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Bob Pagan

Robert (Bob) Pagan received his undergraduate training in chemistry and subsequently worked as a teacher of science for a number of years. During that time, his also gained some overseas teaching experience in Japan and Brazil. Bob went on to obtain a Masters Degree in Biotechnology from the University of New South Wales and worked for many years in the biotechnology industry, including ten years with a small, innovative membrane research and development company.  During this time, Bob gained considerable experience in the areas of fermentation science, membrane science and laboratory analysis. In particular, Bob developed expertise in ethanol fermentation to produce fuel ethanol, and the application of membrane technology to waste treatment and resource recovery.

Since 1993, Bob has been based at The University of Queensland, where he has been extensively involved in providing  services to industry on matters related to environmental management; in particular Cleaner Production. Projects managed by Bob have included: Cleaner Production and Eco-efficiency assessments for individual manufacturing companies; sector-wide Cleaner Production reviews for the metal casting and metal finishing industries; feasibility assessments of ‘cleaner technologies’ and cost-benefit analyses of waste management opportunities.

Bob teaches a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University on topics such as Cleaner Production, Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and environmental impact assessment, and supervises student research projects.

In 1995, he established the UNEP Working Group for Cleaner Production in the Food Industry. The group’s aim is to promote the adoption of Cleaner Production and to act as a clearing house for information related to Cleaner Production, environmental management and sustainability in the agri-food sector and others.

Penny Prasad

Penny has worked for the UNEP Working Group for Cleaner Production since 2000, gaining valuable experience in applying Cleaner Production to a wide variety of industries. Penny is a chemical engineering graduate of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and has eight years experience in the food industry with CSR Refined Sugars Group and National Foods. Penny has had a wide variety of positions including Shift Superintendent, Quality Services Manager, Process Engineer and Production Manager with CSR and Team Leader with National Foods. It was through her role as Environmental Co-ordinator while working in various positions with CSR that Penny was able to broaden her knowledge and interest in Cleaner Production and Environmental Management.

Penny has undertaken Cleaner Production/Eco-efficiency assessments for a wide range of industries such as large food manufacturers, food service businesses, poultry growers and metal fabricators and has worked on life cycle assessment projects for a large power generator and the Queensland Department of Main Roads. Penny is a qualified internal environmental auditor for the University of Queensland.

Marguerite Renouf

Marguerite trained originally as an industrial chemist, and worked for 6 years in mineral processing industries in Australia and overseas.  During this time she developed an interest in the environmental performance of industry and has since pursued a career in environmental management.  She has accrued 12 years of environmental management consulting experience, including compliance and due-diligence auditing, development of Environmental Management Systems, eco-efficiency / cleaner production assessments and life cycle assessment.

Marguerite's main area of interest and expertise is the identification and assessment of opportunities for improving the environmental performance of industry.  She has worked mostly with manufacturing industries (food processing, metal forming and finishing, electricity generators), but more recently with the agricultural sector.

Marguerite is currently undertaking a post-graduate research project (PhD) examining the environmental implications of product diversification in the Queensland sugar industry using life cycle assessment (LCA).  Through this Marguerite has developed considerable skills in the use of LCA and has been actively contributing to the development of the technique in Australia. 

Nicole Price

Nicole has worked with the UNEP Working Group for over six years and is interested in fostering community and industry involvement in environmental management. She has been involved in many projects with the group including the development of industry toolkits, fact sheets and training material and recently in preparing and assessing Water Efficiency Management Plans.  She has completed the ecoBiz Facilitators training and is a certified facilitated for the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency ecoBiz program.

She is a qualified secondary school science teacher and National Parks and Wildlife Ranger providing her with excellent teaching and training skills. Prior to her current position she worked with the Environmental Protection Agency preparing training packages for rural landholders interested in sustainable land management practices. Encouraging community involvement and stewardship of bushland throughout SE Qld was also her primary role as the co-ordinator of volunteers involved in the state government project ‘NatureSearch’. She has field experience as a seasonal National Parks and Wildlife Ranger at Bundaberg which involved a large component of interacting with the public through interpretative talks and as a wildlife attendant on the Sunshine Coast. She has worked previously as a research assistant for the University of Queensland, Gatton on a project investigating how best to evaluate the effectiveness of protected area management on Fraser Island. She has a further three years experience with the University as a technical officer assisting academic staff to prepare teaching materials and field trips. She started her career as laboratory assistant.

Jane Gaffel

Jane is a Chartered Environmental Engineer, who graduated with honours from The University of Queensland, and has a wide range of experience in the environmental field.  She is currently involved in development of eco-efficiency resources for the Food Processing and Foundry Industries - www.ecoefficiency.com.au.  She is also currently the Dairy Manufactures Sustainability Council Co-ordinator and is involved in preparing Dairy Australia's Sustainability Report for the 07/08 period.  She is also involved in the updating a carbon calculator for the Sustainable Tourism industry and preparing a greenhouse gas inventory for the Australian Dairy Industry. She has compiled eco-efficiency fact sheets for small business and been involved in preparing and assessing Water Efficiency Management Plans.  She has completed the ecoBiz Facilitator training and is now a certified facilitator for the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency ecoBiz program.

She has been working as an environmental engineer for the past ten years with experience in a wide range of fields including international experience in contaminated land, water quality and quantity assessments.  She also has experience in environmental management for infrastructure placement for Local Government  with tasks ranging from site investigation and assessment, approvals application, development of environmental management plans for construction with a focus on erosion and sediment control to environmental auditing of construction sites. 

Saori Miyake

Saori has recently joined the team and has over ten years experience in the sustainability field.  She originally graduated as a housing architect in Japan and went on to further studies in the UK in urban planning and has since gained a wide range of experience in fields including sustainable urban and transport policies, energy and air emissions.  She has experience as a research consultant for various project for different levels of government and for the automotive industry in Japan.  Her interest in sustainable energy and greenhouse gas emissions has been developed through her career and current studies in a Masters of Environmental Management and her work with the UNEP team. 

She is currently involved in a wide range of projects including the development case studies on energy efficiency in the dairy processing industry and the development of a greenhouse gas inventory for the Australian Dairy industry.  She is also currently involved in developing and upgrading a carbon calculation tool for the Sustainable Tourism Industry. 

Will Kershaw

Will graduated from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering. Since completing his degree, Will has obtained a wide range of experience in the water, environment and sustainability fields. Currently Will is involved in preparing the 2007/2008 Australian Dairy Industry Sustainability Report and reviewing eco-efficiency assessment tools for the CRC for Sustainable Tourism.

Prior to his involvement with the UNEP Working Group, Will worked as an environmental consultant focusing on providing sustainable design advice to urban development master planning and large infrastructure projects, preparing integrated water management plans, water balance modeling, water quality management plans, water sensitive urban design strategies and developing hydrology and hydraulic models. 

Will has also been involved in a range of environmental monitoring and auditing projects involving soil, water and dust monitoring and environmental auditing of construction sites.