Experience

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  www.gochengdu.cn

  • Freelance writer

    • Sep 2012 - Jul 2013

    I wrote regularly for www.gochengdu.cn on a variety of business and economics topics, including specifically popular 'big' issues like urbanization, transport, and structural change .... as well as in general interest areas. Tags include: investment, industrial organization, city planning...

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  South West University of Economics and Finance ...

  • Peoples Republic of China, Chengdu

  • Lecturer

    • Feb 2012 - Jul 2012
    • Peoples Republic of China, Chengdu

    I was teaching an introductory microeconomics course to second year students, three hours per week.

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  NSW Department of Education and Communities

  • NSW Children's Guardian, Sydney, Australia

  • Project Director

    • Sep 2011 - Jan 2012
    • NSW Children's Guardian, Sydney, Australia

    Strategic direction for the regulator of out-of-home care services in NSW

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  Yunnan University

  • Kunming, Yunnan Province, China

  • Economics Lecturer

    • Aug 2009 - Jul 2011
    • Kunming, Yunnan Province, China

    I taught courses in Economics, Finance and Management to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students.

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  Self-employed

  • Economics consultant

    • 1986 - 2011

    Projects for around 50 different clients in both public and private sectors

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  • Director

    • 1999 - 2010

    Led projects in strategy consulting, pricing and policy

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  NSW Children's Guardian

  • Project Director

    • 2008 - 2009

    Led projects in new ways of doing business

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  Zhejiang University

  • Student

    • 2006 - 2007

    Studied Chinese language and culture.

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  IPART

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Part-time Tribunal Member

    • 2004 - 2005
    • Sydney, Australia

    Reviewed the price of water in the Sydney region, and the prices of various other urban network services.

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  NSW Treasury

  • Consultant

    • 1988 - 1998
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  NT Department of Lands and Planning

  • Darwin Area, Australia; Alice Springs, Australia

  • Senior Planner

    • 1977 - 1983
    • Darwin Area, Australia; Alice Springs, Australia

    Managed the planning and development of new urban areas in cooperation with private developers and the wider community.

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  Building Research Station, Government of Papua ...

  • Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

  • Technical Assistant

    • Jan 1970 - Feb 1972
    • Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

    I assisted in building research projects, and produced technical bulletins on design and construction, new building materials, and cottage industry projects. The work focused on shanty towns on the edge of the city.