Experience

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Burnett Local Marine Advisory Committee Member (voluntary)

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Endorsed for three-year terms, Local Marine Advisory Committees (LMACs) promote the exchange of information between stakeholders, the Reef Authority and management partners and encourage, through local community networks, actions that reduce threats to the Reef and build resilience. Formal meetings are held four times per year. For further information about LMACs, please follow the link: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's LMACs Endorsed for three-year terms, Local Marine Advisory Committees (LMACs) promote the exchange of information between stakeholders, the Reef Authority and management partners and encourage, through local community networks, actions that reduce threats to the Reef and build resilience. Formal meetings are held four times per year. For further information about LMACs, please follow the link: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's LMACs



Self employed

• Sustainable Development Consultant

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  Independent consultant available for engagement in the areas of sustainable agriculture; natural resource management; environmental management; climate change adaptation; greenhouse gas mitigation; energy and water management; food processing and sustainable development. Specialising in assisting organisations to fill short to medium term gaps in project staffing and technical staff supervision and management. Currently engaged as Regional Engagement Coordinator with the Wide Bay Burnett Environment Council on a part time basis, after completing a six month contract in November 2016 with North Burnett Regional Council in Gayndah, Queensland as Acting Manager Environmental Services, managing Council's Environmental Health and Natural Resource Management Teams. Elected in November 2017 for three years as one of five Directors on the Board of the Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management Ltd. Show less



Burnett Mary Regional Group

• Bundaberg, Australia

• Sustainable Agriculture Team Leader

  • Oct 2013 - Jul 2015

  Appointed as Sustainable Agriculture Team Leader with the Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management (BMRG) in Bundaberg. Responsible for a team of five project officers delivering the Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Grants and Partnerships, Carbon Farming Initiative, Better Catchments, Regional Landcare Facilitator, Sustainable Grazing - Conserving Soils and Grazing Best Management Practice programs in the Wide Bay Burnett region, with a combined annual budget of approximately $3M. These programs are primarily aimed at delivering on-ground practice change for landholders in the sugarcane, grazing, horticulture and dairy farming industries in the region, to deliver improved water quality, improved soil health and greenhouse gas mitigation outcomes. Show less



Asian Management and Development Institute

• Hanoi, Viet Nam

• Sustainable Development Advisor

  • Jan 2012 - Oct 2013

  Appointed as a volunteer under the Australian Government’s Australian Volunteers for International Development program. I commenced my assignment in Hanoi on 13 August 2012 in the position of Sustainable Development Advisor, Asian Management and Development Institute (AMDI). I have been working on a number of projects with AMDI, including the "Mutual Trade Assistance Program between the EU and Viet Nam", “Leveraging the Spice Sector for Poverty Reduction in Northern Vietnam”, “Communicating Climate Change Risks for Adaptation in Coastal and Delta Communities in Vietnam” and the Asian “Call for Proposals for University of Nairobi-IDRC Research Grants on the Innovative Application of Information and Communication Technology in Addressing Water-related Impacts of Climate Change”. Show less



Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation

• Bundaberg, Qld

• Manager, Statutory and Strategic Regional Planning

  • Feb 2002 - Jan 2012

  This position was responsible for: managing regional planning input in South region to ensure the Department’s interests were represented in the Wide Bay Burnett (WBB) Regional Plan and Local Government Planning Schemes; facilitating regional development in the WBB region; providing support to the Director, Strategic Projects and Planning, South Region as well as representing the Department on the Environment and Natural Resources Working Group sub-committee of the WBB Regional Managers Co-ordination Network and the Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management (incorporating the Great Sandy Biosphere) and the Region on the Department’s Reefplan Working Group. I relieved as Acting Director/Manager Bundaberg for over seven months, Acting Director Gladstone for over two months and Acting Manager Gladstone for over four months during this time. I was also nominated as a Planning Officer in the Department’s Regional Disaster Management Plan and Response Team. Show less



Queensland Environmental Protection Agency

• Queensland, Australia

• Regional Manager, Operations

  • Jan 1990 - Feb 2002

  Worked with Department of Environment and Heritage/Environmental Protection Agency (DEH/EPA) in various operational and management roles in Brisbane (Principal Environmental Officer, Operations, PO4, 1990-92), Rockhampton (Regional Manager, Operations, AO7, 1992-1995) and Toowoomba (Regional/District Manager, Operations, AO7, 1995-2000) primarily to administer and enforce environmental legislation and supervise environmental licensing and planning matters. In June 2000 I transferred at level to the position of Senior Industry Liaison Officer, Eco Efficiency Unit, Sustainable Industries Division, EPA, Brisbane. Show less



Campbell Brothers Ltd

• Brisbane, Australia

• Industry Sales Manager

  • Jul 1987 - Jan 1990

  Promoted their range of specialised chemical cleaning and sanitising products to industry. I was initially responsible for their dairy industry clients and later, sales and service to the brewing industry as well (over $2M in sales and a sales/service team of three). During this time under a private contracting arrangement I developed a training package on Loss Control in the Food Industry for The Queensland Food Industry Training Council Inc. Promoted their range of specialised chemical cleaning and sanitising products to industry. I was initially responsible for their dairy industry clients and later, sales and service to the brewing industry as well (over $2M in sales and a sales/service team of three). During this time under a private contracting arrangement I developed a training package on Loss Control in the Food Industry for The Queensland Food Industry Training Council Inc.



Department of Primary Industries

• Brisbane, Australia

• Dairy Technologist

  • Jul 1978 - Jul 1987

  Dairy Technologist with the Dairy Field Services Branch, Division of Dairying, Queensland Department of Primary Industries (DPI), Brisbane (and later Gympie, where I also supervised a District Adviser). This involved providing professional technical advice to Queensland dairy factories and included specialist advice on topics such as product quality, factory hygiene, product loss control, membrane technology and energy management. I produced 20 publications, 17 industry reports and 11 special reports; presented 15 workshop/conference papers (including two at DPI International Training Courses) and conducted 40 training sessions during this time. I was also a part time Lecturer for the Queensland Technical Correspondence School in the subjects of Milk and Cream Grading and Milk and Cream Testing during this period. I spent the last three months with DPI as a Food Technologist (PO3) at the Sandy Trout Food Preservation Laboratory at Hamilton, working on fruit products. Show less



QUF Industries Ltd

• Brisbane, Australia

• Project Officer

  • Jan 1972 - Jul 1978

  After completing matriculation at Camp Hill State High School in 1971, I commenced work in early 1972 with QUF Industries Ltd (Milk Division, South Brisbane) as a Company Cadet. This involved company sponsored, full-time study at the Queensland Agricultural College from 1973 to 1976, to obtain a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Food Technology with 1st class honours. In November 1976 I was appointed as Project Officer with QUF's Milk Division at South Brisbane. This involved being responsible for special projects such as loss control and supervising a production section comprising 15 staff. Show less