Experience

Forest Direct Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Woodland Creation Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Working with Forest Direct LTD to: - Manage FDL's 150 - 300 ha/year woodland creation programme. - Undertake design and survey work for new woodland creation projects for farmers, communities and landowners - Develop and submit Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) applications - Providing operational and GIS mapping support for the business - Assist in monitoring new planting and restock sites - Manage FDL's Woodland Carbon Code projects, developing woodland creation schemes for… Show more Working with Forest Direct LTD to: - Manage FDL's 150 - 300 ha/year woodland creation programme. - Undertake design and survey work for new woodland creation projects for farmers, communities and landowners - Develop and submit Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) applications - Providing operational and GIS mapping support for the business - Assist in monitoring new planting and restock sites - Manage FDL's Woodland Carbon Code projects, developing woodland creation schemes for validation and verification with the Woodland Carbon Code - Assist in tree surveying Show less



The Three Hares Community Woodland

• Funding and Project Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Our core aims are to enhance biodiversity, provide land-based education and enable good health and wellbeing through management of the community woodland. Key responsibilities include: - Design and submit funding applications in line with community needs. - Work with community to design yearly programmes focused on biodiversity enhancement and wellbeing. - Manage and implement yearly programmes. - Manage volunteers, organise and run practical conservation tasks. - Provide… Show more Our core aims are to enhance biodiversity, provide land-based education and enable good health and wellbeing through management of the community woodland. Key responsibilities include: - Design and submit funding applications in line with community needs. - Work with community to design yearly programmes focused on biodiversity enhancement and wellbeing. - Manage and implement yearly programmes. - Manage volunteers, organise and run practical conservation tasks. - Provide project development and support including setting up of a Forest School and running a post-covid outdoor wellbeing programme. - Establish and sustain partnerships. - Invasive species management Projects completed: - Secured Scottish Forestry and National Lottery funding for Seeding Growth programme - a year long programme to connect people with nature and the community woodland post-covid. Tailored towards adults with mental health difficulties, refugees/asylum seekers and young people. - Secured Creative Scotland funding for building of Musical Forest - built and installed a Musical Forest at the community woodland which hosts 8 instruments made from second-hand materials for group outdoor music making. - Secured Visit Scotland funding to take part in their Year of Stories, running regular storytelling and nature connection programmes in the woodland. - Established The Three Hares first Forest School. - Coordinated tree planting and maintenance programmes, wildlife habitat creation (bird box installation, wildflower habitat management) and improvement of public access to the woodland. Show less



Scottish Natural Heritage

• United Kingdom
• Investment Management

• Pollinator Strategy Advisor - Graduate Placement

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Perth/Edinburgh Worked with the development sector and community groups to offer advice and expertise on how they can create and manage habitats for pollinators. Tasks involved: - Creating guidance, forest school lesson plans, presentations and resources to encourage and aid greater uptake of pollinator-friendly actions. - Organising a Sharing Good Practice event for practitioners in the planning and development sectors to network, learn from experts, share ideas and gain new insights on species-rich… Show more Worked with the development sector and community groups to offer advice and expertise on how they can create and manage habitats for pollinators. Tasks involved: - Creating guidance, forest school lesson plans, presentations and resources to encourage and aid greater uptake of pollinator-friendly actions. - Organising a Sharing Good Practice event for practitioners in the planning and development sectors to network, learn from experts, share ideas and gain new insights on species-rich habitat creation. I assembled and managed a team, developed the program, invited speakers and workshop holders and administrated the event. - Using Collector, a data collection app to begin mapping pollinator habitats to feed into the Habitat Map of Scotland - Project managed the planning and construction of a living wall at SNH office, liaising with contractors and managing budget Show less



TOWN ROCK ENERGY LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing

• Summer Internship

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom



Camp Timberlane

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ropes Staff and Counsellor

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Toronto, Canada Area Day-time work involved working on a ropes course at a children's camp (operating the climbing wall, zip line, giant swing and obstacle course). Evening work involved being a live-in counsellor to 9-10-year old girls.