Experience

Independent Review Office

• Australia
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, ILARS

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Principal Lawyer

  • Apr 2019 - Mar 2022

  - Apply legal expertise to assess applications for grants of funding from approved legal service providers (external lawyers); Identify and advance opportunities for early dispute resolution; Make policy based decisions in relation to the granting of funding to approved legal service providers; Contribute to the development and implementation of sound policy to support organizational objectives; Maintain expertise in NSW Workers Compensation law and procedure, awareness of early dispute resolution procedures and legislative change; Develop and deliver education programs to external stakeholders



Greyhound Rescue

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Volunteer at Greyhound Rescue doing the Help a Hound sponsor program and assisting at kennels Volunteer at Greyhound Rescue doing the Help a Hound sponsor program and assisting at kennels



NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Decision maker (Dispute Resolution Services)

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2020

  I am a highly motivated and experienced decision-maker, legal officer, senior analyst and manager who is result-orientated. I thrive on challenging myself on a personal, professional and academic level. This is demonstrated by my ability to meet and exceed all key performance indicators in my roles as an administrative decision-maker. I have highly developed communication and negotiations skills and work well under pressure. I enjoy working in a team environment, making a difference to people’s lives through the provision of evidence-based decisions.

• Merit Reviewer

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2017

  Conduct merit reviews of insurer's work capacity decision under prescribed legislation and policy, issuing independent and binding decisions for workers and insurers. The position requires a thorough understanding of the principles of statutory interpretation in the context of workers compensation claims and the principles of procedural fairness to the process of merits reviews of work capacity decisions. I manage the dispute determination process and communicating with all parties in an environment where workers are self-represented and all insurers are self-represented.



Workers Compensation Commission NSW

• Legislative Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Jul 2010 - Feb 2016

  Solicitor, Legal & Medical Services Branch and Expedited Assessment Officer Solicitor, Legal & Medical Services Branch and Expedited Assessment Officer



Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Analyst

  • Aug 1999 - Jul 2010