Experience

Bacchus Marsh Grammar

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staughton Vale Coordinator - Programs & Projects

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Program Development - consultation, planning, design, collaboration, program management & implementation, logistics management.Project Management EducationLeadershipPartnerships & Collaboration Marketing & Communications

• Science Lab Technician

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Prepare science pracs for prep to year 12 at Maddingly. Support the delivery of & teach environmental education at Staughton Vale.



City of Melbourne

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sustainability Support Officer - Climate Resilience

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2020

  Support, collaborate and lead action to help the City adapt and be more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Lead a vulnerability assessment to identify how Council’s diverse assets may be impacted by climate change scenarios in future. The purpose, to inform asset protection, management and future investment. Established and lead a multidisciplinary stakeholder group to inform the analysis and embed results in planning processes moving forward. Support, collaborate and lead action to help the City adapt and be more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Lead a vulnerability assessment to identify how Council’s diverse assets may be impacted by climate change scenarios in future. The purpose, to inform asset protection, management and future investment. Established and lead a multidisciplinary stakeholder group to inform the analysis and embed results in planning processes moving forward.



JMH Consult

• Belgium
• Wholesale

• Bookkeeper and Office Administrator

  • Jul 2009 - Oct 2020

  Efficiently managed MYOB Accounting software to process payroll, invoices, input receipts and reconcile monthly accounts; reducing time spent on reconciliations from 5 to 1hr/month. Delivered exceptional customer service to clients, liaised with accountants and overhauled office file management. Reduced accountant input (and associated costs) and improved management of taxation records. Efficiently managed MYOB Accounting software to process payroll, invoices, input receipts and reconcile monthly accounts; reducing time spent on reconciliations from 5 to 1hr/month. Delivered exceptional customer service to clients, liaised with accountants and overhauled office file management. Reduced accountant input (and associated costs) and improved management of taxation records.



Bacchus Marsh

• Australia
• Performing Arts

• Volunteer - Various Roles (see Volunteer section below)

  • Nov 2007 - Jun 2019

• Greenhouse Program Coordinator

  • Jan 2003 - Sep 2007

  Managed Melbourne's Greenhouse programs, strategies and commitments. Initiated projects and lead project teams; forged strategic partnerships; promoted Council interest and policy; and provided strategic advice on local, national and international greenhouse issues. Highlights: Negotiated many external partnerships to implement Melbourne's Zero Net Emissions by 2020 strategy and reported significant progress toward the goal; established an industry-based Green Building Network, forums and a Green Buildings Register in partnership with other levels of government and peak bodies; successfully negotiated Council's first carbon sequestration investment; and created a strategic framework for a Climate Adaptation Strategy.

• Senior Project Officer Environment Development

  • Sep 2002 - Dec 2002

  Managed Melbourne's Cities for Climate Protection, Greenhouse Challenge and Water Campaigns. Initiated projects and lead project teams; forged strategic partnerships; promoted Council interest; provided strategic advice on local, national and international greenhouse and water issues; contributed to integrating triple bottom line concepts and decision making within the corporation. Reported a 10,225 tonne reduction in 2001/2 corporate greenhouse emissions; coordinated implementation of 35 corporate measures saving 6000 tonnes and 16 community measures saving 170,000 tonnes; prepared a detailed action plan for Melbourne's Zero Net Emissions by 2020, managed consultation, publication and passage through Council; and managed consultation on Melbourne's Sustainable Water Management Strategy.

• Project Officer Environment Development

  • Aug 2000 - Sep 2002

  Developed Melbourne's Zero Net Emissions by 2020 strategy, first Council in Australia to complete the CCP program, achieved 25% reduction in corporate emissions, coordinated 50 reduction measures, developed a Sustainability Policy for Contracting, negotiated one of the largest purchases of green power in Australia, successfully lobbied for the installation of solar hot water in Council buildings and an Energy Officer, built a partnership with Master Plumbers Assoc. to train and accredit plumbers to install water and energy efficient technologies, secured $113,000 from partners to implement projects and received SEAV's Energy Smart & UNAA World Environment Day awards.

• Environmental Management Officer

  • Dec 1996 - Aug 2000

  Introduced public place recycling, developed a corporate Energy Policy, introduced an EMS, reduced office energy by 10% and paper consumption by 20%, established an Environment Committee and network of Champions implementing change, incorporated environmental specs into engineering contracts, improved communication between residents, EPA and City Link on air quality and noise issues, and prepared an Environmental Communications Strategy.

• Customer Service Officer

  • Apr 1996 - Dec 1996



Victoria University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Technician Department of Environmental Management

  • Jan 1995 - Apr 1996



Marine Discovery Centre Queenscliffe

• Volunteer Marine Education Officer

  • Dec 1995 - Feb 1996