Appendix D - Bushfire Management Plan

Curriculum Vitae Les Hawkes, Senior Associate - The Consultancy Bureau Pty Ltd

@ 1989

@ 1990

Review of North Queensland - Forestry Structure, Personnel and redundancy needs
following the closure of Rainforest Management.

Develop a state-wide structure for Forest extension including interaction with Land
Care, Integrated Catchment Management and Extension Research.

¢ 1993 Business planning and development of a Hire Equipment business.
@ 1996 Purchase of a Ladder Manufacturing business and implementation of anew factory
system and a changed marketing strategy.
1998 Purchased leather distribution company and implemented change to post a 400%
increase in turnover in 30 months.
Additional Skills
« Considerable involvement with Aboriginal Communities over a 25 year period including -
assistance in developing skills (sawmilling, fire protection, and special native treecrops).
¢ Assistance with employment training schemes especially using unskilled labour.
+ Developing and assisting with problems employing people of diverse cultural
backgrounds.
+ Major team building has included:-

Forest Extension Programme
Up-sizing for new Plantation Programme
Staff morale reviews during and after the Rainforest Logging Debate

Scope of Consultancy Services

¢ Les Hawkes has a strong operational background with excellent interpersonal skills at the
work place. He has extensive experience in feasibility studies and design of projects and
programmes. Les possesses extensive experience in project implementation / with large
workforces and budgets, and develops sound operational plans showing achievement
milestones and required reporting arrangements.

¢ Considerable experience in land use evaluation reporting and conflict resolution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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