Professional profile - Bob Moffatt Personal details Name: Robert Douglas Moffatt Wet Paper PO Box 540 Coolangatta 4225 Telephone: (07) 5525 6122 Fax: (07) 5525 7066 Qualifications: B.Sc.Dip. Ed. Grad.Dip.Ed.Admin. Bob is presently semi-retired and doing volunatary work for the Marine Teachers Association of Queensland, Surfrider Foundation and the occasional consulting project for Marine Safety Queensland. Short introduction for conferences and workshops Bob Moffatt is manager of Wet Paper Publishers and Consultants - a company specialising in primary, secondary and undergraduate marine education curriculum programs and resources. Bob works with his wife and business partner Paula, at coolangatta on the border of NSW and Queensland. Management skills Quality systems Writing and implementing quality assurance systems to AS/NZS 9001:1994. • All aspects of office management • All aspects with accreditation, auditing and registration School textbook publication and marketing • Education team project management involving gaining intellectual property rights from authors for clients Team management • Programming of speakers for workshops and conferences • Organising teaches to writing educational materials for client projects • Organising teachers and community group members to develop and implement lessons for classroom delivery, events such as National Water Week, Seaweek, Ocean Care Day, in-service modules for a school and community projects such as summer schools, funding applications such as grants for Coastcare or National Heritage Trusts • Inspection and testing to Australian National Education Standards (The National Curriculum) • Supervision and reporting on staff performance, training, superannuation, insurance, taxation, accounting, leave entitlements, redundancy and award rates • Contracting consultants for projects, supervision of performance, training and team building • Tender applications, budgets and financial project management and reporting • Gaining sponsorship for projects • Networking groups of professionals through their voluntary associations • Design of computer networks and accounting systems for small business • Supervision of printing and film houses in all aspects of printing pre-press and production • Co-ordinating teams for conference organisation, workshops and seminars • Co-ordinating event management in shopping centres, libraries and open air including display construction • Extensive liaison with government and local authority staff Computer and photography skills • Publishing: Pagemaker, Freehand, Photoshop, Microsoft word , excel, works, filemaker pro, MYOB, Internet, DVD and CD archiving, U max flatbed, colour rip management and printing, digital photography, cataloguing and systems management Teaching and lecturing skills • Training to level 1 • Teaching Primary School specific theme lessons • Teaching to all levels of secondary school Science and Marine Studies • Lecturing in Marine Studies to undergraduate Experience Management • Head of department Science Gladstone State High School 1975 - 1981 • Head of department Benowa State High School 1982 - 1989 • Qld Marine Studies Structured Workplace Learning Project ASTF 1996-1997 • Wet Paper Publishers and Consultants 1987 - current • Gold Coast City Council WaterWise Schools and Public Education - 1992 - 1998 • National Kids and Water Project 1998 - current • National Education Programs (Hon) - Surfrider Foundation 1993 - 1997 • National Water Week - Gold Coast 1996- 97 • National Junior Marine Studies Education Project 1996 - current • National Marine Science Education Project 2002 - current Lecturing and teaching • Lecturer (Part time) Marine Science Queensland University of Technology 1990 -1995 • Lecturer (Part time) Marine curriculum methods Kelvin Grove CAE 1984 - 1990 • Lecturer in Ecotourism Gold Coast Institute of TAFE 1995 - 1996 • Science (1973-1989), Marine Studies (1977-1989) Consultant • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 1982 - 1987 • WaterWise Queensland 1992 - current • UNESCO South Pacific Forum Marine Project 1991 - 1993 • Sea World's Project Neptune 1990 - 1992 • Australian Maritime Safety Authority 1994 -1996 • Board of Senior School Studies Qld, NSW and SA 1992 -2002 • Brisbane City Council Creeks Community Education Booklet Project 1996 • WaterWise Queensland - Five Star Hotels Water Conservation Project 1995-96 Voluntary organisations • President M.E.S.A. (Marine Educators Society of Australasia) 1987- 88, 1999-2000 • Publicity Officer (Hon) Marine Teachers Association of Queensland 1994 - current • Conference Convenor (Hon) Science Teachers Association of Queensland 1986-88 • Co-conference Convenor (Hon) MESA National Marine Teachers Conference 1994 • Co-ordinator WaterWatch (Hon) Gold Coast 1994 - 1996 • Co-ordinator Sea Week Australia 1993 • Conference Convenor (Hon) Marine Teachers Association of Queensland 1994 -1996 • Seminar Workshop presenter Marine Studies Qld, NSW, SA and W.A. 1981 - current Publications • Classroom Navigation Workbook - Co-author 64 pps • Safe Surfing Students Workbook - Co-author 84 pages • Snorkelling Students Workbook - 84 pages • Power Boating Students Workbook - 84 pages • Marine Radio Students Workbook - Co-author 84 pages • Barrier Reef World - Textbook on introduction to Reef Education 120 pps • Coastal Studies - For Geography or Multistrand Science Teachers 120 pps • Marine Studies Exam Questions - co author 1796 exam questions 300 pps • Project Reef Ed - Co-author, 400 pp activity book on reef education 400 pps • Marine Studies - a two year text for high school students, 608 pps • Mariners Skills - one year practical guide for high school students 330 pps • Marine Environment manual - one year practical guide to marine studies 330 pps • WaterWise - High school textbook on water conservation 330 pps • WaterWise Teachers Guide - copyright free activities in marine studies 198 pps • WaterWise Education Program (Classroom activities, games, stories, songs) • Loders Creek and Kedron Brook Community Booklets - 32 pps • Twenty ways to care for our Coast / Ten ways to care for our oceans - Co-author • WaterWise in Five Star Hotels 98 pages (Consultant/publisher) • Local Enviro manual - how to get started (Consultant/publisher) • WaterWise in Caravan Parks 48 pages (Consultant/publisher) • An Introduction to Marine Studies - Co-author 320 pps, full colour text for Junior High • The Teachers Friend - Teachers Guide, resource book for Marine Teachers • Kids and Water Series - 28 books for Primary School Teachers • Marine Science for Australian Schools - a two year text for high school students, 608 pps Awards • National Sea Safety Award Castrol Sea Safety Industry Award (1987) • Queensland Science Teacher of the Year Award (1986) • President's Marine Educators Award (MESA 1987) • Life Member Marine Teachers Association of Queensland (1996) • Golden Geko award - Environmental Education (1996) • Life Member Surfrider Foundation (1997) • Banksia Foundation Education and Training 1998 (Joint with GCCC)