NEXT Foundation (www.nextfoundation.org.nz) is a philanthropic foundation, strategically investing $100m into transformational environmental and educational projects in New Zealand. NEXT looks to create a legacy of environmental and educational excellence for the benefit of future generations of New Zealanders. The projects we support will be aspirational, ambitious, large in scale, wide in impact, and delivering a meaningful and measurable impact with iwi and key partners. My role is in… Show more NEXT Foundation (www.nextfoundation.org.nz) is a philanthropic foundation, strategically investing $100m into transformational environmental and educational projects in New Zealand. NEXT looks to create a legacy of environmental and educational excellence for the benefit of future generations of New Zealanders. The projects we support will be aspirational, ambitious, large in scale, wide in impact, and delivering a meaningful and measurable impact with iwi and key partners. My role is in leadership, evaluation, support and advice to environmental initiatives considered and undertaken by the NEXT Foundation whilst connecting and creating collaborators to enhance collective impact in these arenas. Show less

Large scale collaborative impact project development utilising system design methodology, leading and coaching, leadership training and national and regional partnership account management in environmental and conservation restoration; Devloping partnerships and creating collaborative impact with iwi, business, community and other national and regional government entities.

Leading and managing a highly capable team across large and complex regions of New Zealand to enable joint aspirations in conservation and community well beings to be achieved. I also contribute to national thinking and leadership in conservation and envrionmental restoration.

Leading the Hawkes Bay Area Team in building, maintaining and enhancing conservation outcomes in partnership with community, business, Iwi and philanthropy along with other regional and national government entities.

Leading design, evaluation and implementation of the Lake Taupo Restoration project - a large landscape scale land use management project to protect lake water quality involving non point source evaluation and trading of nitrogen credits and adaptation of landuse.

Flood risk management, mitigation design and implementation, project management and environmental restoration particularly wetlands, groundwater and river systems

Hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental engineering and restoration

Economic analysis and computer modelling of flood risk, asset management and investment planning to enable hazard evaluation and mitigation for the improvement of resilience for the city of London; design, evaluation and deployment of fish passage infrastructure;

Hydrology, geohydrology, contaminated site assessment and remediation, water quality and quantity assessment, planning and management

Electronic and aircraft systems engineering, operational and strategic communication systems, international liaison, relationship management and development, leadership training and development

Line, cable, exchange and telecommunications data and voice system maintenance including remote fieldwork and fibre optic system implementation.