AUCKLAND - ALGA Young Professionals Forum

Australasia Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) is committed to developing the contaminated land and groundwater industry in Australasia and this includes fostering and encouraging young professionals. One aspect of this is providing a supportive environment where young professionals can share and discuss interesting projects and work experiences with their peers, industry members and practice their presentation skills.

To support this, ALGA is hosting a Young Professionals Forum on the 12th of March in Auckland from 5pm to 7pm (Presentations start 5.15pm)

Price for all Students is $10.00 incl. GST.

Your ticket includes a complimentary drink and a selection of appetizers. Please note that this is not a formal dinner event.

BYO! To minimise our use of plastic, we encourage delegates to bring their own reusable water bottles and coffee cups.

Meet the presenters:

Jack Hammond
Environmental Scientist
ENGEO

An Environmental Scientist/Geologist and contaminated land engineer working for the international engineering and environmental consultancy, ENGEO. Based in Auckland.

BSc. (Hons) (First Class) University of Auckland graduate in Geochemical Sciences/Earth Geology and Environmental. Honours research focusing on the geochemistry of oceanic mantle rocks.

Passionate about all things Earth Science with a specific focus on geochemistry.

Sylvie Maclean
Graduate Environmental Consultant
Tonkin + Taylor

Since graduating with her Masters in Environmental Science from the University of Auckland, Sylvie has been working as an Environmental Consultant at Tonkin and Taylor for the last 2 years. She has predominantly been working in Contaminated Land and most recently has been involved in residential redevelopment projects.

Elliot Stevens
Environmental Consultant
Tonkin + Taylor

Elliot has been an Environmental Consultant at Tonkin + Taylor for 18 months. To date, he has primarily worked in the residential development sector doing contaminated land work as part of the pre-construction design phase.

His background includes a master's in environmental science from the University of Auckland and two years in the waste industry prior to that.

Alex Johnson
Senior Project Manager, Engineering Services
SLR Consulting

I have a passion for keeping people healthy and safe, after learning about annual deaths due to occupational illness I thought it would be an interesting field to work in. I didn't imagine that my experience as a trainer would ever transfer into the world of environmental consulting, but it does. I enjoy being able to work with clients to determine goals and concerns, conduct investigations, work with teams on site and provide training and coaching. I hope to be able to contribute to the decrease in the number of occupational illnesses and fatalities.