User:Rodneyingersoll

Rodney Ingersoll holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Resource Management (Honours), from Southern Cross University, Bush Regeneration Certification and a Diploma in Freelance Photography. His qualifications are complemented by over 10 years experience in environmental management, climate change science, sustainability, environmental health, project management, stakeholder liaison, training development and delivery as well as community economic development projects in Australia and Papua New Guinea. As a Senior Consultant, Rodney is a valuable member of Graham A Brown & Associates.

Rodney has held various Local Government positions including environmental education, waste management, urban stormwater, energy and greenhouse and sustainability. Rodney has spearheaded sustainability campaigns and led innovative climate change mitigation works to effectively reduce individual Councils’ and Cities’ carbon footprints. He has worked with upper management on writing pivotal internal strategic documents including state of environment reports, control documents, grants and frequently was asked to brief top management on local, national and global sustainability issues.

Auditing Rodney has extensive experience in conducting audits including Environmental audits utilising guidance from ISO 14001. This experience includes gap analyses, medium and comprehensive audits in a wide range of businesses, mining and government entities. He has also championed key initiatives that effectively reduced greenhouse emissions while realising considerable cost savings. Rodney has reduced a number of Councils’ annual energy and water usage bills by over $10 million through this process. In particular, both Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Councils received international recognition for efficiencies gained.

Consulting Rodney has extensive ecological sampling and assessment experience and has documented his findings in over 50 Environmental Impact Statements, Management Plans, Development Applications and Species Impact Statements for business and government. He has presented posters and papers at conferences, delivered topics to students at University level including field trips and classroom delivery as well as published over 50 newspaper and magazine articles on sustainability. He has worked with and made presentations to all manner of stakeholders involved in environmental and cultural heritage projects including the general public, indigenous land-owners, external contractors and company personnel. Rodney has a thorough understanding of ecological, cultural and social trends in international development and has spent a number of years living and working in Papua New Guinea towards the Millennium Development Goals. He understands the Melanesian culture and tropical environment intimately and is fluent in both English and Pidgin languages, greatly benefitting his consulting work with indigenous people in the South Pacific Region. Rodney is also highly experienced in recognition and preservation of archeologically important sacred sites (in accordance with strict legislative and traditional guidelines), the isolation of areas for preservation, as well as the corresponding notation on various Management Plans.

Working for The Western Highlands Government Rodney managed the Baiyer River Wildlife Sanctuary as a centre of environmental research and tourism. He also worked with Porgera Joint Venture for Barrick Gold Mines, Enga Province, PNG, conducting Rotary International development projects designed to deliver local economic independence from the Porgera mine site. Rodney has taught individuals, community groups and schools how to initiate micro economic projects to stimulate personal and community income. Projects included sewing, provision of literacy materials for schools, renovation of teacher accommodation, installation of playgrounds in schools and the provision of medical aid to the Porgera Hospital.

Environmental and Integrated Management Systems Rodney has experience developing, implementing and maintaining Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for a range of clients. He also has written policies and procedures for Integrated Management Systems (Environment, Health & Safety and Community Relations) and is competent in the use the INTELEX Environmental, Health & Safety, Quality and Business Performance Management software program.

Water Monitoring Rodney is highly experienced in water quality monitoring and is proficient in scientific sampling methodology including macro invertebrate identification. While working in Local Government, Rodney was the regional coordinator of the ‘Water Task Force’ consisting of 12 regional Council managers. Rodney was responsible to ensure that all 12 communities benefited from urban sensitive design, installation of groynes, swales, creek restoration projects, water reuse capture and storage plans plus the latest scientific and technological advancements. He has also led storm water management campaigns, investigated water reuse and capture methods, plus overseen water sensitive design in urbanised catchments.

Environmental and Social Development Training Rodney has extensive experience managing large teams and budgets to undertake Aus Aid funded projects in Environmental and Primary Health Care training. He has developed systems to manage and train indigenous staff in over 245 community and need-based skill development short courses throughout PNG. Courses included village water supply, land management, chicken and duck farming, fish farming, carpentry, village leadership, hygiene and sanitation, literacy, sewing, local markets establishment, vegetable and coffee farming. Rodney has also had considerable experience training indigenous and non indigenous people in scientific sampling procedures and documentation. Consequently, he has proved to be invaluable to isolated mining projects and work with indigenous employees.

Professional Affiliations:•	Member, Hunter Environment Institute •	Member, Ecoedge Network •	National Agriculture Research Institute (PNG).