OzHarvest is the first perishable food rescue organisation in Australia collecting quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivering it, direct and free of charge, to 500 charities providing much needed assistance to vulnerable men, women and children across Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Newcastle.OzHarvest is the only food rescue organisation in Australia collecting surplus food from all types of food providers including fruit and vegetable markets, supermarkets, hotels, wholesalers, farmers, stadiums, corporate events, catering companies, shopping centres, delis, cafes, restaurants, film and TV shoots and boardrooms.OzHarvest was founded in November 2004 by Ronni Kahn, who was named Australia’s Local Hero of the Year in 2010.In 2005, Kahn together with pro-bono lawyers lobbied the state governments to amend legislation to allow potential food donors to donate surplus food to charitable organisations.The Civil Liabilities Amendment Act was passed in NSW in 2005 with ACT, SA and QLD following. This ensured surplus food could be donated to charitable causes without fear of liability.

Tasked to build a food rescue service in the ACT and surrounding districts. Role included stakeholder management, fundraising, public speaking and marketing.

News editing, some ENG camera work, archiving and research.

Completed Fitting and Machining (General Engineering) trade course.Worked on cutting edge science research projects including White Cliffs Solar Energy array, early Tokamak LT-4 construction, laser arrays, 14UD accelerator.