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


1977-1978        Fire Protection Officer for Queensland


Achievements
                                                                          ofall state forests from fire.
.      Responsible for management to ensure the effective protection
                                                                        of both native forests
.      Extensive work in pioneering helicopter hazard reduction burning
       and exotic plantations.
       Developing and running Fire Schools for all Field Officers Queensland.
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1970   -   1977 Various management positions in the Queensland Forest Service


           Forester in Charge ofNative Forest Management Esk Gatton
                                                                     Crows Nest.
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.          Forester inCharge   of Jimna SF. including Native Forest Management of Conondale

           Range.
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Consultancy Experience
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Human Resource Management                                                                                    Ii
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.          Up-sizing and down-sizing of workforces, for example:-                                            !’
               Increases ,in plantation establishment, staff from 50 to 120.
                                                                                        North
               Shut down of Rainforest loggg and complete review of all positions in
               Queensland and report on down-sizing.
               Implementation ofperformance management systems from 1982 1992.
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               Development ofthe Queensland wide forestry extension program including budgets,
               staff position descriptions, recruitment and placement.


Human Resource Development

                                                                                                      Fire
 .         Developing training course and providing Fire Training Schools for Queensland wide
           Prevention staff.
 .         Produced training videos for Farm Forestry, manuals for Farm Forestry, quarterly
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           corporate publication           based Tree Selection System with accompanying book
                                    computer
           version for Farm Forestry activities.                                                              ~
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 Organisational Structures and Functions
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 .1976         Department of Forestry Restructure                                                             i:
 .1982         Review of roles / responsibilities and reporting systems for Queensland Wide Sub-              ,

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