Experience

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Project Officer - Plastics Implementation

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Supporting the implementation of NSW’s Plastics Action Plan and move towards a circular economy. Supporting the implementation of NSW’s Plastics Action Plan and move towards a circular economy.



Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Specialist Advisor: Sustainable Management of Marine Natural Resources

  • Apr 2020 - Mar 2022

  In this role I was a Senior Policy Advisor specialising in National Marine Conservation Policy. It was my duty to implement relevant principles of the Welsh Environment Act across the work of the entire marine department of NRW – from MPA management, to our marine litter programme through to marine licensing processes. It was also my role to influence, where possible, the work of our partners’ to also embed these principles. To enable the external-facing part of my role, I was a marine grants and funding lead and sat on many external forums and committees. To support these principles, I was specialised in biodiversity enhancements (including natural capital and nature-based solutions), blue carbon and I became the policy lead for marine and coastal habitat restoration.

• Senior Advisor: Marine Area Statement

  • Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

  The Welsh Environment Act set out the requirement for Natural Resources Wales to create Area Statements which would facilitate local implementation of the Government’s Natural Resources Priorities. I was responsible for co-ordinating the development, publication and delivery of the Marine Area Statement.



Powys Teaching Health Board

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Environment and Sustainability Officer

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Working with an Environment and Sustainability Manager, I was responsible for creating and implementing environmental policies to promote sustainable practice throughout the 9 county hospitals. The work was centered around the 5 workstreams of the Environment Management System (ISO14001:2015): biodiversity, waste, utilities, travel and procurement. I was the lead for sustainable travel, working towards travel awards and being involved in hydrogen powered vehicle initiatives. I was also the lead for waste initiatives, to work towards Welsh Government targets. I also worked closely with procurement to secure utility contracts and had financial responsibilities for utility invoices exceeding values of £1m annually



Conrad Hotels & Resorts

• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marine Biologist

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2018

  I co-lead a Reef Restoration Project with the ambition of restoring a reef (damaged during the 2015 El Nino Event) that would surround The Muraka residence: a first-of-its-kind underwater luxury villa. I fully lead this project from scoping through to BAU operations. Communications were essential throughout my role at Conrad: translating environmental risks to economic and guest experience risks for resort owners and management. I co-lead a Reef Restoration Project with the ambition of restoring a reef (damaged during the 2015 El Nino Event) that would surround The Muraka residence: a first-of-its-kind underwater luxury villa. I fully lead this project from scoping through to BAU operations. Communications were essential throughout my role at Conrad: translating environmental risks to economic and guest experience risks for resort owners and management.



Harvey Nash

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant - IT Security Practice

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2017



Exegesis Spatial Data Management - an Idox company

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Work Experience

  • May 2015 - Sep 2015

  ExeGesIS SDM is a well respected environmental, ecological and heritage GIS consultancy. Here I gained substantial work experience, giving me an insight into the type of work involved in environmental and ecological consultancy. The responsibilities I was entrusted with included communicating with clients for feedback; testing programs, sites and databases for clients (RAFTs, MMO, habitatsurvey, CAMs); conducting follow-up research on open mosaic habitat sites; using GIS to assist in the creation of a new map planning site; as well as assisting in various projects where possible. At ExeGesIS I also completed a foundation course in GIS (MapInfo); these skills were valuable with the work I was doing there but I know will also help me in future work placements.



Meltemi Dive Centre

• Dive Control Specialist

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  My responsibilities included: Leading dives with customers of mixed abilities. Including the technical and safety pre-dive briefs to groups up to 8 people, filling out the relevant paperwork and leading the dive itself In-water and classroom training of customers on various courses and the Divemaster interns. Ensuring their safety throughout the training whilst adhering to strict laws, SSI and school standards Leading a small team in the day to day running of the dive school, organising dives in advance, and looking after the expensive school equipment.