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Berlin, Germany

Driving and facilitating the exciting communication change mechanisms for the International Civil Society Centre's new strategy, 2025-2027. Watch this space!

London, England, United Kingdom

I spent a short but impactful period crafting nuanced communications rethinking prosperity fit for the 21st century.Highlights include: Lead the impactful communications for executing the IGP’s various radicalcampaigns for engaging with the immediate challenges of the 21st century.Some highlights include: • Delivered the entire communications package for the ‘Our Time on Earth, SharingProsperity ’exhibition, featured at the Barbican Centre, 2022, featured in the Bartlett 2022 Annual Review• Designed and delivered strategic marketing and press releases for policy recommendations delivered at the German G7 Presidency, 2022.• Designed and delivered an extensive branding package for use externally across the Institutes 'PROCOL’ (Prosperity co-labs) in Sub-Saharan Africa, Lebanon, Cuba, and the UK. • Redesigned and resfreshed the Institutes entire social media strategy for increased outreach and accessibility.

Senate House, Malet St, Bloomsbury, London Wc1E 7Hu

From January 2018- March 2022, I was the strategic lead in designing, delivering, managing, and adapting the complete internal and external communication and marketing strategies for the Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality (KNOW) Programme at the Bartlett Development Planning Unit UCL. • For my highly effective work in this role, I was humbled to recently receive the UCL Professional Services Award 'UCL 2022 enabler: Communicating and engaging effectively with the world.’ from the School of the Built Environment, Engineering and Mathematical and Physical Sciences, UCL• Designed and implemented the entire internal and external integrated communications strategies for the £7.2 million grant funded programme investigating urban equality, the environment, and policy change across Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the UK. (See: www.urban-know.com).• Facilitated and managed the entirety of the programmes events and international workshops; brand and key messaging; campaigns, publications and outputs; website design and marketing; quarterly and annual reporting.• Worked exceptionally closely with the multifaceted international team of 52 core academic investigators, key stakeholders and partnerships (such as UCLG GOLD).• In light of the pandemic, I successfully transformed the programme to run online, working closely with the global team to ensure that even those in more remote places could all effectively collaborate, including in a final online conference.About the programme: KNOW is a 7.2 million pound research programme, forming a key part of UK Aid Strategy. KNOW is an international project with partners in 12 cities and 13 institutions in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the UK, which aims to deliver transformative research and capacity for innovation in policy and planning that will promote urban equality. The funding for KNOW ended on 31 March 2022. See more at https://www.urban-know.com/post/know-programme-closes

London, England, United Kingdom

Birckbeck engaged my services over a contracted period to evaluate all past, existing, and ongoing public engagement with research (PER) activitiesacross the college to create a benchmark of where the University sits in comparison to other UK institutions. Key achievements: • Developed and embedded best practice PER into existing and future research through innovative workshops, teaching, and online engagement resources and one on one engagement with key stakeholders (researchers)• Managed and evaluated research grants from the ISSF, Wellcome Trust, ESRC, NCCPE, and RCUK• Provided strategic support to the Public Engagement manager and Impact Officers across the college• Mobilised strategies to increase public engagement into other external relation outreach programs and events• Designed and delivered the first 'Birkbeck Public Engagement Awards'• Developed complete reporting on engagement and evaluation outcomes to obtain further internal funding to see the Public Engagement Team grow and develop beyond the June 2018 remit.

Melbourne And Beyond

Pigeon Design Delivery acts as a base to foster new ideas, engage in design competitions and pursue research into civic design, disruption, resilience and more.Pigeon Design Delivery is currently flying elsewhere. Stay tuned for a revamp and relaunch in the future.

Melbourne School Of Design, The University Of Melbourne

I supervised and tutored various classes in urban planning and landscape architecture based studios at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Design (MSD). Key achievements: • Prepared and delivered engaging lectures on a weekly basis • Pushed and mentored students to think beyond the current paradigms of landscape and urban planning discourses through new collaborative, disruptive and cross-disciplinary regenerative agendas • Developed engaging subject outlines and assessments which, drove an agenda of equitable city making through globally reaching practical discourses • Monitored progress of students, their marks and assessments • Achieved a 92% pass rate of all students taught and saw seven Master of Landscape Architecture students through their final thesis dissertation • Proofed and wrote web content for the MSD website on studio updates and for the MSD X end of year publication (2016) • Graded moderated and critiqued students’ work • Provided exciting guest lectures for additional studios and spoke as a keynote at symposiums such as ‘SLAB: Role’ • Engaged actively with an international student cohort from all over the world • Published research in Kerb 24 and on the Shelter Global online platform.

