Experience

Waikato Regional Council

• New Zealand
• Government Relations Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Catchment Management Officer

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Land management - enabling and supporting landowners to create and enhance habitat, carry out soil conservation measures and adopt sustainable land management practices.Project Delivery Lead for Piako Green Corridor.

• Senior Environmental Officer - Integrated Catchment Management

  • May 2016 - Jan 2020

  Oversight of the Environmental Compliance team within the Integrated Catchment Management Directorate of the Waikato Regional Council. Responsible for ensuring the Directorate's compliance with its 250+ resource consents, DoC concessions/permits and MPI permits. Development and implementation of environmental best practice methodologies and enhancement across flood control, land drainage infrastructure and catchment management operations (river/stream channel maintenance).Training of operational staff and contractors. Maintenance and development of relationships with internal and external stakeholders - including Iwi, TLA's, regulatory arm of Council, consultants, external funders and Government departments.Project management of consent applications and of projects associated with compliance with resource consents. Show less

• Senior Resource Officer

  • Jun 2005 - May 2016

  Resource Management - processing, monitoring and enforcement of resource consents and Waikato Regional Plan across roading, three waters infrastructure, land development, forestry, subdivision, water allocation, and geothermal energy.Notable projects - comprehensive maintenance consents for the operational arm of Council (catchment management), Waikato Expressway - Ngaruawahia and Cambridge sections, Ohaaki Geothermal Power Station re-consenting.This role required a detailed knowledge of the RMA and consent processes as well as the ability to interpret and disseminate complex technical information that was presented from a range of disciplines. Critical to the role was effective project management in order to develop and deliver the recommendation within statutory timeframes. Also essential was effective management of supporting technical experts, consultants and other supporting resources. Show less



Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd

• New Zealand
• Dairy Product Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Environmental Officer

  • 2004 - 2005



DairyNZ

• New Zealand
• Farming
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Technician

  • 2003 - 2004



GOLD FIELDS

• South Africa
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pit Technician

  • 2002 - 2003