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Greece

Saudi Arabia

Involved in the development of NEOM environmental regulations and responsible for developing environmental permitting processes, including a suite of ESIA technical guidelines. Project managed multiple projects from procurement to completion.

Responsible for coordinating environmental impact assessments and environmental approvals for major infrastructure developments, including high speed rail and an industrial city and port. Liaised with Proponents and consultants to ensure environmental assessments are scheduled and completed. This involved ensuring baseline surveys are undertaken, and.

Perth, Australia

State and commonwealth referrals for an offshore wind farm. Development of offshore seismic and drilling EPs and OPEPs required under the OPGGS(E) Regulations, stakeholder engagement and consultation, coordination of public comment process. Oil spill monitoring preparedness, compliance assurance.

Perth, Australia

• Responsible for developing and implementing HES systems and procedures for the Gorgon and Wheatstone Operations Teams.Key accomplishments:
• Rationalised the mandated training requirements for HES operations personnel – cost saving, yet ensured personnel received the necessary training to safely fulfill their roles.
• Developed and implemented compliance assurance processes for operations.
• Delivered Gorgon Operations HES Information Management Manual and supporting tools.
• Developed strategy and process for identifying and developing the environmental procedures required to support Chevron Australia’s activities. This involved streamlining existing procedures, and enhancing consistency.

Perth, Australia

• Responsible for regulatory environmental performance reporting for the Gorgon Project, most notably the first Five Year Environmental Performance Report. Involved liaising with multiple stakeholders to ensure data was.
• Coordinated the five-year review of Project risks to marine turtles. I was acknowledged by a Senior Manager for this work; “I think the product generated is thorough, transparent, reliable and defendable” and “I think.
• Developed and submitted Environmental Performance Reports to regulators ahead of time. I received an award for “my ability to attain alignment with a wide range of stakeholders while enhancing the quality of the.

Perth, Australia

• Responsible for developing and implementing environmental compliance assurance processes for the Wheatstone LNG Project. Key accomplishments:
• Successfully developed and implemented the ‘central’ environmental audit program for ministerial conditions with only 2-3 months’ notice. Stakeholders had extremely different opinions on how it should be conducted. The.
• Coordinated the identification of environmental commitments for the Project, and their upload and tracking in Essential Suite software. The compliance and audit procedures and tools I developed for environmental.

Perth, Australia

• Responsible for developing Woodside’s Environmental Approvals and Compliance Management Process. Also provided environmental support to Woodside Projects (i.e. Browse LNG Project, Pluto LNG Project).Key accomplishments:
• The process I developed was scalable and flexible enough to be applied to all of Woodside’s environmental operations. I subsequently received feedback that this Process was well received and contributed to positive.

Perth, Western Australia And Auckland, New Zealand

• Responsible for providing advice on regulatory approvals requirements for oil and gas developments and pipeline projects. Key accomplishments:
• Conducted business development activities in New Zealand and prepared Business Plan for potential RPS Environment New Zealand office.
• Coordinated the development, consultation, peer review and regulatory approval of the environmental documentation required to secure Ministerial approval for the Gorgon Project to commence early construction activities.
• Managed the scoping, tendering and contracting processes for the Gorgon Project’s initial Groundwater Monitoring Program.
• Developed Impact Mitigation Strategies, Statutory EP and EMP templates and HES Editorial Guides. These were subsequently adopted for use on the Wheatstone Project.
• Revised the Gorgon Quarantine Management System documentation (~300 documents) to apply to all Barrow Island activities.

Perth, Western Australia

• Provided advice on regulatory requirements, industry standards and the management of environmental issues associated with the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Western Australia.Key accomplishments:
• Gorgon Ministerial Plans – Coordinated the development, review and approval of the environmental documentation required to secure Ministerial approval for the Gorgon Project to commence early construction activities by.
• Gorgon 2008/2009 Groundwater Monitoring Program – Managed the scoping, tendering and contracting processes for the Program, through to ‘kick-off’ with the selected Contractor.
• Gorgon Revised Development Public Environmental Review (PER) – Assisted in the coordination and development of the referral for the Revised Development PER under the Commonwealth EPBC Act.
• Gorgon Upstream 2006 Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Program – Assisted with the environmental management of the investigatory HDD program (tendering and award phase, risk assessment and planning phase.
• Other Services – Assisted in the coordination and development of other regulatory approvals documentation such as Vegetation Clearing Permits, EMPs and Bridging Documents. Preparation of marine sediment sampling and.

Perth, Western Australia

• Provided advice on regulatory requirements, industry standards and the management of environmental issues associated with the Ichthys Project.Key accomplishments:
• Ichthys Environmental Scoping Document – Assisted in the development of the Scoping Document for the Maret Islands concept in Western Australia.
• Ichthys EIS/ERMP – Assisted in the development of the EIS/ERMP for the Maret Islands concept in Western Australia.
• Ichthys EMS – Development of EMS-related documentation such as the Waste Management Philosophy and Quarantine Management Philosophy to provide minimum environmental standards for Inpex Browse Ltd’s operations in.
• Ichthys 2006/2007 Offshore Drilling Program – Coordinated the environmental approvals and environmental management for the Program.
• Ichthys Environmental Baseline Studies – Developed and implemented a Quarantine Management Plan (and associated procedures) for baseline field surveys conducted at the Maret Islands, Western Australia.

Perth, Western Australia

• Seconded to Gorgon Upstream Joint Venture during the FEED Phase of the Gorgon Project, as a Quarantine and Environmental Adviser. Key accomplishments:
• Developed the Gorgon Upstream Environment Plans and Impact Mitigation Strategies (a suite of environmental aspect management documents suitable for contractor implementation across the Project).
• Supported execution of the Upstream HDD Pilot Hole Program on Barrow Island, Western Australia (an A-Class Nature Reserve).

Perth, Western Australia

Analysed recreational fishing data and conducted research on Western Australian marine habitats, for completion of DoF reports and management plans. Supervised and trained DoF survey staff in the field to ensure quality data collection on recreational fishing.

Bachelor Science (Marine Science), Minors In Marine Biology And Applied Statistics

Postgraduate Diploma (Marine Science), Coastal Vulnerability, Marine Ecology, Ecological Modelling, Marine Reserves, Water Quality