Experience

Victims Of Crime NT

• Australia
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Victims of Crime NT are committed to assisting those in the community who have been or may be affected by crime, by providing them with support, advocacy and prevention strategies. Victims of Crime NT are committed to assisting those in the community who have been or may be affected by crime, by providing them with support, advocacy and prevention strategies.



Northern Territory Government

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Snr Plant Pathologist

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)

• Australia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Doctor of Philosophy

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2021

  Thesis: Biology and Epidemiology of Banana Blood Disease. Banana Blood disease is a bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia syzygii subsp. celebesensis. Blood disease was first encountered in 1905 in the Selayar Islands just south of Sulawesi. Quarantine was effective until 1987, since then the disease has been spreading to other islands in Indonesia and more recently to Malaysia. Blood disease is an emerging threat to banana production in Southeast Asia and beyond. Understanding the epidemiology and biology of the disease will lead to the development of more effective disease management strategies. Show less



Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• • Feb 2006 - 2017

  NAQS was established to help address the unique quarantine risks facing northern Australia. As the Senior Pathologist, I was responsible for delivering the plant pathology program from Darwin. My role was to develop and lead the pathology surveillance, associated programs and diagnostic capability. My team regularly delivered surveys to the Ord River Irrigation Area in Western Australia (WA), outer Darwin rural area, Broome horticulture regions, coastal communities in the NT and NW WA, Timor-Lest and Indonesia. The group has a strong record of delivering plant health surveillance and training activities in Australia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Show less

• • Nov 2005 - Feb 2006

  Northern Australian Quarantine Strategy (NAQS), Darwin, NT, Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS).Position responsibilities: •Field surveillance for plant diseases, triage of specimens and preliminary identification of plant pathogens. •Establishment of new laboratory facilities, purchasing, maintenance, accreditation and operational protocols.•Molecular diagnostics, ELISA, Serological testing and traditional microscopy.•Technical pathology support and training for AQIS inspectors. Show less



Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2003 - Nov 2005

  Field surveillance to determine presence or absence of plant diseases - delimiting surveys.•Diagnosis of diseases on plant material seised at the international airport and risk mitigation advice and or risk statements for prosecution.•Fungal isolation and identifications, bacterial biochemical tests, molecular diagnostics, identification of diseases.•Determinations on release or treatment of interstate produce.•Apple Scab and general bio-security awareness, creating training and PR materials.•Training of AQIS and WAQIS inspectors in plant disease awareness. Show less

• • Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Tuart Mapping project and Weed surveillance.Responsible for a small working team of 4 persons. •Setting up permanent plots in native environments•Vegetation transects, health assessment and height of trees, documenting the environment and ground truth of satellite vegetation mapping at various locations in Western Australia. •Surveillance of weeds on Garden Island, including location of plots marked on an aerial photo by use of GPS and compass, weed identification, cover abundance and site assessments. Show less



Murdoch University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant / Field Assistant / Technician

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Forrest Products Commission, Alcoa, various research projects & teaching preparation via Murdoch University contracts.; Screening of imported pine for fungal disease, media preparation, isolation and identification of fungi from pine stem material held in Post entry Quarantine. •On Alcoa sites in SW WA collection of mycorrhiza fungi, dieback free pit monitoring, collection of Jarrah clone stems for inoculation with Phytophthora cinnamomi, and maintenance of the Jarrah clone orchard. •Media preparation, plant propagation, inoculation and plating out of Phythophora cinammoni on various hosts. •Isolation of fungi within the Botryosphaeriaceae from various tree hosts. •Tutored students in lab practices such as sterile techniques and basic fungal identification / mycology for various projects. •Preparation of the teaching demonstrations for the Plant Pathology unit at Murdoch University, maintenance of the culture collection and media preparation. •Assessment of the efficacy of horticultural fungicide sprays via glasshouse experiments on tomato plants including plant propagation, preparation and application of horticultural sprays, plant inoculation, plant disease / disorder assessment, fungal re-isolation, maintenance/ storage of fungal cultures.; Supervision and instruction of students during laboratory and field practices which included vegetation and aquatic sampling and microscopy. •Grading and correcting assignments. Show less



Murdoch University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Research project funded by the studentship included consultation with supervisors and horticultural groups, experimental design, planning, project implementation and reporting.

• • Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Research project investigated germination of native seed using a series of multiple que's (smoke water, hormones, heat treatments and scarafication). •Research, experimental design, implementation written report and oral presentation.