Professional Qualifications
Environmental Health & Building Surveyor B. App Sc (Env Health)
Majored in Building Surveying
Courses in :
- Building
- Public Health/ Food/ Septics / Environmental
- Swimming Pools
- Noise Control
- Waste Management
- Planning Law & Practise (worked cases in Local, District & L&E Courts)
- Urban & Regional Planner
Affiliations
Member Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (NSW Chapter)
Member Environmental Health Australia (NSW Chapter)
Accreditations
NSW Ordinance 4 Certificate – Principal Building Surveyor
NSW Ordinance 4 Certificate – Environmental Health Surveyor
BPB Level A1 Building Certifier (Local Govt) – NSW Building Professionals Accreditation Scheme
Employment History
- 1985-1990 Trainee Environmental Health & Building Surveyor, Eurobodalla Shire Council
- 1991-1995 District Environmental Health & Building Surveyor, Shoalhaven City Council
- 1995-1997 Senior Development Control Officer, Shoalhaven City Council
- 1997-2002 Director of Environmental Services, Harden Shire Council
- 2002 – 2016 Director Planning, Environment & Strategic Services, Young Shire Council
- Acting General Manager during leave and absences of the present and previous General Manager (up to 6 weeks at a time presently)
- Interim Acting General Manager between Council appointment of General Managers (2008) – I did not apply for GM position at this time.
- 2016 – 2017 Recent merger of Young, Harden & Boorowa Council to form Hilltops Council. Held position of Director Building & Environment for transition whilst still retaining local delegations within the larger merger partner Council. Elected redundancy and finished on 13 January 2017.
- 2017 – Now Health, Building, Planning, Social, Community & Waste Management specialist contracting to Building & Environmental Services Today (BEST – Junee). Also formed Company (DA Busters Pty Ltd) to assist in counsel for applicants to Councils on development applications and general Local Government liaison.
