Experience

Ausecology Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Environmental Scientist

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Landloch

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Environmental Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2022



Ergon Energy

• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Officer / Environmental Adviser / Environmental Operations Manager/ Specialist

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2018

  Technical problem solver and team leader. Environmental impact assessment, toxic waste disposal, oil/fuel spill response, sensitive use of large yellow machines, flora and fauna surveys in Queensland and NSW, landholder consultation, environmental risk managment for electrical and civil design and construction projects, licensed spotter catcher and snake handler, Lead auditor for EMS implementation, training, contaminated site remediation and risk assessment, EHP licence negotiations, waste recycling, site revegetation, incident investigations, Secured $2Million dollars of koala offsets for SEQ water grid, translocation of threatened species, policy and legislation change negotiations. Environmental risk assessment in a large electrical corporation.



Unidel Group

• Australia
• Oil & Energy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Environmental Scientist

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2011

  Led team identifying offsets for CSG, coal mines and other major projects. Pegging parties for gas facilities. Flora surveys for railway EIS. Spatial Analysis to priotise gasfield development based on access, tenure, soil traffickability during flooding events 2010. Led team identifying offsets for CSG, coal mines and other major projects. Pegging parties for gas facilities. Flora surveys for railway EIS. Spatial Analysis to priotise gasfield development based on access, tenure, soil traffickability during flooding events 2010.



Department of Natural Resources and Mines

• Planning and Environment Officer

  • Jun 2002 - Jun 2004

  Assessment of developments and provision of conditions and advice. Good Quality Agricultural Land mapping and determinations, remnant vegetation determinations, State Interest checks on planning schemes, provision of government GIS data to external customers, consultation with developers. Assessment of developments and provision of conditions and advice. Good Quality Agricultural Land mapping and determinations, remnant vegetation determinations, State Interest checks on planning schemes, provision of government GIS data to external customers, consultation with developers.



Sinclair Knight Merz

• Australia
• Civil Engineering
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Environmental Scientist

  • May 2000 - Jun 2002

  Environmental impact assessment, threatened species surveys, Good Quality Agricultural Land planning assessments, Main Roads REFs, aquatic surveys, acid sulfate soils, Clermont Coal EIS soil and land related components, topsoil stripping plan Environmental impact assessment, threatened species surveys, Good Quality Agricultural Land planning assessments, Main Roads REFs, aquatic surveys, acid sulfate soils, Clermont Coal EIS soil and land related components, topsoil stripping plan



Department of Natural Resources, Queensland

• Land Resources Extension Officer

  • Jun 1997 - May 2000

  Soil research in the northern grain belt and cotton soil extension, soil management with landholders and industry staff, plain english soil physics and chemistry Soil research in the northern grain belt and cotton soil extension, soil management with landholders and industry staff, plain english soil physics and chemistry



Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations

• Extension Officer

  • May 1996 - May 1997

  Sugar cane agronomy, farm planning, GIS, soil and water chemistry interpretation, water quality monitoring in cane production discharging to Great Barrier Reef, irrigation advice, contour banks, waterways, dam planning Sugar cane agronomy, farm planning, GIS, soil and water chemistry interpretation, water quality monitoring in cane production discharging to Great Barrier Reef, irrigation advice, contour banks, waterways, dam planning



Queensland Department of Primary Industries

• Land Resource Officer

  • Jan 1995 - May 1996

  Vegetation and soil sampling and mapping in key cropping areas of Queensland. Breaking down technical soil survey publications into extension material. Conducting soil workshops with landholders within grazing, sugar, cotton and grains industries Vegetation and soil sampling and mapping in key cropping areas of Queensland. Breaking down technical soil survey publications into extension material. Conducting soil workshops with landholders within grazing, sugar, cotton and grains industries