Experience

SCIAF

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Loss and Damage Programme Malawi and SCIAF Rwanda projects

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Currently managing the Scottish Government funded Loss and Damage Malawi programme. SCIAF have partnered with Trocaire Malawi, CISONECC, CARD, CADECOM Zomba to implement the first programme responding to loss and damages experienced by communities in Malawi from Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe. The programme takes a participatory community-led approach. Also managing SCIAF's portfolio of project and programmes in Rwanda.

• Climate Challenge Programme Malawi (CCPM) Programme Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2022

  Programme Manager for the CCPM, a four year, £4.7 million programme funded by the Scottish Government Climate Justice Fund. The CCPM is a community-led programme where SCIAF, Trocaire and seven local implementing partners worked with communities to co-design solutions to the climate challenges they face, with a particular focus to helping the most vulnerable, including women and girls, and promoting human rights.https://www.ccpm.scot/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQXfBscyu8ZUjSNgX5zrmZwhttps://twitter.com/climatemalawi?lang=en Show less

• International Programme Officer

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2018



Trócaire

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Sustainable Livelihoods & Environmental Justice

  • Nov 2012 - Aug 2013

  Within Trocaire my role involved working with the Sustainable Environment and Environmental Justice team in Trocaire headquarters Maynooth and the Malawi country team and partners to pilot digital data collection projects within the programmes. Within Trocaire my role involved working with the Sustainable Environment and Environmental Justice team in Trocaire headquarters Maynooth and the Malawi country team and partners to pilot digital data collection projects within the programmes.



Environmental and GIS Consultant

• County Dublin, Ireland

• Freelance Environmental and GIS Consultant

  • Oct 2011 - Nov 2012

  As freelance consultant I provided technical design, technical drawing, GIS mapping and project managements services. Clients included: Science Gallery, Innovation Dublin 2012, Design Week Dublin 2012, Dublin AdventureWay, private Windfarm projects, private housing projects. An example of work included the Dublin AdventureWay project which used outdoor activity to deal with the perception of dereliction and vacant sites in Dublin city. Achievements of the project included: . • Dublin AdventureWay selected to exhibit in Science Gallery for Hack the City, in partnership with Dublin City Council and IBM • Dublin AdventureWay was 1 of 5 teams chosen from over 600 applicants for Science Gallery IDEA LAB • Pop Up Dublin AdventureWay was commissioned as part of Innovation Dublin and Design Week Dublin 2012 My role involved: • Collaborating with Dublin City Council to obtain information on derelict sites and existing infrastructure to identify a suitable AdventureWay route. • Surveyed proposed route using GPS and GIS • Event co-ordinator for Pop Up Dublin AdventureWay at Innovation Dublin 2012 and Design Week Dublin 2012 Show less



ABO Wind Ireland Limited

• Ireland
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GIS/AutoCad Technician

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  As Autocad/GIS Technician my duties included: • Preparing design drawings for planning, tendering, construction and as-built stages of wind farm projects in the UK and Ireland. • Devising environmental constraint maps for wind farm planning using GIS. As Autocad/GIS Technician my duties included: • Preparing design drawings for planning, tendering, construction and as-built stages of wind farm projects in the UK and Ireland. • Devising environmental constraint maps for wind farm planning using GIS.



Concern Worldwide

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Urban Emergencies Researcher

  • Apr 2011 - Sep 2011

  On the Urban Emergency Indicators Project, Nairobi, Kenya, my research focus was the changing nature of food security in slums. During the project I carried out the following tasks: • Collected research data - primary & secondary • Analysed survey data • Devised vulnerability indicators • Visualized data analysis using GIS • Re-sampled participants • Organized fieldwork including security personnel, field assistants, meetings with community leaders and payments for services My analysis and maps were accepted for poster presentation at 10th International Conference on Urban Health, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2011. Show less



Bligh Tanner

• Australia
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Civil Engineer

  • Feb 2008 - Jul 2010

  As consulting Civil Engineer in Brisbane, Australia I worked on a range of environmental projects in a variety of locations from cities to remote tropical islands, my duties involved: • Design and construction supervision of civil environmental infrastructure such as stormwater drainage, sewer systems, water supply, earthworks and roadworks. • Employing innovative water sensitive urban design and water quality modelling.techniques to ensure all elements of design were sustainable and low impact. • Carbon footprinting projects to aid sustainable design and material choice. • Managing projects from conceptual planning stage through to construction and sign off. • Meeting with clients, consultants, contractors, council members throughout the project lifecycle • Responsible for tenders, budgets and invoices. Show less



Volunteer

• Kolkata Area, India

• Volunteer

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2008



South Tipperary County Council

• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Road Design Engineer

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  As Road Design Engineer my duties involved: • Designing road alignments using AutoCad Civil 3D 2007, • Vetting and awarding tenders to contractors. • During construction stage, responsible for hiring staff, supervising construction, surveying, setting out, ordering materials, managing budgets and project schedule As Road Design Engineer my duties involved: • Designing road alignments using AutoCad Civil 3D 2007, • Vetting and awarding tenders to contractors. • During construction stage, responsible for hiring staff, supervising construction, surveying, setting out, ordering materials, managing budgets and project schedule



Glenman Corporation Ltd.

• Ireland
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Site Engineer

  • Jul 2004 - Dec 2006

  During my time with Glenman I worked on urban regeneration housing projects in Ballymun and Ballybough area. I held the position of Site Clerk and Site Engineer. My duties involved: • Ordering all materials required to complete the construction work • Surveying, setting out, quantifying concrete requirements, testing concrete on site. • Managing the project schedule, ensuring sub contractors were on site to complete the work • Attending site meeting and communicating with consultants and clients. • Responsible for inducting all new site staff and maintaining health and safety records Show less