Jason Harman

Experience

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  Surf Life Saving New Zealand

  Jan 2006 - Feb 2012

  • Stock Logistics and Distribution

    Oct 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Professional Regional Lifeguard

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2012
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  University of Auckland

  Jul 2012 - Nov 2012

  Great Mercury Island/Ahuahu Archaeology Project

  Participating in the University of Auckland Volunteer Archaeology Program (VAP) gave me the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on archaeological experience sieving, sorting and identifying lithics, bone and shell in the GMI assemblage. Great Mercury Island/Ahuahu is an offshore island in the Coromandel, New Zealand that contains very early evidence of prehistoric Maori occupation.

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  Gaye Nayton Historical Archaeology

  May 2013 - May 2013

  Lab Assistant

  Assisting Gaye Nayton in processing historic artefacts from Cossack, a former frontier and pearling port in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The work involved identifying, cleaning and photographing historic artefacts as well as maintaining a record of measurements and typologies etc. for use in further research.

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  Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC)

  Jun 2013 - Apr 2016

  Responsibilities: - Staff leadership, intern management and collaborative organisation- Community Liaison duties- Community engagement strategies- Stakeholder relationship building- Project management- Application of heritage protection and mitigation strategies - Negotiation and problem solving- Community consultation with remote Aboriginal elders and their communities- Remote archaeological fieldwork- Field management- Archaeological report writing- General GIS usage and professional map production - FIFO (fly in, fly out fieldwork) to the remote regions of Western Australia- Remote camping, transport and health and safety logistics- Remote four-wheel driving- Remote first-aid Show less This role at YMAC included responsibilities such as:- Community engagement- Stakeholder relationship building- Project management- Negotiation and problem solving- Community consultation with remote Aboriginal elders and their communities- Remote archaeological fieldwork- General GIS usage and professional map production - FIFO (fly in, fly out fieldwork) to the remote regions of Western Australia- Remote camping, transport and health and safety logistics- Remote four-wheel driving- Remote first-aid Show less

  • Acting Heritage Services Manager

    Apr 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Lead Heritage Officer & Archaeologist

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Heritage Officer

    Aug 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Heritage Coordinator

    Jun 2013 - Aug 2014
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  The University of Western Australia

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  Archaeologist - Barrow Island Archaeology Project (BIAP)

  The Barrow Island Archaeology Project (BIAP) provides an opportunity for UWA staff and volunteers to undertake ongoing fieldwork and research on an island off north-west Australia that is also the centre of one of Australia's biggest oil and gas operations, the Gorgon Project.The project is funded through the combination of an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant and Chevron in-kind support. Working alongside Winthrop Professor Peter Veth (UWA), I was involved in excavations at a large cave on the western side of the island which contains significant material that will allow Australian archaeologists to further develop an understanding of Pleistocene maritime societies in north-west Australia. In addition to the excavations, I also took part in an extensive field survey of the Barrow Island surface archaeology: identifying, recording and collecting lithic artefacts for further study by BIAP colleagues at Sacramento University in the USA.Following the completion of the 2015 BIAP fieldwork season, I maintained involvement in the processing of BIAP materials at the UWA Archaeology lab for use in upcoming research publications by UWA Archaeologists. Show less

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  N/A

  Apr 2016 - Feb 2017

  International Travel

  During this period I undertook my OE (overseas experience), traveling widely through Central and South America, from Mexico in the north, down to Argentina in the south. This period of travel furthered my knowledge of Indigenous cultures and Archaeology immensely. I was fortunate to witness first-hand incredible Archaeological sites dating from the periods of the Aztec, Maya, Inca and Amazonian cultures. I also conducted several field projects while on route which allowed me to meet and work alongside living descendants of these great and complex cultures. Show less

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  Collaborative Archaeology Project of Eastern Yucatan

  May 2016 - May 2016

  Archaeologist

  The PACOY (Proyecto Arqueológico Colaborativo del Oriente de Yucatán; Collaborative Archaeology Project of Eastern Yucatan) is a collaborative community program undertaken in partnership with InHerit and the Universidad del Oriente in Valladolid. Archaeologists from the University of North Carolina and international volunteers work collaboratively with local Mayan community members in the investigation of the prehispanic to colonial transition in the community of Tahcabo, on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. I participated in the 2016 field season with responsibilities that included:- Daily interaction with Indigenous participants- Archaeological excavation- Archaeological drawing techniques- Archaeo-botanical sample collection for C14 analysis- Soil sample collection for carbon Isotope analysis - Field survey techniques- Total station use- Remote fieldwork Show less

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  Amec Foster Wheeler

  May 2017 - Jun 2017

  Archaeologist

  Archaeological fieldwork (AIA) in the Subarctic/Boreal Forest culture area of British Columbia. Based out of Fort St John and Chetwynd, I completed fieldwork for two major BC Hydro projects: the Site C Dam Project and the Peace River Electricity Supply (PRES).

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  Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Province of British Columbia

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2019

  Negotiations Analyst
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  Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

  May 2019 - Jun 2021

  Senior Negotiations Analyst
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  Seek the Wild Media

  Nov 2019 - now

  Writer

  Recent bylines:- British Columbia Magazine- Explore- Pacific Yachting- Hello BC- North and South- 1964 Mountain Journal

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  BC Parks

  Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  Indigenous Relations Advisor
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  New Zealand Fishing Media Ltd.

  Feb 2022 - Oct 2023

  - Creative Director, New Zealand Fishing News magazine- Editor, Rheem Offsite magazine (https://www.offsitenz.co.nz/read-the-mag)

  • Creative Director/Editor

    Mar 2023 - Oct 2023

  • Deputy Editor & Content Manager

    Feb 2022 - Mar 2023
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  Kauati Ltd

  Oct 2023 - Jun 2024

  Senior Advisor Kaitohutohu Kaupapa Here

  Kauati is a boutique consultancy based in Tāhuna/Queenstown, New Zealand. The team is at the forefront of innovative environmental and cultural heritage research/policy development in Aotearoa – the intersection where nature and culture meet.

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  Hawkes Bay Regional Recovery Agency

  Oct 2024 - now

  Funding, Finance & Programme Lead