Tara Bartnik Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

London Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Technical advisor within the Programme Support Unit (PSU) of the International Programmes Department at WaterAid UK. Supporting delivery of work on water security and water supply; improving quality through developing tools, standards and guidelines; documenting and capturing lessons from WaterAid’s work and promoting sharing of good practice internally and externally.

Timor-Leste

Supporting the delivery of WaterAid’s programs in Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea through project and operational management support. Included program operations support, program development, grant and financial management, budget development, systems improvements, organisational compliance, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research and Learning.

Dili, Timor Leste

Engineers Without Borders Field Professional placed in WaterAid Timor Leste's Dili office. Provided capacity building and technical support in the area of water and sanitation, specifically rural WASH design, M&E support and sanitation marketing.

Oslo Area, Norway

Worked in the water and wastewater team in the Oslo office. Undertook design for pipe installation and upgrades, drainage design, modeling and design of stormwater management measures (water sensitive urban design) for a range of private and government clients. This included extensive modeling work using PCSWMM. Working language was Norwegian.

Oslo Area, Norway

Worked in the Water and Wastewater group of Hjellnes Consult (now Multiconsult) while completing my masters at NMBU. Mainly worked with flood modelling in HEC-RAS and ArcGis, and water network modelling in Mike Urban, as well as assisting with proposals and preparation of As-Built drawings in AutoCAD.

Melbourne And Perth, Australia

Joined Parsons Brinckerhoff's graduate program in the Water and Civil engineering team in Melbourne. Worked on a range of projects and developed skills in hydraulic and hydrological modelling, stormwater harvesting, water pipe network design, report and proposal writing.Transferred to Parsons Brinckerhoff's Perth office, to the Civil, Water and Process Team. I worked on multiple projects, including:- Civil Package Manager role for Feasibility Study, involved coordinating design and drafting, producing tender documentation and client liaison.- Assessments of capacity of water and waste water infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities.- Design of water and waste water network extensions in remote Indigenous communities. Included preparation of preliminary designs and tender documentation.- Stormwater drainage design and contract administration for land development projects.- Preparation of proposals for the civil/water team.Office representative for the Professional Growth Network, PB's internal network for young professionals. Involves leading a committee who organise events throughout the year which promote professional development of employees.

Melbourne, Australia

Flood model analysis: assessing risks, estimating cost of damage and identifying potential mitigation strategies.

Master Of Science (Msc) In Natural Resource Management, - Sustainable Water, Sanitation, Health & Development

Activities and Societies: ISU, Student Parliament Completed two year masters at NMBU, including three months field work in Nepal for my.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil Engineering, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Women in Science and Engineering Group, Melbourne University Young Engineers, Melbourne University Engineering.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), French, International Development, Gender Studies, First Class Honours Average

Bachelor Of Engineering, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: ESN Sweden, Hallands Nation Spent a semester living in Lund, Sweden, where I studied civil engineering at LTH.

Bachelor Of Arts, French Language, History, Gender Studies

University exchange to France for one semester to improve my french language skills. All subjects were taught in French.