Melanie Singleton Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Queensland, Australia

Contract Planning Officer role in the planning and assessment team assessing development applications in Redlands Coast and Southern Moreton Bay Islands. A great team and opportunity.

Greater Brisbane Area

Volunteer and relief teacher aide at a very busy state high school providing teaching support in the SEP department (special needs). Loved this role, the team and the students. They taught me so much and hopefully I was able to help them through their formative years of learning. I hope to return to this role one day.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Combining Honours degree in Urban Development with many years of high-level EA/PA, office admin and team management to provide an outsourced and virtual service to businesses who may have simply too much work and reduced resources. We have combined excellent research and presentation skills with experience across numerous and diverse industries and can.

Brisbane, Australia

Provided tutoring service/advice and grading/marking to students undertaking Honours (4th) year core units in Urban Development. Part of award-winning group in 2018 for one of these unit (Urban Planning Practice). Winner of PIA (Qld) Best Project - Tertiary award - see attached extract of project inc. judges' comments.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Completed Parliamentary research project (for Ms Joan Pease, MP / Member for Lytton). Research and presentation on rehabilitation of Wynnum Creek catchment - research, desktop analysis, lit review, case studies, community consultation, preparation of report and recommendations.

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Qld

Senior admin role, oversaw 60+ Development Services team within Planning branch, assisted Development Services Manager in day to day operations, incl. ad-hoc planning and project work. Supported 6 team leads with HR team issues, escalated & resolved complaints/government and internal/external customer enquiries and everything else required in a busy.

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Qld

EA/PA duties to CFO plus 3 Executives; Board Committee & Board papers, minutes & liaison; finance reporting; assisted Legal, Risk & Finance team leads; oversaw functions incl AGM, Board, Exec meetings; powerpoint presentations, liaison with external stakeholders.

Brisbane, Australia

Undertook sustainability assessments under Federal and State (QLD) grants to assist householders and small businesses to reduce their power consumption and energy costs.

Gold Coast QLD, Brisbane QLD, Florida USA And KL, Malaysia

Family consultancy business - contracted to domestic and international megayacht shipyards, international brokerage houses, financiers, insurers and individual clients, specialising in project management, trade shows, valuations and sales/marketing advice specific to the luxury yacht marine industry worldwide.

Brisbane, QLD And Florida, USA

Contracted to these shipyards to oversee construction launch and sale of megayachts and semi-custom sport yachts for sale and marketing worldwide. Extensive trade show experience including design & logistics of exhibits (in-water and marina), sales tours of yachts and qualifying clients. Great customer skills and rapport.

Bachelor Of Urban Development (Urban & Regional Planning (Honours - 1St Class), Built Environment / Planning / Strategic Planning / Urban Development, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Nominated for Minister's Planning award 2018 - PIA Queensland Student Academic prize (4th year). Completed.

Education, Cert Iii Education Support

Business Management, Cert Iii Micro Business Operations

Business Sustainability, Cert Iv - Business Sustainability Assessment

Business, Cert Iv - Business

Real Estate, Cert Iv - Real Estate Agency Practice

High School Certificate