Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Other Experience
Other Courses & Awards
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Eva Davis Jones

Kallista,VIC

Summary

Kind, compassionate environmental professional with over eight years of experience in bushland management, biodiversity monitoring, and community engagement. Ongoing and extensive volunteer involvement in environmental advocacy and management. Completed a Diploma of Conservation Land Management and Swinburne University and is currently completing a Bachelor of Environmental Science at Deakin. Committed in both work and volunteer capacity to creating resilient and healthy ecosystems and communities through practical, creative environmental management and community education.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Field Ecologist

Ecologic & Wildlife Unlimited
02.2024 - Current
  • - Worked across Victoria on projects for private and government agencies such as Parks Victoria, Game management authority and private landholders.
  • - Collected data on threatened and introduced species
  • - Assessed vegetation types and ecosystem health
  • - Worked alongside multidisciplinary teams of ecologists

Bushland Contractor

Ecosystems Land Management
10.2018 - Current
  • - Delivered ecological restoration works on private properties, including weed control, revegetation, and erosion control. Developing relationships with private landowners, educating and advising about how to manage the ecological values on their properties.
  • - Conducted flora surveys and contributed to project reporting
  • - Worked with Melbourne Water grant recipients to implement long-term restoration plans
  • - Led small teams and trialed innovative invasive species control techniques

Casual Ecologist

Victorian Forest Alliance, Friends of the Earth, Kinglake Friends of the Forest and Victorian National Parks Association
09.2022 - 01.2024
  • - Led teams during threatened species surveys across diverse regions
  • - Navigated remote wilderness areas with handheld GPS.
  • - Provided ecological data collection for advocacy and research

Bushcrew Member

Southern Ranges Environment Alliance
12.2017 - 03.2019
  • - Participated in bush regeneration and invasive weed control

Gardener

Madame Gardeners
01.2015 - 10.2017
  • - General gardening work in Melbourne’s inner and eastern suburbs

Education

Bachelor of Environmental Science - Wildlife & Conservation Biology

Deakin University

Habitat Conservation & Management Short Course - undefined

La Trobe University

Diploma of Conservation and Land Management - undefined

Swinburne University
01.2022

VCE - undefined

St Margaret’s School
01.2016

Skills

  • Technical:
  • - Ecological restoration & bushland management
  • - Invasive species control
  • - Botanical and Ecological knowledge
  • - Operation of chainsaw and Brush cutter
  • Community & Engagement:
  • - Volunteer coordination
  • - Environmental education & advocacy
  • - Stakeholder communication
  • - Public engagement
  • Additional:
  • - Physically fit and capable
  • - Creativity and Kindness

Certification

  • Operate Chainsaw Certificate (May 2022)
  • First Aid Certificate (Current)
  • Working with children’s check [current]
  • Valid Victorian Driver’s license [manual]
  • Member of the following groups: Australian Association for Bush regenerators [AABR], Entomological Society of Victoria, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria and Australian National Trail member.

Other Experience

  • Lifeguard at Cardinia Life and Casey ARC (2016–2017)
  • Camera assistant at Blue Range Studio Productions (2015)
  • Volunteer at EDAR Arts (2014) and Fiddlers Green Retirement Village (2012–2013)

Other Courses & Awards

  • - Completed first year of Bachelor of Fine Art (VCA)
  • - Short course in botanical illustration (2015)
  • - Advanced Lifeguarding & First Aid (2016)

Timeline

Field Ecologist

Ecologic & Wildlife Unlimited
02.2024 - Current

Casual Ecologist

Victorian Forest Alliance, Friends of the Earth, Kinglake Friends of the Forest and Victorian National Parks Association
09.2022 - 01.2024

Bushland Contractor

Ecosystems Land Management
10.2018 - Current

Bushcrew Member

Southern Ranges Environment Alliance
12.2017 - 03.2019

Gardener

Madame Gardeners
01.2015 - 10.2017

Habitat Conservation & Management Short Course - undefined

La Trobe University

Diploma of Conservation and Land Management - undefined

Swinburne University

VCE - undefined

St Margaret’s School

Bachelor of Environmental Science - Wildlife & Conservation Biology

Deakin University
Eva Davis Jones