Experience

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  Earthquake commission

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2013

  Claims processing advisor

  Part of a team ('Twilight Team')working from 6-11pm which was formed to assist the day team in processing large numbers of claims to meet tight deadlines. As I was part of the original team and a subject matter expert, I assisted in training new employees when hired.In my time at EQC I processed approximately 3000 insurance claims from the Canterbury Earthquakes (major events being - 04/09/2010, 12/06/2011, 22/02/2011, 23/12/2011) to the point where the payment team would take over and processes for payout. Show less

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  Department of conservation (doc)

  Feb 2013 - Nov 2013

  Spatial data analyst

  Part of a team that was tasked with auditing the database which holds DOC concessions information and spatially representing every location. The team audited over 4,500 permissions locations (i.e. concessions for Agricultural Permits, Wildlife Permits, Research and Collection Permits, Mining Agreements etc.), approximately 3,000 tracks and created over 700 new permission maps

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  Virginia adams

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  Research assistant

  The research undertaken was for a thesis on the empowerment gained by a group of Timorese women (coming from a post-conflict, very under-developed country) from working in an offshore environment through a company which has a strong equal opportunities program.I assisted in interviewing 25 women, 5 men and key informants including the company owners. Each interview lasting at least 1 hour 30 minutes. Spending 1 month in the country was very important for understanding contextual issues.

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  Department of conservation (doc)

  Apr 2014 - May 2015

  Collated and analysed data for the 2015 NZ Sea Lion Threat Management Plan expert panel workshop An intern in the Geospatial Services team for 3 months and then a member of the GIS team providing geospatial support to a range of clients and audiences (i.e. scientists, parliament, field staff, recreation staff, project managers) including analysis and map production for decision-making up to a ministerial level Collected and collated habitat and ecosystem data for policy planning of a proposed Marine Protected Area (MPA)

  • Marine Geospatial Analyst

    Mar 2015 - May 2015

  • Geospatial Analyst

    Nov 2013 - Mar 2015

  • Marine Geospatial Specialist

    Apr 2014 - May 2014
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  Nga whenua rahui

  May 2015 - Apr 2017

  Geospatial specialist

  Provided geospatial support to Nga Whenua Rahui staff across the country

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  Department of conservation (doc)

  May 2016 - Jun 2016

  Geospatial specialist

  Assisted a project team developing a new internal and external web application for the management and planning of pesticides operations across NZ, writing the user guide for the complex system (~ 100 pages), writing and carrying out test scripts

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  Wildland consultants ltd

  Apr 2017 - Oct 2017

  Gis specialist (maternity cover)

  Working as part of the GIS team providing geospatial support to ecologists across the wider organisation

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  Bay of plenty regional council

  Aug 2018 - now

  My core role is the implementation of the BOPRC Regional Pest Management Plan. This includes:- Project Lead for the development and implementation of GeoPest (BOPRC’s Biosecurity Information System)- Project Lead for the Eastern Bay of Plenty Feral Goat Strategy, a collaborative multi-agency programme for eradicating and controlling feral goats- Programme Lead for pest animal species including feral goats and rooks across the wider Bay of Plenty region- Managing multiple pest plant programmes across the Eastern Bay of Plenty- Providing landowner advice for predator control - Part of a group of professionals across the country who are collaborating to standardise data collection/management across the biosecurity sector- Contract manager- Continuous development Show less

  • Biosecurity Officer

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Regulatory Compliance Officer

    Dec 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Land Management Officer (secondment)

    Aug 2018 - Oct 2018