Senior Advisor, Environment

Bachelor of Applied Science (Biology) - distinction
Masters Qualifier (honours) (Plant Physiology)

Gay has had both extensive and diverse experience in over 25 years in the mining industry and scientific community. She has had long term on-site experience, academic accolades in specialist ecological research, and, as a consultant, met client requirements in a variety of projects.

Core skills and expertise - environmental consulting

At Sustainability, Gay provides a variety of skills available both in-house and to clients. She has highly developed and proven abilities including:

• contract management
• large budget development and management
• technical report writing
• life-of-mine and closure planning, budgets and implementation
• community and stakeholder consultation
• proofing and editing
• scientific paper writing
• rehabilitation programme planning and implementation
• research trials
• organisation and planning
• innovative problem solving
• training and mentoring staff
• dissemination of scientific information to a wider audience

Major projects and achievements

Gay has been recognised for academic and scientific excellence. Successes have included:

• Establishment of over 170 000 trees in the formation of the green belt in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
• Rehabilitation of over 380ha of degraded land, legacy sites, exploration sites, decommissioned sites, waste rock dumps and tailing storage facilities.
• Company being awarded the AMEEF Environmental Excellence Award (Industry) and the John Tonkin Greening Award (business) for the implemented rehabilitation programmes
• Bolliger Award (Australian Mammal Society)
• Young Achiever of the Year (Science and Technology)

Career Summary

• Sole Trader, Environmental Consultant, 2006-current
• Senior Biologist, Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd , 2000-2006
• External Science Tutor, Murdoch University, 1999-2001
• Senior Environmental Rehabilitation Officer, Kalgoorlie Cons Gold Mine 1990-1998