John Powell Email and Phone Number

Employment services, DES, Career Counselling, return to work programs, Business, Retail & Hospitality training and Eva Burrows College, RTO.

Professional Development

• Training and assessing modules in Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management, Horticulture, Building and Construction, VET in schools, Trade Pathways, Special needs, and short courses (Machinery, chainsaws, chemicals)

• Training and assessing modules in Construction, Plant and Machinery

Motel Relief Assistant Manager-Various locations• Customer service, bookings, and daily running of Motel Management

• Training and assessing modules in Diploma of Conservation and Land Management, Fire and Planned burning

• Undertaken Forest Officer, Burn Officer in Charge, Operations Officer, Sector Commander, Crew leader, Trainer & Assessor, Ranger, Rehabilitation Supervisor, Recovery Supervisor, Enforcement and crew roles.• Planned, budgeted and conducted Emergency, Flood, Fire and Planned burning activities on public and private land across Victoria and interstate• Planned, budgeted, supervised and conducted Parks & Forest Management activities in pest plant & animal operations, dangerous tree, native vegetation & bushfire risk assessments, heritage site location and preservation work, walking track maintenance, noise pollution, mining, road and machinery work. • Supervised and managed multiple contractors in large scale rehabilitation projects over large areas of public land. Various recovery, rehabilitation, strategic break, heritage and mining projects all conducted at once in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2013.• Completed WHS requirements in chemical compliance, exposure, storage, and manifest registration.• Completed compliance activities in fire restrictions, motorbike initiative program, vegetation destruction, off road driving regulations and general forest legislation.• Liaised with contractors, stakeholders, management, employees, friends’ groups, community organisations and the general public• Supervised and carry out construction and maintenance works including machinery operation in various conditions including alpine snow.• Conducted endangered species and game species study programs and relocations•ParksVictoria depot secondments • Various service recognition awards for fires and years of service in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2017• Highlights- Higher Duties 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, Good Neighbour Project-2006-2016, Latrobe Fire District Burns Program 2014, Fire Recovery & Rehabilitation 2006-2007, Helmeted Honey Eater Project 2003-2004 in the Bunyip State Park, 2003 Phillip Island Oil spill and penguin rescue and the 2002 NSW Bulga Fires.