Billie Bennett Email and Phone Number

In this role, I support ongoing materials engineering and biomedical research at Monash by performing various lab tasks, including tissue culture, cell staining, spray coating, imaging samples and other general lab duties.

As a student mentor, I primarily work with year 7 to year 12 students who need some extra one-on-one academic support. This is a rewarding role where I work closely with students, classroom teachers and support staff to best support students throughout their studies. This has allowed me to develop my communication skills and learn how to work as part of an interdisciplinary team, as well as give me valuable insight into the education system.

In this role, I ensured the safety of members and guests by using observational skills to prevent incidents and respond quickly to emergencies. I also developed strong communication skills by interacting with guests of all ages, maintaining a friendly and approachable demeanor.

In the 22-23 financial year, MESS's turnover was $190k and I was responsible for ensuring that this money was used appropriately and all of the correct processes were followed. I attended executive team meetings, sent out invoices, reimbursed committee members, made decisions about finances and passed the required audits. Additionally, I opened a new MESS bank account and registered the club for GST.

As the academic director, I was a part of the executive team of MESS as well as overseeing a team of four other MESS volunteers in their roles within the academic portfolio. This involved attending fortnightly meetings and making important decisions with the rest of the executive team. Additionally, I developed an understanding of what each of the MESS volunteers within the academic portfolio do so that I can best support them to achieve their goals and meet expectations.

The primary duties of this role was to organise and promote a mid-semester survey across over 100 engineering units. This involved extensive communication with Faculty members and volunteers. In 2021 (when I was in this role), there were over 1,600 responses in semester 1 and 1,800 responses in semester 2. All of the data, filtered by 20+ volunteers was given to staff in the form of professional reports within one week of the survey closing. This enhanced my leadership skills as well as my ability to communicate clearly and professionally, especially over email.

I provided tutoring for high school mathematics (including VCE methods) and high school science (including VCE chemistry and VCE biology). My main responsibilities included lesson planning, preparation of resources (eg. notes) and providing feedback to students and parents. In doing this, I developed the ability to communicate concepts with clarity, both in speech and in writing. I have also learned to adapt my communication and teaching style to best suit the needs of the student.

In this role, I was focused on minimising injury to athletes by designing a genital protector that is strong enough to withstand the impact of a projectile traveling at high speeds. This involved developing a detailed understanding traumatic genital injury and the protectors currently on the market and then using this knowledge to find a better design that better protects athletes. Additionally, this provided me with an opportunity to learn about the process involved in the development of healthcare technology.

My duties in this role involved lesson planning, assessing diver skills, report writing, attending regular meetings, working with other coaches and providing feedback to other members of Ringwood Diving Club. This provided me the opportunity to develop my teamwork skills, creative thinking and the ability to professionally manage challenging situations. In recognition of my consistent hard work and excellence as a junior coach, I received the Nel Family Award in 2018.

In this role, I supervised VCE student assessments. This involved a high level of professionalism whilst ensuring all students were completing their assessments with integrity.