Curriculum Vitae – Robert Brown
Date of Birth : Address : Telephone : E-mail :	23^rd June 1957 634, Grey Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3216 07 852 5600 or 021 606 183 gaia@clara.co.uk

Personal Profile

Recently moved from the UK, a conscientious and enthusiastic individual developing a career in environmental management and sustainable development. Possessing excellent verbal and written communication skills I adapt to change and enjoy challenges where I am able to work on my own initiative or in groups to manage tasks and achieve objectives.

Consistent Psychometric test results - ‘thinker/doer’.

Skills and personal achievements
Professional	Waikato SBN Get Sustainable Challenge and Kent Sustainable Business Partnership Awards Judge. Sustainability appraisals, business support, environmental management systems advice and waste minimisation training, project management. Very IT-MS Office literate, qualified internal ISO 14001 and 9000 auditor, cost benefits, quantity surveying, report writing, CAD design, bid and tender preparation, implementation of projects and team supervision.
Personal	Thanet Local Agenda 21, East Kent Friends of the Earth Co-ordinator, Presiding Officer at Parliamentary Elections and run four Marathons- London x3 and New York

Employment since June ‘07: Energy Manager, Hamilton City Council, Hamilton, New Zealand

responsible for managing an organisation-wide energy management programme that includes advising Managers on energy-related issues, identifying opportunities for improvements, and implementing projects to reduce energy costs.

The key functions are to;

• identify opportunities to introduce innovative energy-saving technologies and products,
• implement projects in conjunction with managers, monitor and report on energy costs and consumption,
• deliver and maintain energy supplier relationships
• increase awareness throughout Council of the need for energy efficiency and conservation,
• work with individual departmentson energy audits and project related work.

Details of previous work in a similar Sustainable Business Advisor role –

the Kent Sustainable Business Partnership - Enterprise and Sustainability Thanet

The EaST project was a £100k fixed term EU funded program to deliver support to enterprise in Thanet; specifically relating to sustainable development.

The diverse post responsibilities included generation of initial client contacts, arranging meetings, assessing needs and organising the delivery of the identified support. This entailed initial marketing and promotion of the project, organising a launch and 4 other events. After identifying companies support was engaged to generate diagnostic reports from which the appropriate services were brokered. As the Facilitator I was responsible for generating these appointments, interviews/audits, the diagnostic reports, identifying any support and promotional opportunities.

There were several outputs which included the identification of local enterprise to form a local sustainable business partnership and promotion of best practice within it. The support provided was in the form of education and training, environmental audits, waste minimisation and energy efficiency advice. This advice was brokered from Envirowise, the Kent Energy Centre, Business Link Kent, Environment Agency and the Kent Sustainable Business Partnership. On completion of the project the facilitation role continued as a self employed enterprise, Casa Gaia

Career history overleaf

CAREER HISTORY
Year to	Employer	Role and Responsibilities
Present	Hamilton City Council, Garden Place, Hamilton, NZ	Energy Manager	Conception and delivery of the energy conservation and efficiency programme for the City Council assets. Initiation and delivery of energy saving projects through audit, business case and implementation.
June 2007	Self Employed T/A Casa Gaia UK	Environmental Practitioner	Establishing an independent social eco-enterprise for East Kent. Sustainability appraisals, EMS training, Climate Change awareness, local network support, contracted project intervention and newsletters.
	Kent & Medway Walking Bus Group c/o Kent Highways, 2 Beer Cart Lane, Canterbury, Kent. CT1 2NN UK	Project Officer	Part-time to develop walking bus schemes throughout Kent. Fundraising, talks to parents and project support.
2005	Kent Sustainable Business Partnership / Business Link Kent UK	Enterprise and Sustainability Thanet Facilitator	The EaST project was an ERDF/SEEDA funded program to deliver sustainable development support to Thanet Objective 2 area enterprise.
2003	Steelcase Plc, Westwood Industrial Estate, Ramsgate Rd, Margate, Kent. CT9 4JB UK	Manufacturing Production / Industrial Engineer	Environmental Management to ISO 14001, Lean Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Waste Reduction, Thanet LA21, Construction Projects, PPM, Pro/Engineer CAD & MS Office Professional software
1995	E.H.Brown Fencing Ltd., 26-28, Mill Hill, Deal, Kent. CT14 9FD	Estimator / Surveyor	Site surveys for fencing, preparation of estimates, works instructions, through to final account.
1994	British Maritime Technology, Port & Coastal Group, S’oton and Oscar Faber Water, Exeter, Devon.	Consultancies Technician	Sediment sampling for MAFF and Mevagissey sewage transfer scheme for the South West Water Authority
1993	Transmanche Link Joint Venture, Beachborough, Newington, Folkestone, Kent. CT18 8NP.	Assistant Resident Engineer	Channel Tunnel Trackwork Installation. Quality control, site safety and efficiency of trackbed concreting.
1991	Thanet District Council, Council Offices, P.O.Box 9, Cecil St. Margate, Kent. CT9 1XZ.	Assistant Resident Engineer	Minnis Bay Coast Protection checking setting out, excavations, formwork and concreting operations, progress records.
1991	Transmanche Link Joint Venture, Beachborough, Newington, Folkestone, Kent. CT18 8NP.	Pithead Engineer - Fixed contract	Channel Tunnel Segment Distribution. Maintenance of all lining supplies to six simultaneous TBM drives.
1989	Charlier Construction Ltd, 8-12, Stade Street, Hythe, Kent CT21 6BE	Administrator / Surveyor	Building Contract estimating, quantity surveying and accounts. Organising site materials, plant and labour.
1987	Thanet District Council, Council Offices, P.O.Box 9, Cecil St. Margate, Kent. CT9 1XZ.	Civil Engineering Technician	Coast Protection and Drainage. Preparation of Tenders inc. bills of quantities, specifications and drawings. Site supervision and liason with Environmental Agencies.
1982	Foyle’s, Charing Cross Rd. London	Bookshop	Technical Book Sales

EDUCATION
Secondary	1967-1976	Higher	1976-1980
Dane Court Technical High Sch, Broadstairs, Kent		Queen Mary College, University of London
G.C.E.'O' LEVELS	Chemistry Engineering English Language 3 units Geometrical drawing Mathematics Physics	B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Biology	Ecology Organic Chemistry Soil Geography Geology Plant physiology Microbiology 1 unit Biochemistry Marine Biology Mathematical Models
G.C.E. 'A' LEVELS	English Literature Pure Mathematics Physics
Continuing	1994-1995	Professional	2000 - 2006
East Kent ITEC	Information Technology City & Guilds	Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Lead Auditor	ISO 9000 Quality and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
First Aid, Child Protection Trained and CRB cleared		IEMA Associate Member NVQ Level 3 Business Development

Referees (who can be contacted at anytime, others available upon request)		Contact details
Steelcase	1205 Anchor Terrace, Powder Springs, GA 30127 United States	jentyler@comcast.net
Ms Jen Tyler		001 770 819 5302
KSBP	KCC & KSBP Sustainable Development Manager, Invicta Innovations, East Malling Research, East Malling, Kent. ME19 6BJ	steve.rees@kent.gov.uk
Mr Steve Rees		0044 7740 185 376