Experience

Parliamentary Budget Office

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • Nov 2020 - Present



National Indigenous Australians Agency

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Adviser / Acting Assistant Director

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2020

  o Provided strategic direction to a small team to deliver aspects of the Closing the Gap 2020 Report. Critically analysed and reported on the Closing the Gap 2020 Report. o Project managed the Australian and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework by establishing clear plans and timeframes, setting and delegating work depending on staff capability, responding to changing priorities, and continuously identifying opportunities for improvement. o Urgently gathered data from close contacts across multiple government agencies as part of the COVID-19 response to identify where vulnerable Indigenous Australians are living. o Investigated food pricing in Indigenous communities during COVID-19. o Gathered data, analysed and reported on suicide and family and domestic violence during COVID-19. o Critically analysed Indigenous health programs, strategies and research to support policy and improve the wellbeing of Indigenous Australians.



Services Australia

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• APS 1000 COVID-19 redeployment

  • Mar 2020 - May 2020

  o Liaised with vulnerable Australians during COVID-19 and assisted them with their JobSeeker and Coronavirus Supplement claim. o Trained and supported staff to engage with vulnerable Australians and process claims. o Liaised with vulnerable Australians during COVID-19 and assisted them with their JobSeeker and Coronavirus Supplement claim. o Trained and supported staff to engage with vulnerable Australians and process claims.



Department of Social Services (DSS)

• Australia
• Public Policy Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Policy Officer

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

  o Developed an economic model to measure the change in costs and impact on market development of proposed policy changes to Specialist Disability Accommodation. o Remodelled the Productivity Commission’s Aged Care Model to project the latest aged care workforce numbers and assess the impact it has on the NDIS workforce. o Co-led the development of a national model for the delivery of market and insurance based specialist school transport in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). o Supervise and work collaboratively with a consultant to identify Young People in Residential Aged Care that require more suitable accommodation arrangements.



Productivity Commission

• Australia
• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Economist

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2018

  Compensation and Rehabilitation for Veterans Inquiry, 2018 o Analysed and critically evaluated actuarial models developed to cost the veterans’ compensation arrangements. o Investigated the evidence base needed for policy formulation for veterans’ issues. o Engaged with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, stakeholders and other team members to understand where data gaps may exist. National Disability Insurance Scheme Cost Study, 2017 o Critically evaluated and sensitivity-tested actuarial modelling for the National Injury Insurance Scheme. o Evaluated policy options using legal and economic frameworks to develop evidence-based recommendations for the Australian Government. o Investigated and identified interface issues between the NDIS, mainstream services, the aged cares system and the National Injury Insurance Scheme. Intellectual Property Arrangements Inquiry, 2016 o Developed a new approach to measure the value of software patents using the latest Intellectual Property Government Open Data (IPGOD). o Analysed the effectiveness and efficiency of the intellectual property arrangements for Circuit Layout Rights, Business Method Patents and Software Patents, by drawing on information from international and domestic datasets, submissions, journal articles and government reports, and applying an economic and social framework. o Analysed and assessed the costs and benefits of different proposed reforms to copyright arrangements. National Indigenous Reform Agreement Report, 2015 o Conducted econometric analysis on ‘Closing the Gap’ targets between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Superannuation Policy for Post-Retirement Research Paper, 2015 o Tested and provided technical feedback on micro-simulation models in R that assessed the impacts on superannuation balances and labour market decisions of Australians. o Analysed the impact involuntary retirement would have on proposed policy changes to the retirement and superannuation preservation age.



The University of Queensland

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Dec 2013 - Jan 2015

  Using latest international trade theories, leading econometric techniques and big data to measure the impact of trade spill-over and various trade models.

• Student Ambassador

  • Jun 2013 - Nov 2014

• Economics Tutor

  • Feb 2012 - Nov 2014

  o Tutored econometrics, microeconomics and macroeconomics.o Tutored advanced micro-econometrics as part of the Indigenous Tutoring Assistance Scheme.