Updated 2016 Resume

1. Andrew Medew
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Andrew Medew
355 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin, VIC, 3910
p: 0425 702 957
e: andrew.medew@gmail.com
w: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-medew/21/537/baa
Career Overview
Environmental & Sustainability Industry:
Since 2010 I have followed a path to a career in the Environmental & Sustainability
Industry. To assist this I have completed a Diploma of Conservation and Land
Management and a Diploma of Sustainability. In addition to these formal academic
qualifications I have gained experience in the form of paid employment.
Land management, quality, protection and site restoration:
Within my present employment tenure, I have undertaken Land Management roles. I
have been involved in; the restoration of bushland in council parks & reserves, the
control of noxious and environmental weeds (herbicide application), landscaping
infrastructure works, and fire management & prevention works.
Conservation and management of biodiversity:
Within previous employment, I have been responsible for the project management of
major projects including; a Native Fauna project (Strzelecki Koala monitoring project),
and a Native Flora project (Strzelecki native regeneration assessment project).
Information Technology (IT) & Manufacturing:
I have experience working in the Information Technology (IT) and Manufacturing
industries. During this period I gained transferrable skills in roles including; Help Desk
manager, Systems Administration, Analyst Programmer, Business Analyst, and Project
roles. These roles developed my personal characteristics and core strengths.
Core Strengths
 An ability to work both autonomously and in team situations.
 A methodical approach to planning & organising.
 Strong analytical & data analysis skills.
 The ability to recommend & implement solutions.
 Project management and team leadership.
 Help desk & customer service.
Skills & Knowledge
 Implementation of OH&S policy & procedure.
 Project management & team co-ordination.
 Indigenous & weed species flora identification skills.
 Land management techniques.
 Weed management, knowledge of herbicide rates & their application.
 Map reading & GPS usage.

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Professional and Academic Qualifications & Courses
 Diploma of Conservation and Land Management.
 Diploma of Sustainability.
 Basic First Aid Level 2.
 AgVET Chemical Users Course- ACUP.
 Vegetation Quality Assessment (VQA) Certificate of Competency.
 White Card (Work Safely in the Construction Industry).
 Chainsaw course (Trim and Cross Cut Felled Trees).
Professional History
Team Member Labourer, Broadspectrum (previously Transfield Services),
December 2014 – present.
Activity & Roles
 Restoration of Bushland in Council Parks and Reserves.
 Control of noxious and environmental weeds in remnant vegetation.
 Herbicide application.
 Landscaping infrastructure works.
 Fire management and prevention works.
Responsibilities
 Responsible for carrying out land management & site maintenance works.
 Use & maintenance of plant and equipment.
 Completion of administrative paperwork.
Senior Forestry Technician, Hazelwood Forestry, December 2010 – May 2013.
Projects, Activity & Roles
 I was involved in a Strzelecki Koala monitoring project, where I supplied
feedback on the procedures and assessment requirements. I was the project
manager and conducted field surveys.
 I was involved in a project to return plantation and native forest land to public
ownership. My role was to project manage and lead the onsite survey
assessments of the independent regeneration standards.
 Other HVP Plantations & Latrobe City Council field experience: I was responsible
for team leadership roles in various operations, including; Planting (native
revegetation & plantation restocking), Assessments (native & plantation),
Research trials (maintenance & measurement), and Weed control operations.
Responsibilities
 Project Management: project budgets, daily management, on-time delivery of
deadlines, coordination and timetabling of staff, coordination of equipment
requirements, selection of daily sites, creation of Job Safety Analysis (JSA’s),
accurate and timely completion of documentation.
 Team leader: Field supervision of staff and other contractors, completion and
implementation of daily site specific Job Safety Analysis (JSA’s), completion of
daily job documentation.
 Other management: Field Assessment sheets (from accurate completion to
archiving), GPS equipment (the collection, downloading and archiving of data).

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Various roles (see below), Moran Furniture Australia, June 1988 - July 2007.
Help Desk Manager & System Administrator, July 2006 - July 2007.
Achievements
 Stepped in and successfully covered these roles after significant internal and
ownership changes.
 Analysed & Negotiated new IT & T contracts. With the negotiated contracts
resulting in; savings on phone costs (landlines & mobiles), and more rationalised
(printer & photocopiers) contracts.
 Developed & Implemented a Help Desk Reporting & Management system.
 Analysed & Documented new System Administration procedures after the launch
of new ERP system.
Project Team Member, January 2005 - June 2006.
Achievements
 Major contributor to the architecture & implementation of a new Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) system.
 Successfully migrated data from the legacy to a new (AS400) platform.
 Specified, tested & successful implementation of an Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI) system.
Analyst Programmer & Business Analyst, January 1994 - June 2006.
Achievements
 Successfully redeveloped Major Business System including, Sales Order Entry
system, Bill Of Materials & Work In Progress systems, and Finished Goods
Inventory control systems.
 Specified, tested & implemented an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) creating a
system for automated electronic Sales Orders including EAN (bar coding).
 Successfully consulted and negotiated the implementation of automated systems
between industry and major stakeholders (Coles Myer).
 Successful evaluation & implementation of a new Backup & Recovery system
(including hardware & software).
Programmer & Report Writer, January 1990 - December 1993.
Trainee Programmer, June 1988 - December 1989.
Referees
 Richard Appleton, Stewardship Forester, HVP Plantations. Ph: 03 5122 0600.
 Malcolm Grant, Lecturer, GippsTAFE Morwell. Ph: 03 5120 4525.
 Andrew Watkins, Managing Director, Entwined Design. (previously manager at
Moran Furniture Australia) Ph: 0447 337 448.