Dr Chris O. Lovell

Experience

• 

  The University of Queensland

  Apr 2011 - Mar 2015

  ✦ Facilitated one-hour hands-on archaeology experience sessions for primary and secondary school students ✦ Completed a PhD project investigating the development and sustainability of some of the world's earliest agriculturally-dependent societies: the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) societies of the Middle East. ✦ Oversaw the exhibition space and provided interpretative tours of anthropological exhibits. ✦ Fulfillment of casual lecturing and tutoring contracts (archaeology), as required. ✦ Produced 3D digital models of museum artefacts for digital display and catalogue integration.

  • Archaeology Outreach Program Facilitator

    Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

  • PhD Candidate

    Nov 2007 - Mar 2015

  • Gallery Attendant

    Jun 2010 - Dec 2014

  • Guest Lecturer and Tutor

    Mar 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Museum Assistant

    Apr 2011 - Dec 2011
• 

  University of Southern Queensland

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2011

  Lecturer

  Achievements:✦ Delivered a semester long introductory course in world archaeology to 90 undergraduate students✦ Developed and delivered 16 weekly two-hour on-campus and online lectures✦ Facilitated 16 weekly one-hour on-campus and online tutorials✦ Received overwhelmingly positive feedback on student evaluationsResponsibilities:✦ Lecturing, tutoring and development of course content✦ Administration and marking of all assessment, including tutorial participation, essays andexams✦ Mentoring, guiding and liaising with students regarding course content and assessment Show less

• 

  Boncuklu Project

  Jul 2013 - Sept 2013

  Field Archaeologist

  ✦ Excavated an early Neolithic village site in central Turkey, including: - Single context recording - Planning - Wet sieving - Flotation - Sorting✦ Assisted in GPR survey

• 

  OzArk EHM

  Mar 2015 - Dec 2017

  Senior Archaeologist

  OzArk Environmental & Heritage Management is a privately owned environmental andcultural heritage management consultancy based in regional NSW.Responsibilities:✦ Aboriginal and historic heritage field assessments, research and report writing ✦ Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community consultation✦ Project management✦ Client communication and team leadership✦ GIS field data capture, data management and mappingAchievements:✦ Fieldwork director for a large-scale archaeological salvage program at Glencore’s Bulga Coal operation (Bulga Optimisation Project) in the Hunter Valley. ✦ Completed specialist review toward the independent environmental audit for Boggabri Coal, assessing the mine’s performance and compliance with the relevant Aboriginal and historic heritage approval conditions and statement of commitments. ✦ Managed from inception to completion Aboriginal cultural heritage assessments for two NSW Government water efficiency pipeline projects in the Riverina region (spanning 350km) including report writing, Aboriginal community consultation, Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit (AHIP) applications, cultural heritage contractor inductions, site management and construction inspections. ✦ Undertook Aboriginal and historic cultural heritage assessments for TransGrid electricity infrastructure projects, including pole replacements, optical ground wire installation and substation rebuilds. ✦ Completed Aboriginal due diligence assessments for proposed property subdivisions in various NSW Local Government Areas. Show less

• 

  Rio Tinto

  Dec 2017 - Sept 2018

  Cultural Heritage Advisor

  Responsibilities:✦ Represented Rio Tinto to manage relationships with Aboriginal community stakeholders. ✦ Planned, coordinated, supervised and undertook Aboriginal and historic heritage fieldwork with Aboriginal traditional owners and their technical advisors. ✦ Worked with Aboriginal traditional owners to avoid, manage and mitigate impacts to Aboriginal cultural heritage. ✦ Adhered to and provided advice on existing cultural heritage management plans, agreements, procedures and cultural heritage legislation. ✦ Participated in the negotiation of new Aboriginal cultural heritage management plans and agreements. ✦ Liaised with external consultants, including lawyers, cultural heritage specialists and other service providers.Achievements:✦ Developed and maintained robust working relationships with Aboriginal traditional owners at the underground Kestrel Mine and open cut Hail Creek Mine in the Bowen Basin, central Queensland. ✦ Completed a number of work programs to ensure the continuation of operations and feasibility of new projects at the two mine sites. ✦ Participated in the ongoing successful negotiation of cultural heritage management plans with two Aboriginal traditional owner groups. Show less

• 

  Essential Heritage

  Sept 2018 - now

  Director
• 

  Santos Ltd

  Sept 2018 - Mar 2019

  Access Advisor - Cultural Heritage
• 

  Department of Transport and Main Roads

  Jun 2020 - Oct 2021

  Senior Cultural Heritage Officer
• 

  AECOM

  Oct 2021 - now

  • Principal Heritage Specialist

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Senior Heritage Specialist

    Oct 2021 - Sept 2023