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Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, Nz

Tauranga

Tauranga

- Undertaking baseline coastal processes and coastal hazard assessments for private, commercial and council clients across New Zealand.- Contributing to the analysis of complex coastal technical issues.- Providing guidance and direction on a wide range of coastal projects and best practice management approaches.- Providing insight and advice to internal staff members around coastal processes and hazard matters.- In addition to the delivery of technical work, I am also responsible for contributing to the growth and development of the Bay of Plenty Team, in particular in the area of coastal management projects.

New Zealand

Part time/casual role providing administrative support to the New Zealand Coastal Society (NZCS) management committee. Duties include website development, newsletter collation, general query and membership request handling, committee support and organisation, and event administration and coordination.The New Zealand Coastal Society was formed in 1992 to promote and advance knowledge and understanding of the coastal zone. It provides a forum for those with an interest in the coastal zone to communicate amongst themselves and to the public.

Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Providing input and solutions to a wide range of environmental projects, primarily in the areas of surface water, coastal, water quantity, water quality and environmental management. The role included the following activities:- Water and environmental assessments, including stormwater modelling, flooding and overland flow, water resource availability, soakage.- Interpretation of hydrological and environmental data.- Statistical and data analysis, conceptual model development and assessment against guidelines.- Preparation and review of technical reports.

Canterbury, United Kingdom

The main focus of my role was to lead on projects associated with coastal and fluvial flood risk management, in conjunction with the delivery of flood risk solutions.Main duties involved in the preparation of detailed technical reports and analytical work to accompany planning applications for numerous development schemes throughout the UK for sites associated with coastal and fluvial environments. The scale of the projects I was involved with ranged from the creation of single dwellings and extensions to the construction of large subdivision schemes. The objective was to help my clients develop sustainable and appropriate developments and secure planning permission, whilst also providing robust advice and design solutions in relation to flood risk and coastal management. I also worked closely with local authorities and other government organisations, providing advice on flood risk and helping to develop strategies, schemes and mitigation measures to reduce the impact of flooding. As such, the role included the understanding and application of relevant Environmental Planning Policy relating to flood risk management, which includes site specific information on potential sources of flooding.In support of this, I undertook both 1D and 2D hydrodynamic flood modelling using a range of software including (e.g. TuFlow, Eurotop).My role as a senior member of staff entailed mentoring and allocating work to junior staff, overseeing their work and providing guidance when required.

Canterbury, United Kingdom

Working in the same department as above but with less responsibility and under the supervision of senior engineers.

Southampton, United Kingdom

During my time working within the modelling team at ABPmer, I was extensively involved in a number of coastal modelling projects; in particular I played a key role with the numerical modelling work for several proposed offshore wind farms. For these studies, I was involved in the detailed construction and calibration of hydrodynamic and sediment transport models using the Delft 3D numerical modelling package. This included testing of scheme designs and scheme effects in the models developed, in order to provide Environmental Impact Assessment support for each of the wind farm developments. In addition to the modelling of tides, waves and sediment transport processes, I also developed particular expertise in extreme value analysis for wind and wave data.

Canterbury, United Kingdom

In this role I was responsible for planning and conducting GPS topographic beach surveys along the Kent and Sussex coastlines as part of the Strategic Regional Coastal Monitoring Project. Other duties included the quality assurance, processing and analysis of data collected, and the production of technical reports. The role involved coordinating with external contractors and other local authorities regarding beach survey work in areas along the southeast and southern coastlines of England, to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Environment Agency. The role also included undertaking coastal studies and providing expert advice on coastal processes and surveying matters for the council and regional partners.

Worked as an assistant tutor for the following undergraduate papers whilst undertaking my Masters degree at Waikato University:- Discovering Planet Earth- Earth and Ocean Environments- Oceanography- Coastal Geomorphology and Management- Coastal Oceanography and Engineering

Summer student work experience, collecting and processing sediment samples from beaches and estuaries throughout the Bay of Plenty region.

Msc (Hons), Earth And Ocean Science

Master of Science (MSc) Courses (2007): Coastal Sedimentation and Environment A+ Marine Instrumentation A Coastal Oceanography.

Bsc, Earth Science And Biology