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ELYSE BAKER
20 Forestwood Court Nerang QLD MOB: 0435045964
Email: elyse.baker@griffithuni.edu.au
Career Objective
I have graduated from Bachelor of Science in July 2015. I am dedicated, open, honest and
a happy person. I enjoy all the aspects of environment consultancy and I am very
adaptive to the variety of roles in the field of science. I have a strong interest in climate
change and the effect it has on species ecology. I also enjoy the process of Environment
Impact Assessments and Ecological Assessments.
Education
Bachelor of Science: graduated June 2015.
Major: Wildlife biology Minor: Environment Assessment.
Awards and achievements
Six awards of commendation from the Head of School for High achievement
Academic Excellence Award for 2013 and 2014.
Ambassador for the Industry Mentoring Program
Professional Experience
SMEC Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation (November 2014 -current)
Assisted in the environmental planning and ecology sector working with senior
environmental scientists
Field work including vegetation assessments which developed plant identification
skills, along koala scat and scratch surveys.
Conducted Regional Ecosystem Map searches
Investigated federal and state legislation relevant to different projects
Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection for State listings
of threatened species and communities
Accessed and compiled WILDNET searches for specified points or areas
Regularly used GIS and Google earth to conduct research
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Key Skills
Scientific
Skilled in conducting detailed and concise Environment Impact Assessments and
report writing
Collected of marine invertebratesfordissectionandexaminationinthe laboratory
Aware of the major techniques used in studying the ecology of terrestrial
organisms, marine vertebrates and invertebrates
Able to analyse and critically evaluate arguments and evidence via data collection,
analysis and interpretation to generate and test hypotheses, synthesise and
organise information
Familiar with Planning and Environmental legislation in the states of NSW and QLD
and federal legislation
Organisationandself- management
Highly organised, dedicated with excellent time management skills demonstrated
by balancing high grades, working part time and volunteering, whilst being a full
time mother to a three year old.
Researchskills
Comprehensive knowledge in basic ecological research techniques and data
analysis
Demonstrated a working knowledge of the basics of research methods and its
relationship to statistical inference
Experienced in Computer statistical program SPSS version 20 and Geographical
information systemcomputer program ARCGIS
Employment History
Waitress- The Wallaby Hotel (Oct 2010 to current)
Received orders from patrons and provided enjoyable service
Closing procedures
Cash handling
Dealt with conflict resolution
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Loan conditioning and assessment administrator -PR FINANCE- (Jan2010 to Oct
2010)
Responsibilities
Managing the new application and documentation process
Analysing deals and delegating them to the appropriate departments
Preparing, validating, compiling, producing and dispatching loan documentation
to members or relevant parties
Providing premium customer service to enquiring clients
Use of software programs Win collect, Thin Client and Rego Wizard
Excellent and thorough administration skills and data entry
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Referees
Jon Alexander Ashley Marsden
Position: Planning and Environment Position: Environmental Scientist
Manager, Gold Coast SMEC
SMEC
Phone: 0424 152 298 Phone: 0412 778 996
Email: jon.alexander@smec.com Email: ashley.marsden@smec.com