15 Easey Street Collingwood Melbourne

As a Senior Project Manager at CoDesign, I ran and coordinated various projects, working closely with clients and communities. I acted as the day to day point of contact for the relevant project client, on fast pace, high turn around deliveries often managing multiple projects at once.In my day to day role, I:• Managed complex and multiple project budgets using Smart Sheets, Work Flow Max and other budgeting tools• Acted as the main client-facing contact• Curated timelines to meet deadlines and deliverables on short term and long term projects• Oversaw and mentored two junior project managers• Developed and led a 12-week rotating intern program and volunteers on a project by project basis• Facilitated nuanced community engagement, events and workshops with wide arching stakeholders from high profile government boards to low socioeconomic neighbourhood groups• Monitored and evaluated project outcomes with full client reports• Juggled numerous projects at once managing clear and direct communication via Microsoft Office, Adobe Design Suite and online sharing platforms (such as Google, Trello, SmartSheets)• Maintained exceptional client retention and tendered for new projects and partners• Mobilised fundraising initiatives and new grants to run innovative new programs• Developed regenerative strategies and pioneered research into new methods to collaboratively build inclusive, equitable cities• Delivered inspiring talks, presentations and workshops at universities (E.g. The University of Melbourne) and conferences(e.g. Smart Cities)• Cooperated in close partnership with the CE team and project teams whilst working proactively and independently.

Rmit

At RMIT I continued my teaching experience practised at the University of Melbourne.In 2016 I conducted two major research-based seminars/studios within the Faculty of Architecture:• Seminar Lead: ‘Towards the Neo Infrastructural’, Design Research Seminar, [Semester 1, 2016]• Studio Lead, ‘Farming the Future’, Cross-Discipline Studio [Winter intensive semester,2016]Both studios aimed to critique the current 'hyper civic' (global north) design paradigms; push students to better consider participatory design practices; encourage and foster the development of more equitable and resilient urban design tools.In leading these studios, I:• Developed engaging course material, assignments, and lectures• Researched and set key theoretical design readings for students• Organised and facilitated off-site practical explorations and excursions• Delivered weekly lectures and tutorials redefining practice models and new ways to foster a more equitable urbanity today and into the future• Marked, moderated and graded assignments• Worked with a diverse group of students from a range of international backgrounds• Key noted at two design symposiums [Plan: B Symposium; Melbourne Sustainable Living Festival Festival]• Achieved an 89% pass rate of the students I mentored.

Melbourne, Australia

As a landscape architect at the City of Darebin Council, I was tasked with the design, documentation, and delivery of a number of public realm projects and strategies.In my role I:• Designed, documented and delivered upgrades to existing playgrounds, medium and small scale park designs and neighbourhood centre upgrades• Facilitated nuanced community consultation and engagement• Mentored junior staff (one graduate and an intern)• Pioneered new regeneration programs including streetscape upgrades, amenity improvements and community revitalisation programmes• Developed public realm strategies and guidelines• Prepared tendering documents, landscape specifications, and detailed drawing packages• Conducted site inspections and maintenance regimes• Worked closely with my direct project team, senior management• Managed contractors and sub-contractors during site development, procurement and installation• Worked closely with key stakeholders including community groups, business associations, local organisations and the public• Managed project budgets, schedules, and timelines• Developed funding applications for annual project/program approval

Melbourne, Australia

As a graduate landscape architect at the City of Darebin Council, I was tasked with minordesign, upgrades, managing tendering processes and providing consultation in local municipal areas for neighbourhoodregeneration projects/upgrades.In my role I:• Designed, documented and delivered pocket park, play space and neighbourhood streetscape upgrades• Facilitated nuanced community engagement and consultation• Conducted site analysis and mapping for all designed work• Prepared full detailed design drawing packages for tender• Assisted in site inspections• Reported fortnightly to my senior coordinator• Managed project budgets, schedules, and timelines.• Worked closely with the project team, key stakeholders, senior management, and contractors.

Melbourne

Throughout my university degrees and overseas I have worked at the NGV (casually when in the country) , Arts Centre Melbourne and countless other cafes and retail positions. These casual positions included key skills such as:• Direct customer service• POS operations and money handling• Working in a diverse and proactive team • Stock take and ordering • Special orders and deliveries • High pace/multi tasking roles in busy customer environments

Master’S Degree, Landscape Architecture, First Class Honors

Activities and Societies: AILA Fresh, Bulleen Lane AssociationIn 2014 I completed my Masters of Landscape Architecture at the University.

Bachelor’S Degree, Landscape Architecture, First Class Honors

Activities and Societies: AILA Fresh (Student and young professional landscape group), CoDesign StudioMy first degree was a four-year.

Vce (Year 12), Enter 96.85