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Brisbane, Australia

As part of the corporate Environment and Sustainability team at Queensland Rail, I have the opportunity to make positive changes by providing environmental advice and support to the business to manage the organisation's environmental impacts and ensuring compliance with environmental obligations and objectives. In my current role, I lead the development and maintenance of Queensland Rail's environmental management system and frameworks in line with ISO14001, legal and regulatory obligations and enterprise strategies and objectives; and aid the development and implementation of programs, tools and processes to embed environmental risk understanding and management across the business. Further, I coordinate the integration of environmental and sustainability requirements with applicable business systems, including data management, to improve compliance and support analysis and reporting. Since the introduction of the waste levy on 1 July 2019, I have been passionately working with the business and our waste service partner towards the development and implementation of waste minimization strategies and initiatives. Before joining the E& team in May 2017, I held the position of Senior Assurance and Compliance Officer where I was responsible for managing the planning and implementation of assurance activities to meet the requirements of the applicable Queensland Rail Workplace Health and Safety, Electrical Safety, Rail Safety and Environmental legislative, regulatory and organisational standards and risks. I provided independent safety and environment assurance training, coaching, mentoring, support and leadership to the relevant functions in planning and conducting assurance activities to measure the effectiveness of risk controls and achieve Queensland Rail's safety and environment assurance program business targets and objectives.

Brisbane, Png

As part of the Environmental, Socio-Economic, Health Impact, Resettlement and Associated Studies for the Elk Antelope LNG Project in Papua New Guinea, I led the regulatory compliance study including the development of a regulatory compliance framework for Total E&P PNG LtdIdentified regulatory and lender requirements and developed processes and tools (compliance and commitment register, permit and reporting schedule) to assist the client to secure an Environment Permit (and other approvals) and project financing, negotiate contract requirements and ultimately ensure regulatory compliance

Brisbane, Australia

Supported project team during peak work period to ensure timely lodgement of State Development Area / Operational Works application for water utility development of a state significant mine infrastructure project in the Northern Galilee Basin of Queensland, Australia

1 Eagle Street, Brisbane

As part of the APLNG Project Phase I (Pipeline and Upstream facilities), I was responsible for establishing and improving tools and processes in an effort to ensure timely submission of accurate compliance monitoring and reporting data, e.g., annual environmental returns, to regulators and stakeholders – Origin incurred no late fees and kept its licence to operate under the environmental authorities during my tenure. I achieved to improve systems for tracking compliance thereby increasing work efficiency for the team and meeting company objectives.

Milton, Brisbane, Qld

★ Singlehandedly led the establishment, implementation and management of APLNG Pipelines' compliance system ensuring it meets its legislative and stakeholder requirements and manages environmental issues.★ Advised site personnel on environmental management, from construction to rehabilitation and pre-commissioning to ensure work is performed in accordance with statutory requirements, permit approvals, management plans and company policies and procedures.★ Responsible for environmental incident management, audits and inspections, contract(or) management, risk assessments, data analysis & reporting.★ Advised on improvements to ‘Borealis’ compliance database, created user manuals, drove implementation and monitored its effectiveness, thereby ensuring compliance evidence and records are tracked and maintained to a high standard. ★ Managed a team of four, external consultants and a $150,000+ budget

Brisbane, Australia

As integral member of the environmental approvals team on the Queensland Curtis LNG Project, I gained valuable experience in many facets of project/construction execution achieving targets on time and within budget. I established a project-wide internal audit and inspection framework and conducted internal environmental field inspections and monitoring. I designed and implemented processes and registers to track compliance with approval requirements and trained and supervised new starters in auditing and compliance assurance processes. Ongoing liaison with contractors and field personnel ensured compliance with permit approvals, adequate implementation of management plans and efficient closeout of remedial actions where commitments had not been met.

Sydney And Brisbane

ERM Germany sponsored my transfer to ERM Australia in 2006 to support the Transaction Services Team at the Sydney office which benefited from my inter-company knowledge, networks and sound auditing and project management experience.★ Responsible for delivery of technical advice, quality assurance, workplace safety and assessments, corporate governance, project management and reporting.★ Lead and team member of numerous HSE projects, compliance and management systems audits, and regulatory reviews.★ Successfully managed and delivered 300+ projects on time and within budget, honing my organisational and verbal and written communication skills - led to continued projects with satisfied clients enhancing the business growth and a recognised position of ERM at the global market.★ Awarded with a secondment position to work closely with Cisco Systems’ APAC HSE Manager in the implementation of their global HSE program and sustainability initiatives. ★ Contributed to business development including delivery of services to clients, compilation of marketing material, presenting to prospective clients to be awarded project contracts. ★ Established and implemented ‘Green Team’ initiatives to reduce ERM’s carbon footprint. ★ Elected Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Office Coordinator and member of the Workplace OH&S Committee promoting H&S at the ERM offices in Sydney and Canberra.

Neu-Isenburg, Germany

★ Gained diverse technical and project management expertise by coordinating and delivering multiple projects (up to $250,000) across Europe in a range of industries including banking & finance, construction & manufacturing, electronics, chemicals, pharmaceutical, food & beverages, real estate, and automotive★ Performed numerous HSE site inspections / assessments, multi-site due diligence audits and risk ranking using Monte Carlo analysis, Compliance and Management System audits, Hazardous Materials (Asbestos, PCB) and Technical Building assessments including fire prevention of large property portfolios★ Provided critical, time-sensitive advice on the environment and associated governance and sustainability risks and liabilities, including cost estimates of required mitigation/improvement measures associated with mergers and acquisitions★ Prepared technical reports, improvement plans and other correspondence of evaluation outcomes★ Prepared proposals, invoices and leveraged project cost control★ Supervised and managed project teams and liaised with subcontractors and clients★ Extensively reviewed records and conducted research to determine site history and identify potential environmental concerns/liabilities, including land contamination★ Analysed reserves, provisions, asset retirement obligations and financial reporting★ Certified Fire Safety Officer: developed training material, performed in-house training of employees on fire prevention measures, evacuation drills and building assessments

Brisbane, Papua New Guinea

On the PNGLNG project, I was integral member of the regulatory and approvals team, providing regulatory guidance to key contractors and project team ensured construction commencement in accordance with all relevant obligations.Responsibilities included:★ Review of legislation, company policies and standards to identify all requirements relevant to the project, including identification where an IFC or international requirement is met by national law or where an additional action is required ★ Coordinating regulatory and approval activities including scheduling★ Assisting with permit applications and preparation of regulatory compliance framework and management plans★ Maintaining the project’s Approvals and Compliance Management System ★ Liaising with local and overseas government agencies, project staff and subcontractors regarding activity forecasts, non-conformances and obligations to ensure compliance with regulatory corporate and contractual requirements, Lender commitments and international best practice

Assisted this local environmental organisation with Environmental Impact Assessments of local infrastructure projects.

Plauen Area, Germany

Performed laboratory analysis and quality assurance of local diary products.Working on a 3-shift roster.

Dipl.-Ing. (Fh) Eq. To Australian Bachelor Degree, Applied Physics Majoring In Environmental Measurements And Process Technology

Bioinformatics

During my one year stint at the TUT, I analysed and desiged a method to compute the antigenic degree of peptides from available.

Biological Technical Assistant

Two years extra vocational education in laboratory analysis. Acquiring knowledge in: - Biology/Microbiology, Zoology, Ecology.