
Co-Founder at Bang the Table
Newcastle Area, Australia

Co-Founder at Bang the Table
Newcastle Area, Australia
Bang the Table aims to ensure that everybody can play a part in important decisions that affect their lives.
Specialists in online communiity engagement and consultation strategies
(Internet industry)
January 2008 — Present (2 years )
www.bangthetable.com aims to allow everyone to participate in public decision making processes. We specialising in advising organisations on managing comunity engagement in an online environment and we provide an affordable, independently moderated and accessible online platform to Government and private sector organisations to host consultations that people can access in their own time.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
December 2005 — December 2009 (4 years 1 month)
Non executive board member and Chair of community and affordable housing provider
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
March 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Specializing in policy analysis, demographic, social and economic assessment, community engagement and strategic planning. www.duoconsulting.com.au
(Management Consulting industry)
November 2004 — June 2008 (3 years 8 months)
Strategy development consultants specialising in government relations.
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Government Administration industry)
January 2002 — November 2004 (2 years 11 months)
Management of planning and infrastructure for the Hunter Region of NSW for the State Government
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Government Relations industry)
January 2000 — January 2002 (2 years 1 month)
Lobbyist and policy Director for farmers' peak body
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Government Administration industry)
January 1999 — January 2000 (1 year 1 month)
Infrastructure policy advisor
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Administration industry)
May 1996 — September 1998 (2 years 5 months)
Policy branch manager for regional economic development
(Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
September 1993 — May 1997 (3 years 9 months)
Did a number of jobs including new line community consultation and client management and finished with LT as Environmental Development Manager.
MSc , Transport Planning and Management , 1994 — 1996
MSc , Environmental and Resource Economics , 1992 — 1993
BA(Hons)1 , Economics , 1989 — 1992