Australian environmental management scientist with over 35 years of employment in the public sector and consulting, providing advice on land and water management and compliance. Currently providing consulting services for government and industry on marine and terrestrial environmental matters.My employment history comprises broad discipline experience, ranging from technical to scientific, including executive management, across various government portfolios. These include primary industries and fisheries, terrestrial and marine parks and reserves, planning and development, defence and environmental protection. I have extensive working experience in natural resource management (land and sea), environmental assessment, environmental auditing and environmental impact assessment and compliance. My experience includes extensive stakeholder consultation and negotiation.Over the course of my career, I have represented government agencies and jurisdictions on many national, state and territory government advisory committees, including the National Environmental Impact Assessment Working Group, the National Population and Environment Working Group, the National Greenhouse Taskforce, the National Ozone Working Group and the National Taskforce for Marine Protected Areas. I was also an Australian representative on the International Oil Spill Response Taskforce following the Gulf War in Saudi Arabia.I have managed national and marine parks and established and managed NSW marine parks and aquatic reserves, and Commonwealth marine parks. I have performed chair roles on several marine park advisory committees, including Commonwealth and state forums, conferences and special-purpose task groups. I have extensive experience working at sea and in remote communities, including West Arnhemland in the Northern Territory, Australia. I have experience as a tertiary educator, including lecturing and training students in park management, environmental impact assessment and Environmental Management Systems at the University of New England, Northern Territory University and the University of Wollongong.