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Bowen, Queensland

Gladstone, Qld

Teaching general Science to years 8, 9 and 10, and Essentials for Life (EFL) year 12. Year 9 Science co-coordinator for two years.

Townsville, Australia

Completed a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary).Practical teaching placements undertaken at - Exmouth District High School, WA; junior general Science Reef health check excursion to Ningaloo Reef with year 9 students.- Kirwan State High School, Townsville, QLD; Senior Biology and Marine Studies. Year 11Biology excursion to Magnetic Island (3 days).

Coffs Harbour (National Marine Science Centre)

Completed a Masters in Marine Science and Management

Coffs Harbour

Provide efficient and professional computerised point of sale of merchandise to students.Undertake stock control duties, including the receipt and rotation of stock.Cash handling and end of day reconciliation.

New Zealand, Brisbane, Vanuatu, New Caledonia

Conferences, cruises, coffee

Northam, Western Australia

Project manage and undertake field work on a Caring For Our Country Project managing threatening processes to declared rare flora in the Central Wheatbelt WA. Priorities included rabbit control across tenures, weed control and undertaking induced recruitment burns.

Albany, Western Australia

Undertake the implementation of a comprehensive level 2 fauna survey in the Wilderness Zone of Fitzgerald River National Park (FRNP). Supervise a small instillation crew under strict field hygiene protocols. Undertake flora and fauna filed work in FRNP, Peak Charles National Park and Cape Arid National Park. Produce reports and other documents. Develop two.

United States Of America, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Ireland

First time to the northern hemisphere. Focused on many of the iconic national parks of the USA, and marveled at the the ancient art works of Europe. Visited a world heritage site or two as well.

Denham, WA

Perform general husbandry duties of captive populations of threatened mammal species in a breeding facility. Undertake facility maintenance and repairs as required.

Monitor the reintroduction of northern brushtail possums to Cape Range National Park. Release and monitor populations of spinifex birds, Barrow Island Black and White Wrens, goldern bandicoots, and banded hare wallabies to Hermite Island. Provide training and guidance to field staff. Produce monitoring reports and proposals.

Albany, Western Australia

Routine monitoring of remnant and translocated populations of Numbats using radio tracking and direct observation methods. Supervise and train volunteers in numbat survey, and fixed tower radio tracking methods. Data collection and management, including the use of ArcGIS for spatial data analysis. Capture and handling of animals, specimen collection and.

Kunnunurra And Timber Creek

Assist with the management of a remote field camp of volunteers undertaking cane toad control activites. Prepare operational plans and liase with local health services, buisnesses and Aboriginal Womens group. Supervise field operations and data collection, provide training and support to volunteer crew.

Kunnunurra, Western Australia

Work as part of a small team undertaking cane toad monitoring and control works in the Victoria River region of the Northern Territory. Trap maintenance and construction, data collection and management.

Roxby Downs, South Australia

Undertake the field monitoring of a trial introduction of Numbats to a feral proof fenced area in arid South Australia. Methods included radio telemetry and direct observation. Data recording and spatial analysis using ArcGIS and Hawths Tools, production of an internal report which lead to a conference presentation and published paper.

Albury, New South Wales

Casual field assistant on flora projects looking at eucalypt hollow formation and historical distribution of Callitris pines in central and western NSW. Also undertaking surveys and assessments of remnant vegetation on private property.

Garigal National Park

Undertake a maternity relief role in Garigal and Ku-ring-gui Chase National Parks in northern Sydney.Routine visitor and natural resource management activities including fox baiting and supervising volunteer bush regeneration groups. Participate as assistant Logistics Officer and Communications Officer on a number of prescribed burns.

Darwin, Northern Territory

Provide general lab support for undergraduate biology classes.Drive mini bus for excursions.

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Jabiru, Northern Territory

Undertaken field work to collect water samples in remote areas of Kakadu National Park using quads, four wheel drives, small boat and airboat.Provide colourmetric chemical analysis of water samples for a number of elements, and general water parameters.Provide calibration and equipment maintenance to NATA quality standards.

Kakadu National Park

Graduate Diploma Education (Secondary), Science, Biology And Marine Science

Activities and Societies: Volunteering with the ARTIE program at Kirwan State High School as a tutor. Volunteering with homework and.

Master'S Degree, Masters Of Marine Science And Management

Graduate Diploma, Captive Vertebrate Management

Bachelor Of Environmental Science, Conservation Ecology

Certificate, Animal Attending Certificate