Experience

Maitland City Council, Australia

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal Strategic Planner

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Senior Strategic Planner

  • Oct 2018 - Sep 2021

• Strategic Planner

  • Apr 2018 - Oct 2018



Muswellbrook Shire Council

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Acting Manager Planning and Regulatory Services

  • Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

  - Manage and oversee Council’s Planning and Regulatory Services section including development assessment, strategic land use planning, building & health, environmental health and ranger services.- Manage the delivery of Council’s Operational Plan and Delivery Programme under the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework.- Manage the budget process including the development of annual budgets and review of budget allocations.

• Strategic Planner

  • Oct 2010 - Mar 2018

  - Prepare, implement, monitor and review of strategic land use plans and policies - Assess rezoning requests/planning proposals- Project manage strategic land use planning projects and oversee external consultants - Review of State Government’s plans and strategies and prepare submissions on behalf of Council- Prepare master plans/structure plans for identified sites- Provide input into development assessment process of Council, Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework and regional landuse planning and economic diversification initiatives - Assist management in relation to operational tasks and annual budget- Liaise with the community, State Government agencies, proponents and Council’s other sections and provide advise within the areas of responsible



Project Consultancy Unit - Faculty of Architecture - University of Moratuwa

• Consultant

  • Jan 2008 - Mar 2010

  Project: Institutional strengthening of Batticoloa Municipal Council and neighbouring local authorities under Cities Alliance Supported Project Client: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) December 2009 - March 2010 Project: Establishment of Land Data Bank for Nuwara-Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka Client: The Asia Foundation May 2009 - July 2009 Project: Support to Implementation of the Sri Lankan Urbanization Framework (Case study –Greater Dambulla Regional Development Plan) Client: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) September 2008 - April 2009 Project: Preparation of Detailed Tourism Development Plan for Bolgoda Lake & Its Basin Client: Western Provincial Council – Sri Lanka March 2008 - November 2008 Project: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Proposed Enderamulla Township Development Project Client: Urban Development Authority, Sri Lanka January 2008 - October 2008



University of Moratuwa

• Sri Lanka
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jul 2007 - Mar 2010