Experience

Australian Marine Conservation Society

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Shark Campaigner

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Helping create healthy oceans through the conservation of sharks and the development of sustainable fisheries. Achieving this requires a multi-faceted approach, ultimately resulting in regulatory and legislative change within industry and government (state & federal). Approaches include promoting public awareness about the importance of sharks in our oceans, lobbying for industry reform, and the involvement in technical working groups consisting of government, academic and industry representatives. Show less



Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland)

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Conservation Member for the Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Fishery working group

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  - Provide operational advice to Fisheries Queensland on particular fisheries management and reform options and fishing methods - Assist with the development and implementation of harvest strategies - Consider information and provide advice on fishery performance (e.g. catch rates, fishing power) assist with identifying ways to best manage broader ecosystem impacts of fishing - Provide advice on emerging issues (e.g. compliance, data, legislation, research) and meeting Wildlife Trade Operations approval conditions under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Disseminate factual information back to a broad range of other stakeholders in the fishery and provide other stakeholders’ feedback to the working group for discussion. Show less



National Geographic

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cast member

  • Feb 2021 - Feb 2021

  S7E5: "Devastation Down Under" - Cast as self (shark scientist) exploring and debunking various theories behind a series of successive shark bites in New South Wales, Australia in 2009. S7E5: "Devastation Down Under" - Cast as self (shark scientist) exploring and debunking various theories behind a series of successive shark bites in New South Wales, Australia in 2009.



Australian Fisheries Management Authority

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Conservation Member for SharkRAG (Shark Resource Assessment Group)

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2021



Fat Wombat

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cast Member of Envoy: Shark Cull

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  Representing myself and the Australian Marine Conservation Society in a feature length documentary exposing the history, controversy and future of Australia's methods of shark "control". Representing myself and the Australian Marine Conservation Society in a feature length documentary exposing the history, controversy and future of Australia's methods of shark "control".



Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ)

• Melbourne, Australia

• Volunteer Mentor

  • Dec 2017 - Aug 2018

  Voluntary mentor as part of the the EIANZ Mentor Program to an undergraduate university student seeking academic advice and a career in the environmental sciences. Voluntary mentor as part of the the EIANZ Mentor Program to an undergraduate university student seeking academic advice and a career in the environmental sciences.



Remember The Wild

• Australia
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder | Community Operations Director

  • Jul 2013 - Mar 2018

  • Project conception, development and management. • Stakeholder engagement and management – government (state and local), local community, non-government organisations. • Build, lead and manage agile teams consisting of volunteers and sub-contractors. • Development and implementation of research techniques to measure social impact of projects and organisation. • Development and revision of strategic plans/direction for company. • Search and procurement of funding through various grant bodies. Show less



Universal Biosensors

• Australia
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Control Analyst

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2016

  • Development and review of methodologies for analytical testing of products and validation/maintenance of laboratory equipment. • Operate in highly regulated environment according to Good Manufacturing/Laboratory/Documenting Practices (GxP) to meet Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. • Documenting and completing test records, electronic data entry and raw-material inventory management. • Use of specialist equipment and manufacturing of chemicals. • Training of new staff regarding procedures and methodology of laboratory tests, documentation and general company policy and procedures. Show less



Monash University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Candidate

  • Oct 2011 - Aug 2016

  Helping develop and improve sustainable fisheries by investigating the effects of commercial fishing on shark and ray populations.• Review and synthesis of scientific and government/industry reports and databases.• Stakeholder engagement and management - state government and commercial fishers.• Understanding of government policies regarding primary industries (fisheries).• Experimental design, data analysis and publication in peer-reviewed journals.• Mentoring and formal teaching of undergraduates.• Community outreach based on research.• Working for extended periods of time in remote locations under potentially dangerous conditions. Show less

• Postgraduate Committee Member

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2014

  Provide a conduit for postgraduate students and the university's organisational and professional bodies.Organise and create events that focus on social integration and professional skill development.

• Academic Consultant and Author

  • Dec 2013 - Feb 2014

  Author of two chapters in "MWorld", an interactive encyclopaedia app developed for children aged ~9-14.Chapters: "How Does Life Work?" & "Sharks and Rays"



Australian Fisheries Management Authority

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Consultant

  • Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

  Provide scientific information and advice for the development of a guide book communicating safe and effective methods for handling sharks and rays caught in commercial and recreational fisheries. Provide scientific information and advice for the development of a guide book communicating safe and effective methods for handling sharks and rays caught in commercial and recreational fisheries.