Experience

Risk Frontiers

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Risk Scientist

  • Nov 2007 - Present

  My research focus is on trends in natural hazard fatalities, risk reduction and climate change adaptation and evaluations of risk perception and risk communication.

• Risk Scientist

  • Nov 2007 - Nov 2007

  Development & upkeep of PerilAUS, a database on the incidence and impacts of natural hazards in Australia; management of a small team of research assistants. Management or assistance in hazard risk, impact and mitigation consulting projects for emergency managers, the insurance industry, government and other public and private sector bodies. The organization and upkeep of a small reference library.



Forests NSW

• Australia
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy, Conservation & Admin Officer

  • Sep 2000 - Oct 2007

  Monitoring stakeholder perception of the company's adherence to State and Federal policy; assisting with management of public relations/ interface; assisting with administration of Commercial Services division. Monitoring stakeholder perception of the company's adherence to State and Federal policy; assisting with management of public relations/ interface; assisting with administration of Commercial Services division.



Natural Hazards Research Centre (now Risk Frontiers)

• Research Analyst

  • 1994 - 2000

  Initial development of the natural hazard databases underlying PerilAUS; data entry and analysis of flood, bushfire, lightning, tropical cyclone and severe storm events. Initial development of the natural hazard databases underlying PerilAUS; data entry and analysis of flood, bushfire, lightning, tropical cyclone and severe storm events.



School of Earth Sciences, Macquarie University

• Researcher; field/ lab officer

  • 1987 - 1994