulphate soils; including baseline monitoring of groundwater and soil composition, selection of reactive materials, and design and construction of a permeable reactive barrier to treat the groundwater before it entered a stream. I met with the stakeholders regularly and worked with my team to publish the findings of the project in peer-reviewed journals and in international conferences. Use of GIS to select the optimal location for the PRB.



EcoEngineers Pty Ltd

• Geochemical consultant

  • 2004 - 2006

  Geochemical evaluation of groundwater quality in a coal mine Geochemical evaluation of groundwater quality in a coal mine



University of Wollongong

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD candidate

  • 1999 - 2003

  Characterisation of coal mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrography to determine influence of igneous intrusions. Characterisation of coal cleat carbonate mineralogy and isotope geochemistry to determine source of carbonates. Characterisation of groundwater ionic and isotopic geochemistry to determine influence of igneous intrusions in coal strata. Characterisation of coal mineralogy, geochemistry, and petrography to determine influence of igneous intrusions. Characterisation of coal cleat carbonate mineralogy and isotope geochemistry to determine source of carbonates. Characterisation of groundwater ionic and isotopic geochemistry to determine influence of igneous intrusions in coal strata.