2025 → Present
Task 20
Digital Twins in Hydropower 1.0
Bio
2018 ongoing
IEA Hydro
IEA Hydro Chair
2015–2022
Clean Energy Council
Deputy Chair
2005–2006
International Energy Agency
Secondment to OECD International Energy Agency, Renewable Energy Unit, Paris
2002–2005
Hydro Tasmania
Manager Industry Strategy and Policy – Renewables Development team
2001–2002
Hydro Tasmania
Environmental Consultant (regulation and strategic policy) – Environmental Services section
2000–2001
Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Tasmania)
Policy Officer – Strategic Policy Unit of the Office of the Secretary
1998–2000
Department of State Development (Tasmania)
Industry Policy Officer
1996–1998
Australian Archives (Tasmania)
Collection management & paper conservation assistant – major Tasmanian historic railway collection paper conservation, stabilisation, records and data management project.
2001
University of Tasmania
Master of Environmental Management
1998
TAFE Tasmania
Certificate IV – Construction Conservation of Cultural Heritage Places
1995
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Arts with Honours – Economic Geography
Recent Projects
2024–2025
Hydropower and Dams Annual Hydro Conferences
Chair and Speaker of key sessions at Hydropower and Dams Hydro Conferences (Austria and Greece respectively)
2020
World Bank Hydro Storage
Speaker: A Natural Solution for Solar & Wind Energy Integration
2017–2019
Hydropower and Dams Hydro Conferences
Chair and Speaker of key sessions at 3 Hydropower and Dams Annual Hydro Conferences (Spain, Poland & Portugal respectively)
2018
Hydro Industry Forum Reykjavik Iceland
Initiated Hydro Industry Forum Reykjavik Iceland, IEA Hydro ExCo (formally elected ExCo Chair)
2014
Edinburgh Centre for Climate Change, Scotland
Five week placement at Edinburgh Centre for Climate Change, Scotland
2012
UNFCCC COP 17 Durban
Australian industry representative
2010
UNFCCC COP 15 Copenhagen
Australian industry representative UNFCCC COP 15 Copenhagen and Side Event
2008
WIREC
Australian representative UN Washington International Renewable Energy Conference WIREC 2008
2005
Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference
UNDESA international industry lead author and conference programme facilitator Beijing International Renewable Energy Conference 2005
2004
Ministerial International Conference for Renewable Energies Bonn
Official Australian Government Delegate – UN world first Ministerial International Conference for Renewable Energies Bonn June 2004; assisted to leaders to convene the REN Alliance
2004
NREL Denver, DoE Washington
Official Australian Delegation manager renewable energy industry mission to NREL Denver and DoE Washington May 2004, initiated MoU between US and Australian governments on renewable energy collaboration
2003
UNFCCC COP 9 Milan
Official Australian Delegation UNFCCC COP 9 Milan, 2003, Side Event Manager and Australian industry Booth; Side event for IHA