Clare Felton-Taylor

Self-motivated Biosecurity Coordinator brings proven leadership, organizational and customer relations skills. Independently solves problems and keeps teams on task to handle diverse business requirements. History retaining clients and talented staff.

• JOJOBA NATURAL, Grower, Manufacturer, Marketing and Sales, 1995, Present
• NARRABRI SHIRE COUNCIL, Biosecurity Coordinator, Feb 11, Present
• AGRITECH, Casual Research Agronomist, Nov 11, Feb 11
• NORTHERN GROWER ALLIANCE, Research Agronomist, May 07, Oct 10
• BAYER CROPSCIENCE, Research and Development Specialist, Sept 04, March 07
• CSIRO – Farming Systems Cotton Research, Technical Officer, Dec 99, Aug 04

• JOJOBA NATURAL, Grower, Manufacturer, Marketer and Sales, Keep the family business by growing the next generation of Jojoba plants, using best practice guidelines, Manufacture high quality natural products that are free of fixatives and preservatives., Continue to market Jojoba as a natural skincare of choice striving to continually increase sales, Keep up with social media to market Jojoba, Attend Boutique markets and shows to present our products to the market, Liaise with website designers, Ensure that all online sales are packed and sent off within 2-3 days, Provide the best customer experience
• NARRABRI SHIRE COUNCIL, Biosecurity Coordinator, Feb 2011, Current, Inspect all land within the Narrabri Shire Council for Biosecurity Matter ie private, public, State and Federally owned land, Engage in Rapid Response programs within the weeds space but also state run responses such as the Veroa Mite response, Coordinate Rapid Responses within the Shire ie: Alligator Weed Rapid Response and Harrisia Cactus Rapid Response, Community Engagement at Field Days, Agquip, Shows, Environmental Days such as Wattle Day, Management of staff and at times the Compliance team while manager is away, Management of contractors, Successfully applied for numerous Grants in the Weed Space in excess of $500 000. Most recently the Weeds Action Program where the Shire application was number 1 in the State, Report monthly and quarterly to North West Local Land Service and to NSW Department of Primary Industries., Control of Biosecurity Matter within the Shire
• NORTHERN GROWER ALLIANCE, Research Agronomist, May 2007, Oct 2010, Involved in all aspects of trial work, including locating suitable trial sites, planting of trials, treatment application, assessing of trials and data analysis., Communication with growers and agronomists to identify, develop and achieve mutual project objectives., Management of contractors.
• BAYER CROPSCIENCE, Research and Development Specialist, Sept 2004, March 2007, Involved in all aspects of product development from conception through to commercialisation of products, including protocol development, locating suitable trial sites, planting of trials, treatment application, assessing trials, data analysis and final report writing., Preparation of submissions for the presentation of research data to the Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA)., Communication with industry members and growers to identify, develop and achieve mutual project objectives., Provide technical knowledge and support for the commercial team., Assume national responsibility for selected products., Management of third party contractors.
• CSIRO FARMING SYSTEMS, COTTON RESEARCH, Technical Officer, Dec 1999, Aug 2004, Supervised and maintained all projects, which included setting up of trials, field work, laboratory analysis, data entry and making sure the trials were completed accurately and on time., Supervise casual labour and work experience students., Organising workshops such as “Safe use of Nuclear Type Soil Moisture & Density Gauges” and “First Aid” courses including the organising of refreshments and meals., Organise field trips, including daily itineraries and equipment required to complete trial work., Organise daily, weekly and monthly plans to complete project work., Write protocols., Interaction with growers both verbally and in writing to source management strategies regarding their properties., Interaction with industry people such as chemical companies and agronomists., Continual liaising with other project members and farm staff to ensure the smooth running of projects.

• Lawrie Price, Research Manager, Northern Grower Alliance, Toowoomba, Queensland, 0448106178
• Sarah Wilson, Technical Advisor, Bayer CropScience, Goondiwindi, Queensland, 07 4671 0832, 0427 133 881