Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute

2011 SICC Committee Members

Region	Member	Role
ACT	Alister Nairn	Treasurer
NSW	Warwick Hehir
NSW	Heidi Brown
NT	Fiona Michael
NZ	Chris Weir
NZ	Veronika Frank
Qld	Nick Lawrence	Web Admin
Qld	Alan Hobson
SA	Penny Baldock	Chair
Tas	Dawn Hendrick
Vic	Chris Pettit
Vic	Jessica Davies	vice-Chair
WA	Kerry Smyth
WA	Tom Brownlie

Committee Profiles

Danielle Beaudreau

Danielle has a Bachelor in Marine Biology from The University of New Haven in the US and a Masters in Applied Science Environmental Science from the University of Sydney where she concentrated on geographic information systems. She has worked in both public and private sectors in GIS and remote sensing. She currently works at Geoscience Australia as a GIS officer working on data integration and imagery management.

25 Jan, 2012

Veronika Frank

Veronika Frank has a degree in Applied Science majoring in Geomatics and relational database management from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. She has worked in Australia, the UK and New Zealand, predominantly in the utilities and local government sectors focusing on data management. Her current role is with the Christchurch City Council in New Zealand. In the past year Veronika's primary focus has been the coordination of the GIS response to the Christchurch earthquakes. Veronika is currently an active SSSI NZ Region Committee member, represents NZ on the SSSI SICC Com...

10 Nov, 2011

Fiona Michael

Fiona is a Spatial Officer with the NT Dept Lands and Planning, her job entails management and quality assurance of topographic data and imagery for the whole of the NT. She is a founding member of the SSI / SSSI.

Fiona represents the NT on the ICSM Elevation and Imagery working groups and have attended meetings of the Permanent Committee on Topographic Information.

10 Nov, 2011

Chris Weir

10 Nov, 2011

Dawn Hendrick

Dawn has an Honours degree in Geological Sciences, and a Masters in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology from Universities in the UK. She worked in the seismic exploration industry before emigrating to Toowoomba in Queensland in 1985. In 1991 she moved to Brisbane and started her own mapping consultancy. In 2000 she studied externally through Charles Sturt University for a Graduate Diploma in GIS and Remote Sensing. Since then she has worked for Local and State Government and a number of private companies. In 2010 Dawn moved to Tasmania as part of a "Treechange" and now works part-time for s...

08 Nov, 2011

Jessica Davies

Jessica is currently a Business Analyst/Project Manager at Geomatic Technologies. She completed a PhD in Location Based Services and Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) in 2004, through which she developed a comprehensive understanding of both the theoretical and practical considerations for SDIs which has been reinforced over the past seven years of her experience in the private sector. Jessica represents Victorian spatial professionals on the Victorian SSSI Regional committee and the institute’s Spatial Information and Cartography Commission committee. In 2007 Jessica was the recipient...

07 Nov, 2011

Penny Baldock

Penny studied Geography at the University of Adelaide, and has been working within the spatial profession for over 8 years, principally as a GIS Analyst. Penny has been involved with the SSI since its inception, in many different roles. She was the Institute Chair of the SSI Young Professionals in 07-08, and moved from that position to become Chair of the SA Region and a Director of the SSI. In 2006 she was recognised as Young Spatial Professional of the year for her contribution and leadership in the industry. Penny enjoys contributing to the development of the industry and is passionate abou...

07 Nov, 2011

Nick Lawrence

Nick Lawrence has a Bachelor's degree in Science, majoring in GIS and Botany from the University of Queensland, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in GIS. He is also certified as a Geographic Information Systems Professional (Asia Pacific). Nick is currently a Senior Spatial Sciences Officer for the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads in Brisbane, where his duties include procuring and distributing spatial data, deploying desktop GIS software, spatial systems development and providing training and support for GIS. In the Institute, Nick is chair of the GISP-AP certification panel, and...

31 May, 2011

Dr Chris Pettit

Dr Pettit is the research manager - Spatial Information Sciences in the Future Farming Systems Research Division, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI), Victoria. Dr Pettit is an honorary principal research fellow at the University of Melbourne and senior research fellow RMIT University. The DPI spatial information sciences research team develops and applies a range of spatial technologies including spatial decision support systems, visualisation, remote sensing, and GIS. These technologies are applied across a number of natural resource management and agricultural domains including...

31 May, 2011

Alistair Nairn

Alister Nairn is currently Director of Geography at the Australian Bureau of Statistics where he has led developments in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard and geospatial support for the Bureau for the past 5 years. Previous to that Alister worked with Geoscience Australia and its predecessor leading areas of geospatial policy development and project management of significant surveying, mapping, and GIS projects. Alister has qualifications in management, surveying and certification as a GIS professional (GISP-AP).