eWater Annual report 2011-2012 our CRC heritage
eWater CRC Executive Team (2005-2012) Professor Gary Jones Chief Executive After a distinguished research career in Australia and overseas, Gary became the Chief Executive of the CRC for Freshwater Ecology in 2002 and CEO of eWater CRC at its establishment in 2005. Gary continues to lead eWater.
Gareth Lloyd Executive Manager, Marketing and Communication Gareth brought to eWater his 20 years’ of experience in both marketing and communications in the corporate and not-for-profit sectors in the United Kingdom and Australia. Prior to joining eWater he was Head of Communications for BBC English Regions. Gareth led the Marketing and Communication team until April 2012.
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Dr Ralph Ogden Executive Manager, Urban / Ecology / International Ralph led eWater CRC teams to create decision support software to help city planners manage urban water, whether in suburbs, regions or river systems. He was formerly the Director of Knowledge Exchange in the CRC for Freshwater Ecology, forerunner of eWater CRC. Ralph is now eWater’s Principal Scientist and Director of the Source Community, Toolkit, Training and Documentation.
Joel Rahman Technology Manager Joel has more than 10 years’ experience in model development and software engineering and is leading the development of broad-scale hydrological modelling tools. He has been involved in the development of several integrated hydrological delivered via the Toolkit website. He has also been involved in the development of hydrological tools for modelling water quantity, water quality and ecological condition in rural and urban catchments. Joel is now a senior consultant and his company, Flow Matters, is a Source Modelling Community member.
Aapo Skorulis Executive Manager, Business Operations Aapo was responsible for eWater’s business operations from late November 2006 until early 2012. He joined eWater from the University of Wollongong where he held various research related roles including General Manager of Innovation and Commercial Development, Director of Research Office and Director of Incubator Initiative.
Dr Peter Wallbrink Executive Manager, River Systems / Catchments and Climate Peter led a multidisciplinary team developing the Source platform. Peter was formerly the Deputy Director of the CRC for Catchment Hydrology. He has led diverse teams—drawn from many agencies and disciplines—working on issues of national significance. This includes leading teams on behalf of CSIRO, the Land and Water R&D Corporation, Melbourne Water and the Sydney Catchment Authority. Peter continues to play a lead role in supporting the application of eWater Source through his role at CSIRO.