Jake has over 15 years of ecological experience and has worked as a consultant ecologist for thirteen years. Across the course of his career, Jake has gained extensive experience in the survey of, planning for, and management of ecological values across eastern Australia. He is highly experienced with the application of biodiversity policy, and routinely provides expert advice on matters concerning threatened species, biodiversity values, impact mitigation, and management of natural systems. Jake has successfully delivered a range of strategic planning and prioritisation projects for significant fauna, including contributing to the development of government agency policies and guidelines, peer review of major projects, and panel presentation as an expert witness. Jake is proficient across all vertebrate groups, specialising in mammalogy and herpetology. He has strong knowledge in the identification and ecology of terrestrial vertebrates, including the management of invasive animals, and is proficient in experimental design, data analysis and a variety of survey techniques. Jake has a working knowledge of eastern Australian flora, including undertaking large-scale vegetation mapping, as well as GIS technology. He has published a number of peer-reviewed articles on native and threatened fauna and flora, including survey methodologies thereof. Specialties: - terrestrial vertebrate ecology and biology- threatened species assessments- native vegetation assessments- mammalogy and herpetology- pest animal ecology and management- experimental design, statistics and GIS- fauna peer review and expert witness