Amanda Amjadali

About

Engineer/Project Manager/Science Manager ,

Pacific Science Solutions

Summary

I have a degree in Engineering and Computing, a Masters in Business Administration and am currently undertaking a Juris Doctor in Law at Monash University. I have significant experience managing projects in oceanography, climatology and technology, as well as, experience in procurement, logistics and asset management. I have successfully undertaken international stakeholder liaison for the provision of operational scientific services to both public and private sectors in the Pacific. I worked in the Australian Bureau of Meteorology for 15 years in diverse roles such as National Oceanographic Manager, National Climate and Ocean Manager, Observing Infrastructure and Equipment Manager etc. I am now a Director for Pacific Science Solutions, a newly formed science consultancy service based in Suva, Fiji.

Qualifications and credentials

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Civil and Computing, 1996-2000, Completed, Monash University

Masters in Business Administration (Technology Management), 2005-2010, Completed, La Trobe University and Chifley Business School

Juris Doctor, 2014, On-going, Monash University

PRINCE2 Foundation Course in Project Management, 2012, Completed

Australian Army Reserve Officer Cadet, 2006-2007, Completed

Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA), 2003, Completed, Microsoft

English, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent

Work experience

M & E specialist

Proposal writing/Report writing

IT Management

Pacific Science Solutions, Director, Melbourne, Australia

Australian Bureau of Meteorology, COSPPac Team Leader Climate and Ocean Monitoring and Prediction, Managed in Melbourne but implemented across the Pacific, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Tonga, PNG, Vanuatu, Team Leader Climate and Ocean Monitoring and Prediction, COSPPac: Climate and Ocean support program in the Pacific, In this position I managed a dozen staff members to help build capacity in Climate and Ocean Services in 10 Pacific Island countries. This requires a

Australian Bureau of Meteorology, National Manager, Ocean Climate Services, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, National Manager, Ocean Climate Services, Ocean Climate Services, This was a newly-created position at the Bureau and aimed at providing high quality historical ocean and sea level related data and to further develop

Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Manager, Observing, Infrastructure & Equipment, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, Manager, Observing, Infrastructure & Equipment, Infrastructure Management, In this position I manage teams of engineers and technical officers to ensure observing equipment is available for operational deployment. This requir

Australian Bureau of Meteorology, National Manager Oceanographic Services, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, National Manager Oceanographic Services, Oceanographic Services, My position as National Manager Oceanographic Services involved: • The project management of the Research and Development aspects of BLUElinkII. This

Publications

Drought Monitoring in the Pacific Islands - The COSPPac project, APEC Climate Symposium 2013

Climate Variability and Malaria in the Solomon Islands: Towards an Operational Malaria Early Warning System, Greenhouse Conference presentation 2013

Building Climate Services capacity in Pacific Island Countries’, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Conference 2013

The use of seasonal climate forecasts to inform decision-making and management in the renewable energy sector of Samoa, Climate Exchange: World Meteorological Organization, Tudor Rose 2012

Pacific Ocean Map Portal: Informing decision making through high quality visualisation of ocean climate data, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 2013