Stuart Kininmonth

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

Doctorate

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: August 1964
Number of Children: two (20 and 16 years old)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

October 2011 to present:

Position:Spatial Ecologist and GIS consultant

Specialising in Ecological analysis, network theory analysis, GIS, and training.

Project Manager, Incident Response, Climate Change Group,  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Duties performed:

1. Lead the implementation of the Reef Health Incident Response program for 2011/12
2. Provide Technical support for the RHIR field implementation, data integration and reporting for GBRMPA
3. Lead, manage and implement components of the Climate Change Action Plan project
4. Collaborate with relevant internal and external stakeholders to deliver output integration and information synthesis from projects with the Climate Change Action Plan program.

Marine Consultant, James Cook University
Duties performed: Develop, construct and test sensor network buoy for SEMAT program. This program utilises the latest technology to monitor environmental fluctuations with high spatial resolution.

June 2001 to September 2011:
Position: Spatial Ecologist , Australian Institute of Marine Science
Duties performed:
1. Manage the construction of a geospatial data warehouse with appropriate metadata structures that will underpin the functionality of the information management system.

2. Investigate the role of networks in marine ecology.

3. Use spatial analysis techniques to address marine ecology issues.

April 2000 to June 2001:
Position: Spatial Analyst, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems

October 1998 to March 2000:
Position: IT & GIS manager, Parks Australia North

January 1996 to October 1998:

Position: Gippsland Manager, Natural Resource Systems

July 1994 to January 1996:

Position: Program Manager for Greening Australia ACT & SE NSW.

June 1993 to June 1994

Position: Self-employed as an environmental education consultant. Assistant Manager for family sheep and cattle property at Perry Bridge, East Gippsland.

November 1986 to May 1993

Position: Program Manager for Outward Bound Australia.

1984 to 1986 (part time)

Position: PADI Scuba Diving Instructor.

1982 to 1986 (summer seasonal)

Position: Mobile Support Crew Member for Department of Conservation, Forest and Lands.

EDUCATION

2011
Doctor of Philosophy
Topic: Connectivity modelling of the coral reef ecosystem
University of Queensland

2000
Masters in Resource Science
Thesis: Isolate Connectivity Index; an advancement in modelling patch to patch influence across landscapes.
University of New England

1986
Diploma of Education
Teaching methods: Biology and Science
University of Melbourne

1985
Bachelor of Science
Double major in Zoology and Environmental Genetics
University of Melbourne

1982
Matriculation
St. Annes and Gippsland Grammar School
Sale, Victoria.

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