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Sydney, Australia

Developed hazard profile templates to assist an Australian Government agency in streamlining natural hazard impact brief production.Created hazard fact sheets to assist an Australian Government crisis management information and coordination facility.Developed and analysed a dataset to identify flood rescue hotspots in Victoria to provide insights into characteristics that can be utilised to assess risk, inform emergency planning, and guide intervention… Show more Developed hazard profile templates to assist an Australian Government agency in streamlining natural hazard impact brief production.Created hazard fact sheets to assist an Australian Government crisis management information and coordination facility.Developed and analysed a dataset to identify flood rescue hotspots in Victoria to provide insights into characteristics that can be utilised to assess risk, inform emergency planning, and guide intervention strategies.Analysed survey data to provide an evidence base for changes to a utility distribution company's bushfire risk management strategy.Undertook damage surveys following bushfires at affected locations on NSW South Coast and following flooding in Western Sydney.Prepared reports on various interventions to reduce risk from and increase resilience to flood and fire hazards.Constructed risk assessment tools to assess likelihood of various hazards overwhelming capabilities and/or requiring a coordinated approach across municipal or regional boundaries.Consulted with stakeholders in order to prepare a development roadmap for a decision support system used by an emergency services organisation.Constructed a capability maturity assessment tool to enable evaluation of organisational/jurisdictional capability for severe to catastrophic disasters.Assessed economic consequences of a flood mitigation infrastructure project by estimating losses from a series of dam release scenarios.Prepared an emergency management plan to detail arrangements for preparedness, response and recovery of a flood mitigation scheme.Analysed fatalities from residential fires in Australia, FY2004-2017 and fatalities from heatwaves in Australia, FY2001-2018.Prepared evaluative reports on community workshops and council and stakeholder workshops on flood risk and levee awareness.Conducted interviews and assisted in preparing evaluative reports of a NSW Government program with a focus on supporting rural farmers. Show less

Sydney, Australia

Undertook data qualitative research of business flood preparedness perception in Lismore, NSW to determine if the presence of levees has reduced awareness and preparedness for future floods, creating a 'levee paradox'.Conducted phone surveys targeting residents and businesses regarding impacts of flooding and heatwaves in Northern NSW and Sydney to increase understanding of how people react to these hazards and better inform warning systems in the area.Undertook data qualitative… Show more Undertook data qualitative research of business flood preparedness perception in Lismore, NSW to determine if the presence of levees has reduced awareness and preparedness for future floods, creating a 'levee paradox'.Conducted phone surveys targeting residents and businesses regarding impacts of flooding and heatwaves in Northern NSW and Sydney to increase understanding of how people react to these hazards and better inform warning systems in the area.Undertook data qualitative research of community experiences following Cyclone Debbie in Northern NSW to improve community safety during extreme flooding events, community engagement and emergency management policy.Undertook data cleaning and statistical analysis to support various research.Conducted site visits and analysis to determine relative levels of hazard present at road sites prone to flooding in and around Northern Rivers, NSW, Forbes, NSW, Shellharbour, NSW and Melbourne, VIC to inform efforts to discourage motorists from entering floodwater.Prepared a local emergency management plan for a local council in Sydney, NSW to assist the council in prevention, preparation, response and recovery from emergencies within their jurisdiction. Show less