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CONSULTANT GEOSCIENTISTOver 40 years broadly-based experience in applied geoscience, academia and commercial environmental sectors with Master of Science (Hydrogeology and Groundwater Management) and PhD (Hydrogeology). Previous professional practice in large and small consulting companies, the NSW Departments of Main Roads, Public Works, and Primary Industries, commercial companies in surface water management, recycling and noise and heat abatement. Sixteen years in tertiary education - 3 Australian universities.Currently providing specialist independent consultant project and development review, site assessment and management in the areas of:-* groundwater analysis and vulnerability; as well as matters of groundwater supply* land stability, rainfall infiltration and drainage* environmental hydrogeology - landfill and cemeteries* independent peer review & verification* professional training and education in applied geosciences.Direct investigative and field experience includes:-* road cutting stability, hydrogeological monitoring and swamp investigations* dams and water supply augmentation (from foundations to fill materials; hydrogeology)* concrete & quarry industries, public works (amour stone, aggregates)* hill-side development, land stability (public and residential)* domestic and municipal groundwater supply and vulnerability assessments* cemetery and burial grounds - evaluation, investigation and approvals* forensic and cemetery science investigations and research.World-recognised specialist for the geoscientific impact assessment for cemeteries:-* national and international investigations in the geoscience of cemeteries since 1995; seminal research and investigations explained the relationship of cemeteries to the environment* investigated municipal landfills in the Greater Sydney District* for 2017-2024 engaged to design, manage and conduct an applied research project for Rookwood Cemetery. This is a World-first and will lead to important understandings in cemetery management, decomposition of remains, with additional implications for forensic science and land use planning.Interest foci:-* assessment of the properties and behaviour of near-surface soil, rock and groundwater systems for water supply, resource potential, stability, protection: peer review and analysis;*professional education in engineering geology and hydrogeology; * activities directed at the interpretation and historical contexts of geoscience for the community at large; geo-information storage and assessment, geoheritage and geotourism.

Listed skills include Water Supply, Groundwater, Coal, Geology, and 22 others.