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ROD DAVIS PO Box 1223, TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 Phone: +61 427 629 203, email: [email protected] CURRICULUM VITAE ROD DAVIS Director – RDC Engineers Pty Ltd BEng (Ag), MEng, FIEAust, CPEng, RPEQ, CPESC, CDec CAREER OVERVIEW AND KEY STRENGTHS Extensive experience and depth of expertise in: Project management – project initiation, contract and budget preparation, planning and design, client management, managing sub-consultants, project monitoring, resource coordination and scheduling, report preparation, quality control, financial management, project closure. Water Resource Engineering - Earthen dam design, channel design, surface irrigation design, low pressure seepage assessments, environmental hydrology, surface water hydrology, hydrological modelling, amended RO water quality assessment for irrigation and livestock, water regulatory management (certification of works that take overland flow, CSG water beneficial reuse plans, consequence assessment of dam, CAR dams, Riverine Protection Permits, Permit to Take Water). Intensive livestock production and environmental management – facility layout and design. Environmental Risk and Impact Assessments - Regulatory applications and approvals, Site-Based Management Plans, Environmental Management Plans (Construction and Operation), Stormwater management plans, Erosion and Sediment Control plans, Closure and Rehabilitation Plans, Consulting with Environmental regulators and assisting in the negotiation of approvals and conditions. Environmental Monitoring – soil assessment, identifying standards, monitoring design, equipment selection and installation and commissioning, data collection and analysis, data interpretation. Staff management – leadership, staff selection, staff motivation, goal setting, communication, mentoring. Sugarcane production, harvesting operations and harvester technologies – farming systems improvement and mechanisation, harvester verification and validation, gathering and forward feeding of cane, optimisation of feed-train setup, chopper system performance and billet quality, harvesting best practice. ROD DAVIS PO Box 1223, TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 Phone: +61 427 629 203, email: [email protected] Electronic data acquisition systems – monitoring design, sensor selection, signal conditioning, data collation, data interpretation. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP / ACCREDITATION Fellow of The Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust) Chartered Professional Engineer of The Institution of Engineers Australia (CPEng) Membership No 448892 Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) RPEQ No 20256 Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) CPESC No 8857 EDUCATION Master of Engineering University of Southern Queensland (Completed in 1995) Bachelor of Engineering (Agricultural) University of Southern Queensland (Completed in 1992) CAREER SNAPSHOT Director From RDC Engineers Pty Ltd July 2018 Responsibilities include: To undertake water resource, irrigation and intensive livestock facility design, environmental risk and impact assessments and development approvals. Prepare project documentation and technical reports. Effective and high-level communication with clients and state and local agencies. Managing clients and project scope methods. ROD DAVIS PO Box 1223, TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 Phone: +61 427 629 203, email: [email protected] Senior Engineer September 2017 Stafford Adamson & Associates July 2018 Responsibilities include: To prepare water resource and intensive livestock development approvals and related supporting information. Effective and high-level communication with clients and state and local agencies. Technical Earthen storage design and surface water hydrologic modelling. Design of irrigation infrastructure works including pipeline, supply and drainage channels, culverts and earthworks. Preparation of Site-Based Management Plans – Intensive Livestock Activities. Preparation of development applications – Intensive Livestock Activities. Preparation of Erosion and Sediment Control Plans – Intensive Livestock Activities. Layout design of feedlots including pens, water storages, effluent management systems. Undertaking geotechnical investigations for proposed development sites, assessment of material suitability. Checking and auditing report quality. Group Manager - Environment July 2016 – Ostwald Bros August 2017 Monitor all environmental legislative requirements and standards and assist with implementation across the Ostwald Bros Group. Responsible for working with the HSEQ manager to gain ISO14001:2015 accreditation. Establish, develop and maintain positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to facilitate accurate dissemination of information relating to environmental issues. Assess and anticipate environmental issues relating to the Ostwald Bros Group by maintaining an awareness of projects and activities. Provide strategic advice and counsel to the executive management team regarding the identification and management of environmental issues and activities. Initiate and manage regulatory approvals, including environmental, water supply and wastewater beneficial use, intensive livestock, extractive materials etc. Negotiate approval conditions with agencies, and oversee approval compliance for current and future developments across the Ostwald Bros Group. Collaborate with the executive team to develop environmental systems and processes to support strategic directions and to identify risk exposures. Oversee development of planning, engineering, and/or environmental supporting information for relevant regulatory approvals, including coordination of consultants and contractors. Negotiate approval conditions with agencies, and ensure approval compliance for current and future developments across the Ostwald Bros Business Units. ROD DAVIS PO Box 1223, TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 Phone: +61 427 629 203, email: [email protected] Engineering and Environment Manager January2015 - Ostwald Bros June 2016 Responsibilities included: Lead negotiations and communications with local, state and federal government agencies for environmental, construction materials, water supply and wastewater beneficial use approvals for future developments across the Ostwald Bros Business Units. Oversee development of planning, engineering, and/or environmental supporting information for relevant regulatory approvals, including coordination of consultants and contractors. Negotiate approval conditions with agencies, and ensure approval compliance for current and future developments across the Ostwald Bros Business Units. Provide timely and accurate advice on environmental hazards and compliance issues to internal stakeholders and pro-actively develop mitigation strategies. Overseeing audits, analysis and collation of environmental and engineering performance data and reporting information to internal staff, clients and regulatory bodies. Prepare reports and submissions to internal and external stakeholders from a planning, engineering and environmental perspective. Providing planning and environmental training to Ostwald Bros Group staff at all levels. Develop and manage environmental monitoring, testing and compliance programs and any appropriate corrective actions that may be required. Senior Environmental Coordinator May 2014 - Ostwald Facilities and Accommodation December 2014 Responsibilities included: Initiate, draft and manage regulatory approvals, including environmental, water supply and wastewater beneficial use, negotiate approval conditions with agencies, and oversee approval compliance for current and future developments across the Facilities and Accommodation Group. Provide input into the development/review of development plans from an environmental perspective. Ensure all aspects of development activities comply with relevant environmental regulations and standards. Develop and manage environmental monitoring, testing and compliance programs and any appropriate corrective actions that may be required. Ensure currency of regulatory approvals and fee payments for environmental compliance. Generate reports and submissions to internal and external stakeholders from an environmental perspective. Administration of current and new development environmental approvals in line with all relevant legal and environmental standards. Prepare and submit environmental authority annual returns as required. Oversee development of environmental assessments, regulatory audits and similar documentation including coordination of consultants and contractors. ROD DAVIS PO Box 1223, TOOWOOMBA QLD 4350 Phone: +61 427 629 203, email: [email protected] Coordinate field implementation of environmental systems and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements Coordinate preparation of, and manage, schedule and budget for environmental aspects of developments and oversee the design, development, procurement and implementation of the development’s environmental requirements. Liaise with Government agencies and/or external stakeholders in relation to environmental audits and other environmental issues. Principal Engineer November 2004 – FSA Consulting April 2014 Responsibilities included: Providing leadership and management to a team of professionals in water resource engineering, intensive livestock design and environmental risk and impact assessment. To provide technical