Experience

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Advisor, National Interests Section, Telecommunications Safeguards

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Assistant Manager, Regulatory Futures, Markets and International - Research, Data and Regulation

  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2022



Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Fast Track Mediation and Hearing Service, DSCV - VCAT

  • Dec 2020 - Sep 2021

• Dispute Assessment Officer, Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service

  • Jun 2020 - Dec 2020



research and publishing

• Melbourne, Australia

• Socio-Legal Researcher and Structural Editor

  • Apr 2019 - May 2020

  In 2019 I took a year out to sail in the South Pacific with my family, continuing to work remotely with my then employer until the end of March that year. After which, I continued to work with academics, co-authoring and develop papers for publication. I also worked closely with a heritage consultant to develop an Australian historical monograph for publication. Achievements include: • Producing high-quality structural and copy edits, editorial reports and readers reports for publishers, and for authors seeking publication, on time and within budget. • Legal research – including reviewing legislation and public inquiries; literature reviews; and monitoring Australian and overseas media for relevant developments to ensure that all publications are based on robust, relevant and current information. • Co-authoring academic papers for publication. Show less



SV Bendalong

• NZ, South Pacific

• sailing

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  I spent 2019 sailing in the South Pacific. Put simply, brilliant. I spent 2019 sailing in the South Pacific. Put simply, brilliant.



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2019

  The Supermarket Power Project was a four year interdisciplinary ARC-funded project aimed at filling the gap in the regulatory debate about why and how supermarket chains have developed as they have and the various regulatory schemes that affect the Australian grocery sector – particularly regulation relating to competition. I was brought into the team because of, in addition to my legal training, my ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and my experience as a publisher, which meant I could provide the editorial support needed to ensure a consistent voice in co and multi-authored articles and to co-ordinate their timely publication. Achievements include: • Co-authoring eight academic papers for publication, six of which have now been published. • Conducting 80+ interviews across corporate, government and regulatory stakeholders. • Liaising with corporate, government and regulatory stakeholders to investigate the aims of the research project and to advocate for change. • Legal research, including reviewing legislation, codes of conduct and public inquiries; literature reviews; and monitoring Australian and overseas media for industry and regulatory developments to ensure that all project publications were based on robust, relevant and current information. https://law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/clen/research/supermarket-project Show less



ChoyBrown

• Australia
• Law Practice

• Practical Legal Training

  • Aug 2014 - Apr 2015

  Achievements include: • Legal research • Assessing and responding to IPA trademark reports • Preparing internal memos and drafting client correspondence Achievements include: • Legal research • Assessing and responding to IPA trademark reports • Preparing internal memos and drafting client correspondence



Dr Catherine Button, Barrister

• Melbourne, Australia

• Practical Legal Training

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Achievements include: • Discovery • Legal research • Writing position papers • Attending commercial mediation • Preparing materials for court proceedings Achievements include: • Discovery • Legal research • Writing position papers • Attending commercial mediation • Preparing materials for court proceedings



Law Student

• Monash University

• Juris Doctor

  • 2010 - 2014



Freelance

• Structural and Development Editor

  • 2009 - 2014



Allen & Unwin

• Australia
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Publisher

  • 2002 - 2009

  After working in subsidiary rights for four years at Allen & Unwin I was promoted to publisher. My brief was to commission and manage a commercially viable, quality non-fiction list.

• Subsidiary Rights Associate

  • 1998 - 2002

  Primarily responsible for rights sales for the adult trade list and all electronic rights management, I established strong working relationships with a variety of publishing professionals both locally and overseas across many markets.



Kinokuniya / Australian Publishers Association

• Sydney, Australia

• Further publishing experience

  • 1996 - 1998

  Having decided to pursue a career in book publishing, in 1996 I found work as a bookseller at Kinokuniya Booksellers in Sydney. In 1997 I took up a role as the administrator for the Australian Publishers Association, where I remained until 1998, when I was appointed as the subsidiary rights associate at Allen & Unwin Book Publishers. Having decided to pursue a career in book publishing, in 1996 I found work as a bookseller at Kinokuniya Booksellers in Sydney. In 1997 I took up a role as the administrator for the Australian Publishers Association, where I remained until 1998, when I was appointed as the subsidiary rights associate at Allen & Unwin Book Publishers.



Productive Solutions Human Resource Consultants

• Melbourne, Australia

• Change Management Consultant

  • 1995 - 1996

  Prior to my shift to publishing I worked in change management with sports and organisational psychologist Laurie Hayden in a small, boutique consultancy. Achievements include: • Providing human resource support and advice to clients ranging from small business operators to national managing directors; • Conducting individual/group employee assessments, and organisational task and needs analyses; • Designing and implementing training, development and staff reward programs; • Exercising strong time management and communication skills to ensure clients received a high standard of service and personal attention in line with their goals and expectations. Show less



Printing Industry Employment and Training Council

• Perth, Australia

• Research and Policy Development Officer

  • 1994 - 1995

  After graduating from UWA with a four-year degree in psychology I joined the PIETC in Perth, WA to conduct research into the needs of the sector at both a practical and policy level. Achievements include: • Assessing the potential impact of electronic publishing on the Australian printing industry; • Developing a national, industry-specific Recognition of Prior Learning policy; • Designing and completing a state-wide training needs analysis, and developing the national training policy; • Rolling out the new RPL policy across Australia, including giving presentations in four states; • Liaising with government, union and professional organisations to implement change. Show less