Experience

Emergency Management Victoria

• Australia
• Public Safety
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, Fire Services Reform Implementation Monitor’s Office

  • Apr 2021 - Present



Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing

• Australia
• Consumer Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director, Family Violence Branch

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  As Assistant Director, I lead two highly talented teams in DPC’s Family Violence Branch to deliver significant monitoring, governance and policy outputs for the family violence reform. I provide day to day leadership of multi-disciplinary team of VPS staff in outcomes, governance, monitoring and reporting, and policy to drive the strategic development and day to day operations of the Family Violence Branch. As Assistant Director, I lead two highly talented teams in DPC’s Family Violence Branch to deliver significant monitoring, governance and policy outputs for the family violence reform. I provide day to day leadership of multi-disciplinary team of VPS staff in outcomes, governance, monitoring and reporting, and policy to drive the strategic development and day to day operations of the Family Violence Branch.



Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic)

• Australia
• Public Policy Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director, Family Violence Branch

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

• Acting Assistant Director, Family Violence Branch

  • Mar 2019 - Aug 2019

• Manager, Family Violence ePMO

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

• Senior Policy Officer, Family Violence Branch

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2018

  Providing critical policy advice to support the Government in its goal of ensuring victim survivor safety and build a future where Victorians live free from family violence.



Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Policy Advisor, Hazardous Waste

  • Apr 2016 - Nov 2017



Department of Premier and Cabinet (Vic)

• Australia
• Public Policy Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Officer, Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry IDC Secretariat (Secondment)

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2016



Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA)

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Leader - Illegal Dumping Strike Force

  • 2013 - Jul 2015

  My role as Program Leader - Illegal Dumping Strike Force is to lead the development, evaluation and oversight of the implementation of operational strategies - particularly the Illegal Dumping Strike Force including: - working closely with the organisation to identify and analyse priority environmental problems, specifically related to illegal dumping - developing risk based models for monitoring compliance with statutory tools - developing strategies and implementation plans to address priority environmental problems overseeing, driving and project managing the implementation of operational strategies where appropriate - evaluating and reporting on the outcome of implemented strategies Highlights of the role include: - Actively leading the development of a constructive culture within the team (and more broadly in the Ops Strategy Unit) through open and honest communication both with the team and with business unit mangers/Directors, strategy sessions and feedback - Effectively managing the team to implement the agreed program plan for Strike Force to the end of the program in 2013 including using appropriate risk management tools, governance structures and influencing relationships to achieve program outcomes. This includes managing cross-functional delivery of the program through three business units and other key stakeholders to ensure program objectives are met. - Making critical intelligence connections with other co-regulators (ATO, Victoria Police, Worksafe, UK Environment Agency) to enhance EPA’s capabilities in the intelligence and analysis space. - Manage a virtual team with significant budget and staff responsibilities, including meeting financial, quality and time related targets for the Strike Force program.



Department of Sustainability and Environment

• Senior Policy Officer

  • 2009 - 2011



EPA - Victoria

• Innovation Catalyst

  • 2007 - 2009