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Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Leading complex and small projects, delivering expert ecological advice to clients, on time within budget.Specialising in botany. Preparing assessments of ecological effects and expert evidence. Assessing extent of natural wetlands. Leading quality data collection and monitoring.Project Management of large and small projects, building and managing client relationships. Experienced in renewable energy projects (hydro, wind, geothermal), road and sub-division projects.

Wellington

Responsible for the care, development & management of the Te Papa Botany collection including access to collections, loans, fieldwork, and compliance with biosecurity protocols.Lead Collection Manager for Te Papa's natural history exhibition - Te Taiao / Nature (2019). My long-term membership of the Managers of Australasian Herbarium Collections (MAHC), was an integral part of my commitment to improving collection management practice for Te Papa, New Zealand and Australasia.Key… Show more Responsible for the care, development & management of the Te Papa Botany collection including access to collections, loans, fieldwork, and compliance with biosecurity protocols.Lead Collection Manager for Te Papa's natural history exhibition - Te Taiao / Nature (2019). My long-term membership of the Managers of Australasian Herbarium Collections (MAHC), was an integral part of my commitment to improving collection management practice for Te Papa, New Zealand and Australasia.Key responsibilities and achievements include:• Collection Manager for Te Papa’s Herbarium, Containment Facility (PC1), and Research Loans.• Specialist threatened species field studies. Preparation, methods, specimen collection & processing.• Developing scientific educational content through exhibitions, blogs, and tours • Improving the care and protection of collections. Species identifications and systematic organisation within collection.• Facilitating access to collections through tours, identification, databasing, imaging & publication.• Chair of Managers of Australasian Herbarium Collections – 2yrs• Lead Collection Manager for Te Taiao: Managing all logistics, preparation and install of objects/specimens. Project Manager for Te Taiao change-outs.• Developing international collection management guidelines. Leaders in facilitating the Nagoya protocol.• Writing articles for Te Papa Natural History publications• Overseeing growth and improved management of Te Papa’s Botany Collection. Show less

Wellington

A successful self employed ecological consultant for over 3.5 years.Key responsibilities and achievements included:• Ecological impact assessment and botanical field studies• Presentation of evidence to District Council and Environmental Court hearings.• Research into ‘customary resource environments’ for Kahungunu o Heretaunga.• Assessment of land management options for local authority, under NZ’s Emissions Trading Scheme.• Lead field teams in large scale, back… Show more A successful self employed ecological consultant for over 3.5 years.Key responsibilities and achievements included:• Ecological impact assessment and botanical field studies• Presentation of evidence to District Council and Environmental Court hearings.• Research into ‘customary resource environments’ for Kahungunu o Heretaunga.• Assessment of land management options for local authority, under NZ’s Emissions Trading Scheme.• Lead field teams in large scale, back country vegetation monitoring projects.• Build and manage client relationships, project management and budgeting. Show less

South Island, New Zealand

Leading and managing field teams in the establishment of Land Use and Carbon Analysis System (LUCAS) plots, collecting botanical data, over the South Island and Stewart Island.

Western Australia, Australia

Training and managing Green Corps participants, on a range of challenging, practical conservation projects in remote locations, from The Stirling Ranges to the Pilbara, WA.

New Zealand

Collecting detailed vegetation data from plot networks across New Zealand. This informed conservation management programs. Managing team members and volunteers.