EDUCATION and AFFILIATIONS

Massey University: Bachelor of  Applied Science –Natural Resource Management, 1997

University of California-Santa Cruz : Bachelor of Arts- Biology, 1990

Auckland Regional Council Registered in Erosion and Sediment Control (Plan Preparers and Plan Implementers)

LANGUAGES

English

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Ridley Dunphy Environmental Limited. Environmental Consultant (2007 to present).

Auckland Regional Council, Auckland. Soil & Water Specialist (Jan 2005 to Aug 2007).

North Shore City Council, Development Monitoring Officer, Auckland (Dec 1997 – Dec 1999).

California State Department of Food & Agriculture, Agricultural Inspector, California, USA (Jan 1993-Apr 1994).

Santa Barbara Agricultural Commissioner’s Officer, Agricultural Biologist, California, USA (Mar 1992 – Nov 1992).

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTEER WORK

Australian High Commission, Visa Clerk - London, United Kingdom (Sept 2001-Apr 2004).

Department of Conservation, Volunteer, Tiritiri Matangi & Little Barrier Islands’ (Mar – Aug 1997).

Technical

· Processed, provided input and project managed a significant range of resource consents associated with development proposals for the ARC including the discharge of sediment and stormwater from development sites and stream-works, Jan 2005 – Aug 2007.

· Invited speaker to Auckland University 3^rd year Planning Students on Sediment Control Practices, June 2005.

· ARC Sediment Team representative at local body meetings; Otara Community Liaison Group and Otara Community Board; Feb 2005 – Aug 2006.

· Provided sediment and stream-works’ input to hearing report and attended consent hearing for Auckland International Airport Ltd., Sept 2005.

· ARC Sediment Team representative for forestry operations within the Auckland region May – Sept 2006.

· Assisted with EIF (Environmental Initiatives Fund) application assessments recommending, or otherwise, financial contribution to be awarded to each project, Aug 2005 & Aug 2006.

· ARC representative at various ARC events & educational programmes.

· Participated in undertaking quality control inspections for all erosion and sediment control measures on ARC consented development sites to ensure compliance with ARC policy and governing statutes.

Regulatory

· Project managed for Manukau City and Papakura and Franklin Districts:

· Consent Processing;

· Compliance Monitoring;

· Enforcement; and

· Provided strategic leadership to external professional services to ensure on-going improvement to customer focus, process efficiency and environmental outcomes, Jan 2005 to Aug 2006.

Policy

· Author and Project Leader of ARC “As-Built Fact Sheets”, August 2006.

· Provided on-going technical input to ARC’s Strategic Policy Team on sediment related matters consequential to further growth within the Auckland regions’ southern sectors, Jan 2005 – Sept 2006.

Project Management

· Project Managed set up of educational day for ARC’s Contractor’s Workshop; including securing guest speakers, venue, equipment, refreshments and sponsors, May2005 & 2006 – Sept 2005 & 2006.

· Managed a six member team of external consultants on a day to day basis to ensure all aspects of the Sediment Teams’ expectations & responsibilities were being successfully met, Jan 2005 – Sept 2006.

· Project managed the creation of a “Flagged Consent System” for North Shore City Council to assist  resource consent monitoring of all environmentally sensitive or possible contentious development sites within heritage, coastal conservation, greenfield, brown-field and rural activity zones, Dec 1997-Dec 1999.

· Managed an exotic insect trapping survey line implemented to aid in the detection of insect pests assisting in the protection of California’s agriculture, Mar – Nov 1992.