Experience

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  Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research

  • New Zealand
  • Research Services
  • 400 - 500 Employee

  • Senior Scientist

    • Jul 2019 - Present

  • Portfolio Leader, Greenhouse gases and Carbon Storage

    • 2012 - Jul 2019

    My responsibilities include:• Supporting the delivery of the Landcare Research Annual Business Plan.• Providing inspirational leadership and mentoring that encourages the development of science excellence, vision and international standing.• Contributing to Portfolio Leader meetings and workshops to facilitate cross-portfolio synergies, such that the ‘outward face’ of Landcare Research appears seamless and not portfolio-focused.• Ensuring effective communication across the Portfolio and encouraging a culture of high staff engagement and willingness to seek new opportunities.• Working with Research Priority Area Leaders to develop strategic directions for key areas of the Portfolio.• Working proactively with Science Team Leaders to determine key capability needs and effective utilisation of science capability housed in teams across Landcare Research, resolving issues such as over-demand of key skills, and effectively communicating changing priorities when particular skill sets are no longer required.• Working proactively with Science Team Leaders to facilitate recruitment of new staff to maintain and grow capability in priority areas.• Managing the effective utilisation of Core Funding and CAPEX requests in consultation with Science Team Leaders.• Maintaining personal external networks, undertaking research activities and contributing to opportunities for increasing revenue.

  • Principal Scientist

    • 2006 - 2012

    My responsibilities include:1. Leading one of Landcare Research’s principal portfolios of research. 2. Planning and delivering excellent research to defined targets (strategies, plans or contractual obligations), ensuring high levels of science relevance and alignment with stakeholders, the achievement of revenue targets and managing financial allocations within their Portfolio. 3. Being recognised in New Zealand and overseas as a major contributor to the achievement of science outcomes through effective engagement with users and other stakeholders.Maintain personal involvement in science or a closely related activity and work closely with Science Team Leaders to ensure that the portfolio implements high quality science throughout the portfolio.

  • Senior Scientist, Global Change Processes and Land use Change

    • 2000 - 2006

    My responsibilities include leading one of Landcare Research’s principal portfolios of research, planning and delivering excellent research to defined targets (strategies, plans or contractual obligations), ensuring high levels of science relevance and alignment with stakeholders, the achievement of revenue targets and managing financial allocations within their Portfolio, being recognised in New Zealand and overseas as a major contributor to the achievement of science outcomes through effective engagement with users and other stakeholders, maintain personal involvement in science or a closely related activity and work closely with Science Team Leaders to ensure that the portfolio implements high quality science throughout the portfolio.

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  Landcare Research

  • Palmerston North, New Zealand

  • Scientist, Land Use Effects, Environmental Quality,

    • 1994 - 2000
    • Palmerston North, New Zealand

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  DSIR Land Resources

  • Taita, New Zealand

  • Scientist, Environmental Processes,, NZ.

    • 1992 - 1993
    • Taita, New Zealand

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  Massey University

  • Research Officer, Fertiliser and Lime Research Centre, .

    • 1988 - 1992

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Soil Science

    • 1987 - 1988

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  Punjab Agricultural University

  • Ludhiana India

  • Assistant Soil Chemist,

    • 1980 - 1987
    • Ludhiana India

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  University of Saskatchewan

  • Saskatoon, Canada

  • Graduate Assistant

    • 1977 - 1980
    • Saskatoon, Canada

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  Punjab Agricultural University

  • Ludhiana, India

  • Assistant Soil Chemist

    • 1972 - 1977
    • Ludhiana, India