Gitanjali Katrak Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

New South Wales, Australia

Project managing residential developments, state significant urban developments, renewable energy developments, infrastructure projects, biodiversity offset site surveys and offset/rehabilitation monitoring programs across New South Wales as well as Land and Environment Court proceedings in NSW. Conducting vegetating mapping, flora, fauna and aquatic surveys, habitat assessments, biodiversity assessments and aquatic assessments and aquatic macroinvertebrate identification for projects across NSW. Technical report writing including:- Database studies; - Ecological Constraints Assessments; - Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM); - Species Impact Statements;- Biodiversity Offset Strategies;- Monitoring Program reports with related statistical analyses;- Expert reports for NSW Land and Environment Court Proceedings; and- Referrals to the Commonwealth

Nsw

Project managing residential developments, state significant urban developments, infrastructure projects, coal mine projects, biodiversity offset site surveys and offset/rehabilitation monitoring programs across New South Wales, Queensland and Northern Territory and Land and Environment Court proceedings in NSW. Conducting vegetating mapping, flora, fauna and aquatic surveys, habitat assessments, BioBanking Assessments and aquatic assessments and aquatic macroinvertebrate identification for projects across NSW, Qld and NT. Technical report writing including:- Database studies; - Ecological Impact Statements; - Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM); - Species Impact Statements;- BioBanking Assessment Methodology (BBAM); - NSW Framework for Biodiversity Assessments (FBA);- NSW Biodiversity Certification Assessment Methodology (BCAM);- Biodiversity Offset Strategies;- Monitoring Program reports with related statistical analyses;- Expert reports for NSW Land and Enviornment Court Proceedings; - Commonwealth Department of the Environment Offset Calculator Assessments; and- Referrals to the Commonwealth Department of the Environment.

Nsw

Project managing residential developments, coal mine projects, biodiversity offset site surveys and offset/rehabilitation monitoring programs across New South Wales, Queensland and Northern Territory and Land and Environment Court proceedings in NSW. Conducting vegetating mapping, flora, fauna and aquatic surveys, habitat assessments and aquatic assessments and aquatic macroinvertebrate identification for projects across NSW, Qld and NT. Technical report writing including:- Database studies; - Ecological Impact Statements; - Species Impact Statements;- Biodiversity Offset Strategies;- Monitoring Program reports with related statistical analyses;- Expert reports for NSW Land and Enviornment Court Proceedings; - Commonwealth Department of the Environment Offset Calculator Assessments; and- Referrals to the Commonwealth Department of the Environment.

PhD Researcher (part time) and Associate Lecturer (part time) within the Graduate Development Program at Flinders University, Adelaide. PhD Researcher in marine (coastal) ecology: Part time Apr 2004 – June 2009; Full time July 2009 – Dec 2010. Primary research responsibilities included : • Independent planning, set up and execution of field surveys and experiments (laboratory and field) on a range of topics including population studies, isotope analyses and biogeochemistry. • Preparation and execution of grant applications and subsequent reporting to granting bodies (See Appendix A for funding details)• Data collection, analysis and presentation as thesis, journal manuscripts and conference presentations (See Appendices B & C for presentation details), • Risk assessment for safe conduction of experiments• Management and supervision of volunteer workers• Collaboration on research related projects with governmental and other research institutions

Responsibilities included Co-ordination of Year 1 & 2 subject, including lecturing, tutoring and practical demonstrations Supervision and organisation of tutors and demonstrators, Organisation of field trips Conduction of risk assessments for safe field workCoordination of external speakers from government and non-government research institutions as guest lecturers.

Duties/ responsibilities included boat driving and photographing individuals during surveys, field and photographic identification of individuals, identification and interpretation of field behaviour and vocalisations, sexing and aging of new individuals and maintaining & updating picture ID catalogue

Duties included general care of dunnarts and extraction of urine samples for laboratory tests

Duties included general care of dunnarts & possums and extraction of urine samples from dunnarts for laboratory tests.

Doctor Of Philosophy, Intertidal Wetland Ecology

Activities and Societies: Flinders University Judo Club, Social Ultimate Frisbee team, Social netball team, Social badmintion, Pilates.

Bachelor Of Science, Honours, Zoology; Biological Sciences

Activities and Societies: 1998 - 2000: Student representative, Zoology Department, 1999: Treasurer, La Trobe University Badminton Club.