Experience

Natural Resources Access Regulator

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Regulatory Initiatives

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Lead of the problem-centric program to deliver strategic and operational compliance improvement programs, projects and initiatives and direct the sourcing and development of regulatory intelligence, with a strong emphasis on solving regulatory problems by improving voluntary compliance with regulatory obligations. Owner of harm prevention through strategic means and reducing the risks of unlawful activity and effectively and efficiently, driving positive behaviour change within regulated communities. Show less

• Program Lead - Regulatory Systems Assurance

  • Apr 2020 - Aug 2022

  Summary: Expert regulator. Organisational guidance and decision-making responsibility to support best practice regulation. The owner of the regulatory maturity program and accountable for a leading regulation agency. Responsibilities: The Program Lead Regulatory Systems Assurance is responsible for leading the annual benchmarking of NRAR against the Modern Regulator Improvement Tool (MRIT – AELERT) and guiding NRAR’s Regulator Maturity Advancement Program. The role leads the development, implementation and maintenance of an assurance function for NRAR’s risk-based regulatory and governance frameworks. The Program Lead role is the business owner of NRAR’s policy hierarchy, including the NRAR Regulatory Policy and NRAR Regulatory Framework. The role is responsible for project management of the most agency significant projects and is required to lead and develop high performing people, projects and programs. Show less



Office of Environment and Heritage

• Senior Team Leader Audit and Strategic Projects

  • 2019 - 2020

  Summary: The Senior Team Leader of Audit and Strategic Projects is an expert program management role responsible to provide direction for OEH’s compliance program and provide high, level strategic guidance for a team of highly skilled professionals. The Senior Team Leader role is an advanced complex regulatory problem-solving leader and intervention design expert. Responsibilities: Leads a multi-disciplinary team to plan, deliver, monitor and report audit and strategic programs in accordance with statewide Departmental priorities, policies and procedures. Leads the process to identify and define statewide compliance priorities for the Department and compliance programs. Works across multiple business areas to manage resources to administer programs, obtain organisational buy in and clearly communicate programs objectives. Show less

• Senior Program Officer

  • 2017 - 2019

  Summary: Focused on leading and coordinating the Strategic Projects problem-centric function. Involves the design, implementation and coordination of strategic projects with a wide focus including: encouraging voluntary compliance, process and operational improvements, analytical problem-solving development and design. Highly advance strategic project design and intelligence analysis. Knowledge of behaviour change strategies, design and implementation. Advanced integration of analytical results into operational design for continuous improvements to operational practice. Responsibilities: Undertaking organisational wide identification and prioritisation of operational and strategic priorities, analysing and developing and implementing appropriate policy or strategic intervention solutions. Coordinating highly complex projects with staff across multiple directorates and with highly variable skills and capabilities. Interpretation and presentation of highly complex concepts and ideas to gain momentum and support for intervention implementation. Advanced project management and information analysis. High level written reports and contribution to agency wide strategy and compliance policies. Development, implementation and adherence to program frameworks for the ongoing identification and management of organisational priorities. Show less

• Vegetation Mapping Scientist

  • 2013 - 2017

  Summary: A GIS, remote sensing and analytical professional responsible for creating and managing statewide spatial data products used as a regulatory standard for regulatory and compliance of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

• Land Assessment Officer

  • 2011 - 2013

  Summary: A GIS and remote sensing professional within the Science Division, responsible for mapping used as a regulatory standard for compliance actions undertaken by the Private Native Forestry (PNF) unit of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

• Private Native Forestry Officer

  • 2010 - 2011

  Summary: An environmental compliance specialist dealing directly with a range of environmental control measures from sedimentation and erosion controls to threatened species identification and protection.