Professional Resume of Leah Cook

Leah Cook, DirectorTertiary Education

Bachelor of Natural Resources (Hons)
University of New England 2000

Environment Specialist - Rio Tinto Coal Australia
(April 2007 – April 2009)

  • Project management of environmental project studies; Environmental Gap Analysis, S.75W Environment Assessment, Part 3A Assessment, EPBC Referral.
  • Maintain compliance with Development Consent and other requirements.

Health, Safety and Environmental Superintendent Rio Tinto Aluminium – Yarwun
(October 2005 – April 2007)

  • Led (25 people - direct and indirect) a team of HSE professionals to deliver support to operations to ensure strong HSE performance.
  • Implementation of HSEQ Management System.

Specialist ESH Management Systems Rio Tinto Energy Resources of Australia
(April 2004 – October 2005)

  • Led a team (7 people) to deliver an integrated Environment Safety & Health (ESH) management system certified to ISO40001 and AS4801 project on time and within budget.

Site Environmental Coordinator (MTO and HVO) Rio Tinto Coal Australia
(August 2001 – April 2004)

  • Provided operational support on environmental issues to ensure all activities undertaken were compliant to company and legislative requirements.
  • Coordinated the environmental monitoring program.

Safety and Environmental Officer Warkworth Mining Ltd
(December 2000 – August 2001)

  • Developed and delivered training and assessment programs.
  • Revised statutory required Management Plans and delivered to regulators.

Environmental Technician New England Antimony Mines
(February 1999 – November 2000)

  • Assisted with EIS development and related project studies.
  • Completed rehabilitation and maintenance works.
  • Performed routine water, air quality and noise monitoring.

Recent Professional Development

  • Project Management - Rio Tinto
  • Operational Leadership Development Program - AGSM/Rio Tinto
  • OHS/ TL Auditor – Audit Services International
  • Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene - AIOH
  • Environmental Auditor – Graham A Brown Associates
  • Blast Vibration Measurement and Assessment – Terrock Consulting Engineers
  • OHS Consultation – Workcover (WSTS)
  • Advanced Incident Investigation – Dupont
  • Safety Supervision Leadership – DuPont
  • Microsoft Excel 2000 – Advanced – Spherion
  • Microsoft Word 2000 – Advanced – Spherion
  • Microsoft Project 2000 – Intermediate – Spherion