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Brisbane City, QLD, AU

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

As a member of the Dean Research funding development team, my role spans strategic advice to leadership and direct support to applicants in development and submission of competitive research grant proposals, with a focus on Australian Research Council.

Brisbane, Australia

I led the pre-award (grant application) business unit within the central Office for Research. Our core business was supporting submission of 800+ applications a year to 200+ funding bodies - both Major & Strategic (e.g. ARC, NHMRC, MRFF, AQIRF) and Researcher Identified grant schemes.With a small team of two, a primary focus was adoption of Lean Management.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Following an open competitive application process, I was offered a secondment to the Australian Rivers Institute. As a member of the Institute Executive my role spanned strategic advice to leadership and direct support to applicants in development and submission of competitive research grant proposals.My support activities were recognised through.

Brisbane, Australia

In 2018 an opportunity arose to join The GrantEd Group, a Melbourne based private company providing research support services primarily to the tertiary sector. This part-time role offered the opportunity to gain a broader view of the sector, working with multiple universities and private companies. I attracted new clients and delivered services including.

QUT Gardens Point Campus

Following roles in central offices, I joined QUT Business School to gain an understanding of the dynamics of research support delivery at a faculty level. Managing a team of five in the faculty research support office and reporting to both the Assistant Dean Research and Faculty Manager, I led delivery of targeted research services support including.

St Lucia Campus

Building on the experience gained in research development at QUT, in 2012 I joined the central research office of The University of Queensland. As a Top 50 research intensive university this was a high-volume role requiring significant planning and organisation. A single grant round submission could involve coordination of 350+ applications, including my.

Kelvin Grove Campus

In 2010 an opportunity arose to take a secondment into the Research Development Unit of the QUT Research Office. As a Research Development Officer supporting the faculties of Health, Law and QUT Business School, my primary focus was to identify and develop initiatives that raised the profile of external competitive grant funding opportunities, both.

I was responsible for ensuring university compliance with human ethics, animal ethics and biosafety regimes, including gene technology. I led the development and implementation of university wide initiatives that streamlined and strengthened the research ethics process, including a ‘Bio-safety Assurance Model’ and a project audit program which increased.

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane

From 1995 – 2004 I was promoted through a variety of roles becoming Facility Manager in 2000. The facility was a multi-user medical research (animal) facility, used primarily by Professor Ian Frazer as the pre-clinical testing and development site for the Gardasil Cervical Cancer vaccine. Leading a small team of four staff in the development and.

Master Of Business Administration, Business Administration

Grad. Cert. Technology & Innovation Management, Biotechnology

Certificate Iv In Quality Management

Certificate Iv In Workplace Management

Certificate Iii In Laboratory Animal Care