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Participate in multi-disciplinary research projects related to terrestrial and marine biodiversity and cultural heritage preservation.Manage enterprise spatial data repository for QPWS staff across the northern half of the state.Supply Geographic Information System (GIS) support to a variety of on-ground ranger and resource management research staff throughout the state.Supply training in the application of GIS software and hardware in the collection, management and… Show more Participate in multi-disciplinary research projects related to terrestrial and marine biodiversity and cultural heritage preservation.Manage enterprise spatial data repository for QPWS staff across the northern half of the state.Supply Geographic Information System (GIS) support to a variety of on-ground ranger and resource management research staff throughout the state.Supply training in the application of GIS software and hardware in the collection, management and analysis of environmental data.Develop systems for the collection, storage, analysis, and presentation of environmental data. Show less

Aided in development of revised GIS training program to implement adoption of open source software by QPWS&P staff. Managed work streams, documentation and H.R. related tasks of team staff with personal and team meetings using MS Teams.

Developed a wildfire suppression, decision support, map tool for use by on-ground firefighting teams working within the Central Region, and any related GIS support required. Responsible for management of the SEQFA neighbour fencing project, management of grazing leases on State Forests across the QPWS Central Region, support of regional staff in use of ParkInfo GIS resource management system and automation of system updates using ArcObjects/VBA programming.

Managed a research project designed to ascertain the effectiveness of the LandCare organisation's efforts in improving environmental values in the Dee River Valley, Queensland.

Developed and delivered courses: Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Graphic and Cartographic Techniques, and Aboriginal Culture and the Land.Developed and delivered a four course Graduate Certificate in Spatial Information Analysis. Courses covered basic and advanced analysis and geoprocessing of both vector and raster data for application in resource management, business, and health.Managed the university's GIS computer lab and software licenses.

Senior member of Coastal Planning Team participating in the research for and preparation of the Wide Bay and Curtis Coast Coastal Planning documents.Manage Queensland EPA Central Region GIS Resources for EPA and Parks and Wildlife staff.Deliver GIS support services to all EPA and Parks and Wildlife staff in the Central Region.

Conducted hydroacoustic surveys for fish stock assessments. Contracted to a variety of international resource management agencies.

Managed hydroacoustic fish stock assessment surveys on wild rivers and at sea.Managed project design, bid preparation, budget, equipment deployment, data collection, data analysis, and report preparation and delivery for over thirty fish stock assessment projects in riverine and marine environments.

Developed and delivered course in Population Dynamics and the application of the programming language APL in Natural Resource Management.

Designed, conducted, analysed and reported on toxicological bio-assays on freshwater and marine invertebrate and vertebrate species to ascertain impact of industrial and agricultural effluents on aquatic ecosystems.