Experience

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  EOMAP

  • Perth, Australia

  • Senior Project Scientist

    • Aug 2018 - Present
    • Perth, Australia

    As Senior Project Scientist, I am responsible for delivering aquatic remote-sensing solutions to industry, academic, and government sectors, and identifying new business opportunities. Please contact me via LinkedIn or my work email ([email protected]) if you are interested in finding out the feasibility of our mapping services for your area of interest.EOMAP is the industry leader in commercial satellite-based mapping and monitoring of shallow-water systems and provides the most reliable satellite-derived bathymetry data in the world. We are used by major hydrographic offices (e.g. UK, Australian, Indonesian etc), along with leading survey and engineering companies (e.g. iXblue, FUGRO). Our clients get bathymetry data anywhere in the world, quickly and easily, at a fraction of the cost of traditional surveys. Clients get peace of mind by being able to plan and execute their projects accurately while lowering project risks and environmental impacts.Our global core services include 3D bathymetry mapping (e.g. for survey/exploration/development planning, hydrodynamic modelling), seafloor habitat mapping (e.g. for environmental management), as well as monitoring water quality over large and/or remote areas (e.g. turbidity from dredging and dumping). This is all done using satellites (and other sensors) and our proprietary and standardised, physics-based processing system that has been perfected over 30 years R&D.You can view many examples of our services in the news section on our website https://www.eomap.com/news/

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  Freelance Marine Geoscientist/GIS Specialist

  • Perth, Australia

  • Marine Geoscientist and GIS Specialist

    • 2017 - Present
    • Perth, Australia

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  Oceanwise Australia

  • Perth, Australia

  • Director and Marine Geoscientist

    • 2007 - 2016
    • Perth, Australia

    Director and Research Scientist for Oceanwise Australia and Oceanwise Expeditions, specialising in:- Research, education, environmental science services to Government, University, Non-Profit and Private Sectors.- Developing sustainable research-based conservation and ecotourism projects at Ningaloo Marine Park. Awarded a commercial whale shark operators licence after a competitive tender process (2009-2015), which facilitated research on pelagic and coral reef ecosystems integrated with education-based marine ecotourism. Research projects include understanding the importance of poorly described continental shelf and coral reef habitats for maintaining biodiversity, and the spatio-temporal ecology of megafauna such as whale sharks.- All aspects of business administration and project management including environmental auditing, marketing and market research, customer service, interpretation and education, accounting, staffing, student supervision, Indigenous liaison, health and safety, accounting, protocols and procedures, client management, insurances, lease agreements, GIS support and training for students.

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  Curtin University

  • Bentley, Perth, Western Australia

  • Marine Geoscientist and Lecturer

    • 2005 - 2012
    • Bentley, Perth, Western Australia

    - Lecturer for Sedimentology, Coral Reef and Habitat Mapping units.- Scientific research as part of PhD and assisting colleagues within the Department including: Quaternary development of coral reefs on the NW Shelf, Western Australia; Investigating the evolution of coral reefs during climate change and fluctuating sea-levels; The role of natural events (tsunamis/storm surge) in the evolution of coastal geomorphology; Marine conservation and management; Sediment facies transitions across the Western Australian continental shelf; Geological history and contemporary geomorphic and sedimentary environments of the Carnarvon Shelf; Late Quaternary geomorphology and sediments of the Ningaloo Reef and Cape Range; Sedimentology of Southern Scott Reef lagoon and implications of dredging.- Extensive field experience and advanced scientific report writing, including Government reports and a number of peer-reviewed publications published/in progress as part of thesis.

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  Fugro Airborne Surveys

  • Osborne Park, Perth, Western Australia

  • GIS Specialist and Geoscientist

    • Jul 2009 - Jun 2010
    • Osborne Park, Perth, Western Australia

    GIS Specialist/Geoscientist in the Geological Interpretation Team: - Provision of GIS support and services, including geological map production, analysis, modelling, data creation, interpretation and prospectivity analysis. - Processing and analysis of geophysical data (airborne magnetic, electromagnetic, radiometric and gravity gradiometer datasets) and aerial remote sensing imagery (satellite, lidar).- Editing metadata and geodatabase management.- Liaising with relevant stakeholders and clients.- Report writing and tender preparation.

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  Australian Institute of Marine Science

  • Perth, Australia

  • Marine Geoscientist/GIS Specialist/Field Support

    • 2006 - 2010
    • Perth, Australia

    - Field experience to characterise habitats, sediments and geomorphology of the continental shelf offshore of the Ningaloo Reef and the coral reef communities of the Ningaloo Reef System as part of PhD research. Casual field scientist for physical and biological surveys of the Carnarvon Shelf off Ningaloo.- Practical skills including: project planning, budget and data management; sampling design; real-time GIS navigation and familiarisation with Fugro Starfix software; seabed mapping using acoustics (multibeam, single beam and sidescan sonar) and subsurface geology using seismic reflection profiling; sediment grab sampling, sediment core logging, describing dredged rocks and benthic biota; plankton sampling; Oceanographic CTD sampling; Baited Remote Underwater Video System (BRUVS), Towed Video Systems and Automated Underwater Video (AUV) for demersal fish investigations and biodiversity assessments.

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  Fujitsu Australia Limited

  • Perth, Australia

  • Bid Coordination Administrator

    • Jul 2004 - Mar 2005
    • Perth, Australia

    Bid coordination administration for Government IT networking tenders.