Experience

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  Accounting for Nature Ltd

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • General Manager

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Helping to build the world’s most scientifically credible and trusted outcomes based environmental accounting standard. Opening new markets for natural capital through a transparent, affordable, verifiable and certifiable environmental accounting framework.

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  NineSquared

  • Australia
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Associate

    • Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Manager

    • May 2019 - Nov 2022

    Assisting a wide range of clients in project evaluation, environmental offsets, public policy and strategy, regulatory assessment and business case development.

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  University of the Sunshine Coast

  • Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia

  • Visiting Research Fellow

    • Jun 2019 - Aug 2022
    • Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia

    Led a collaborative partnership between NineSquared and the University of the Sunshine Coast with funding assistance from the Commonwealth Government - Innovation Connections Grant scheme. The project’s core focus is in the development of economic models for marine offsets.

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  Department of Transport and Main Roads

  • Australia
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Area Manager Brisbane - Maritime Operations

    • May 2016 - May 2019

    Led the day to day management of marine and waterway operations of the Brisbane geographical area from Noosa to Brisbane including waterways management, assets and infrastructure, and marine incident response capability. I managed the planning, delivery and monitoring of services including waterways management and operations, vessel management, environmental impacts and oil pollution response, providing guidance to stakeholders and the public, and coordinating the servicing and repair of nearly 2000 aids to navigation in the area.

  • Principal Manager - Strategic Projects

    • Feb 2017 - Jul 2017

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  Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife

  • Marine Program Manager, Pilbara Region

    • Mar 2011 - May 2016

    coordinated the management of the Montebello and Barrow Island Marine Park and Dampier Island marine areas. i led a team of marine officers and rangers in compliance, regulation and marine fauna and flora monitoring. Implementing community education and communication plans and programs throughout the Pilbara. Assisting in the assessment of coastal development proposals in the Pilbara region and liaising with the oil/gas industry in marine monitoring and works approvals. I facilitated and co-authored the statewide and regional Oiled Wildlife Response Plans for the Department in collaboration with the Oil and Gas Industry and the development of standard operating procedures and training requirements for personnel involved in wildlife rehabilitation and emergency management.

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  Department of Environment and Resource Management

  • Senior Policy Advisor

    • Jul 2008 - Feb 2011

    supported the implementation of the Great Barrier Reef Protection Amendment Act 1992 through providing input, advice and analysis on reef protection projects. Developed an accreditation handbook for regulators and guidance materials supporting these key products. Also developed an analysis tool to synthesis grazing and sugar cane management practice data obtained through Environmental Risk Management Plans (ERMP) in the Wet tropics, Burdekin and Mackay-Whitsundays catchments.

  • Water Quality Scientist

    • Jan 2009 - Jul 2009

    managed the established pesticides monitoring program in high-risk catchments along Queensland's coast, liaising with regional monitoring staff, assessing information and reporting on results and performance of the program.

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  The University of Queensland

  • Brisbane

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Feb 2007 - Jun 2009
    • Brisbane

    Tutoring students from Stanford University, Univeristy of California and the University of Queensland in Marine Biology and Tropical marine ecosystems on Heron Island and Moreton Bay.