Experience

South Bank Corporation

• Australia
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Planning and Design

  • Sep 2017 - Present



Transport Policy Branch

• Director

  • Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Developing Queensland's long term 30 year transport strategy. Developing Queensland's long term 30 year transport strategy.



Road, Rail and Ports Systems Management Branch, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads

• Director, Systems Governance

  • Feb 2013 - Aug 2015

  Led a team providing governance oversight of government owned transport enterprises, including four port government owned corporations, Queensland Rail Transit Authority, and Transmax. Led a review of the governance of Queensland's ports, a key investigation as part of the government's response to the independent Queensland Commission of Audit. Worked in partnership with the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning to develop the draft Queensland Port Strategy.



Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet

• Director, Office of Public Sector Renewal

  • Jun 2012 - Feb 2013

  Led a review of the Department of Transport and Main Roads, to deliver efficiency and effectiveness improvements. The review involved working with senior officials to ensure the agency's services were aligned with the government's strategic objectives, and finding ways of delivering the services more efficiently and effectively. It also included coordinating reviews of the agency's revenue, assets,and procurement to ensure the agency was optimising maximum benefit from these. Led a review of the Department of Transport and Main Roads, to deliver efficiency and effectiveness improvements. The review involved working with senior officials to ensure the agency's services were aligned with the government's strategic objectives, and finding ways of delivering the services more efficiently and effectively. It also included coordinating reviews of the agency's revenue, assets,and procurement to ensure the agency was optimising maximum benefit from these.



CorpTech

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2007 - Jul 2012

  Developed whole of government strategies that significantly transformed Queensland’s policy direction, including the Smart State Strategy, Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland, and growth management policies following the Growth Summit. Developed and coordinated policy advice for some of the state’s highest-level decision making bodies, including annual Strategic Cabinet meetings, the Smart State Council, the Growth Summit Advisory Group, the Urban Congestion Taskforce, and CEO leadership team meetings. Led a review of policy capability in the Queensland Public Service, which made recommendations to the Director General on improving the quality of policy advice in the sector.



UK Prime Ministers Strategy Unit

• Policy Advisor

  • Feb 2009 - Aug 2009

  Provided policy advice to Number 10 on how transport could increase the success of cities in the United Kingdom. Co-wrote An Analysis of Urban Transport, which catalysed a range of new policy directions and initiatives aimed at addressing the wider costs of urban transport, and encouraging active transport. Researched how the UK Government designed and delivered performance management, through public service agreements and capability reviews. Interviewed officials in the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, Cabinet Office and line agencies. Advised the Queensland Government on the design of its new performance management framework.



Queensland Department of Transport

• Principal Advisor

  • Jun 2004 - Oct 2007

  Led the development of policy advice for Cabinet on the transport portfolio’s biggest medium to long term risks. Developed a suite of initiatives aimed at addressing urban congestion for Smart Travel Choices for SEQ: A Transport Green Paper. Developed a suite of policy initiatives aimed at reducing transport greenhouse emissions for ClimateSmart 2050, Queensland climate change strategy 2007. Helped develop and implement integrated transport and land use policies for the SEQ Regional Plan.



WSP

• Canada
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Transport Planner

  • Mar 1999 - Jun 2004

  Conducted a range of feasibility and environmental impact assessments of major transport corridors and systems, including: the Tugun Bypass, Gold Coast light rail, the Gold Coast’s TransLink Network Plan, park and ride options for Brisbane’s south east corridor, public transport and pedestrian access improvements in Fortitude Valley, the Robina to Tugun rail extension, public transport in Ipswich, the proposed Western Sydney busway network, and a fast ferry service from Sydney to Gosford. Used data analysis techniques to inform transport planning and policy decisions, including: o Geographic information systems, including spatial analysis of transport, demographic, social and crash data o Traffic modelling including micro-simulation, network models (e.g. EMME/2) and intersection analysis to inform the design of motorways, toll-roads, public transport networks and traffic intersections. Helped develop transport plans for special sporting events including the 2001 Goodwill Games Traffic Management Plan and the 2000 Olympic events in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Designed traffic management and access plans for a range of developments, including: central business districts, new subdivisions, hospitals, defence facilities, an ambulance station, a university, bridge, and shopping mall.