Kristy Sell - Managing Director

Kristy is an environmental scientist with over 27 years’ experience in environmental management for the mining and resource industries. Kristy has been involved in all aspects associated with exploration, mining, processing and refining in Australian and International projects.

Matthew Todd - Principal Consultant & General Manager

Matthew is a multidisciplined leader with expertise across many sectors including mining and resources, urban and industrial land development, primary industry and forestry.

Alan Wright - Principal Consultant

Alan is a geoscientist with more than 30 years’ experience in the water and mining industry, with a particular interest in mine closure planning and integrated mine water management.

Justine Hyams - Principal Consultant

Justine is a highly skilled project manager and regulatory compliance professional with over 25 years’ experience in a wide range of industries. With a background in aviation, roads engineering, high pressure gas pipeline construction and project management, Justine has worked for a number of the world’s largest construction companies, Local Governments and the private sector.

Sue Brand - Principal Consultant

Sue has worked in the environmental field since 1996 as an academic in the TAFE sector and as a consultant. She joined MBS Environmental in 2020, bringing with her a diverse array of knowledge and experience that can be applied to projects across a range of environmental contexts including land development, mining, industry, as well as state and local government.

Michael North - Principal Environmental Geochemist

Michael has over 17 years' experience across analytical, environmental, organic, inorganic and physical chemistry as well as occupational hygiene.  He possesses further background at the University level in geology and soil science and materials science.

Ian Mullins - Senior Environmental Scientist

Ian is an experienced environmental professional with over 11 years' experience leading mining and linear infrastructure projects. As a Senior Environmental Scientist, he has broad experience specialising in project permitting and approvals; environmental compliance and environmental management planning in the major sectors including land development, infrastructure, government, and mining sectors.

Kirsi Kauhanen - Senior Environmental Scientist

Kirsi has over 15 years' of experience in environmental consulting and scientific research, working with projects in mining and mineral processing, oil and gas, basic raw materials (sand, gravel, limestone, and rock), road construction, horticulture and other land development sectors.  Kirsi is based in the vicinity of Bunbury and has a strong understanding of environmental approval and management issues specific to the south west.

Emily Cranstoun - Senior Environmental Scientist

Emily has 10 years' experience in environmental assessment, approvals and management, with a professional interest in rehabilitation and revegetation.  Emily has substantial experience in application of State (Part IV and Part V under the EP Act 1986) and Federal legislation (EPBC Act 1999) in accordance with ISO40001.  Emily is a certified environmental auditor, and recently joined MBS as a Senior Environmental Scientist, base in the South West.

Michael Dufty - Senior Environmental Engineer

Michael is an environmental engineer with over 15 years’ experience in environmental management for the mining and resource industries.

Terryn Attwood - Senior Environmental Scientist

Terryn has over 11 years’ experience in Environmental Management, providing advice and guidance on environmental aspects within the exploration and mining resource sector of Western Australia.  She has worked in the commodities of bauxite, iron ore and gold and has practical knowledge in the development, implementation and management of on-site operations.

Andrew Wiltshire - Senior Environmental Scientist

Andrew is an experienced environmental professional with over 13 years' experience delivering mining and infrastructure projects. As a Senior Environmental Scientist, he has broad experience specialising in project permitting and approvals; environmental compliance and environmental management planning in the major sectors including land development, infrastructure, government, and mining sectors

Michelle Jennings - Senior Environmental Scientist

Michelle has over 12 years’ experience in environmental management, providing advice and guidance on environmental legislative compliance within the construction, exploration and mining resource sector of Western Australia.  Michelle has extensive knowledge of the Western Australian approvals process and has practical experience in the development, implementation and management of environmental compliance for on?site operations.

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Orla Tone – Senior Environmental Scientist

Orla has over 9 years' of experience as a site based environmental advisor in the mining industry, providing guidance and technical support to onsite operations. She also has considerable experience working in both environmental and metallurgical laboratories.

Sharon Rose - Senior Environmental Scientist

Sharon has over 16 years' experience in environmental management and education. Sharon has been actively working in the South West region of Western Australia to manage remnant natural areas, increase urban biodiversity values, and mitigate climate change impacts. Her experience lies in working with Government agencies, NRM organisations, local stakeholders, and the Noongar community. Sharon takes a collaborative approach to her projects, looking for ways to work together with stakeholders to achieve balanced outcomes.

Elliott Duncan - Senior Environmental Geochemist

Elliott joined MBS Environmental in 2020 and has worked extensively on environmental chemistry related projects in the fields of marine science, agriculture and environmental remediation.  Elliott possesses significant expertise in environmental and analytical chemistry, specifically the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, trace elements and contaminants in marine and terrestrial environments.  In addition, he also has considerable experience working in environmental laboratories, particularly in the analysis and determination of nutrients, trace elements and contaminants in water, soils and biota using a variety of analytical techniques (e.g. ICP-MS/OES; AAS; CNS).

Louise Crawley - Senior Environmental Geochemist

Louise is an Senior Environmental Geochemist with 3 years' experience completing contaminated site investigations within Western Australia. She has particular interest in soil chemistry and is currently developing her expertise in Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD) and geochemical waste characterisations.  In addition, Louise has over eight years' experience as a Laboratory Analyst working in the oil and gas industry in Western Australia.

Greg Lekmine - Environmental Geochemist

Greg is an Environmental Geochemist with expertise in soil and groundwater geochemistry/hydrodynamics, and environmental geophysics.  Greg has 10 years’ research experience in soils and groundwater contamination in France and Western Australia.

Karl Zwickl - Environmental Scientist

Karl is an Environmental Scientist with a background and postgraduate research work in aquatic ecosystems, geospatial modelling, and soil sciences.  He has more than two and a half years of experience providing groundwater resource management, including monitoring and compliance reporting for inland mining projects. He works with MBS in approvals preparations, groundwater assessments and ecological and environmental risk assessments, as well as field sampling for waters and soils.

Beau Eaton - Environmental Scientist

Beau is an Environmental Scientist with 3 years' experience in the industry, with a background in working in sustainability, natural resource management and impact assessment/permitting.  Beau recently joined MBS, bringing skills in sustainability strategy development, technical reporting, GIS and spatial analysis, and data analysis.

Alex Yu - Graduate Spatial Scientist

Alex is a graduate spatial data scientist with an MSc in Environmental Science, specialised in sensing and spatial Data science.  He has been trained to operate GIS software, specifically QGIS and ArcGIS pro to conduct spatial data analysis and modelling.  Alex joined MBS environmental in August 2022, assisting spatial scientist and environmental scientists with spatial data management, data analysis and production of maps and figure outputs to support impact assessment.

Patrick James - Graduate Environmental Chemist

Patrick joined MBS Environmental in 2023 after completing his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry.  Throughout his studies, Patrick has acquired significant expertise in chemical processes and interpreting chemical data, understanding the environmental impact and, thus proper handling and disposal of chemical waste as well as having an in depth understanding of chemical toxicity.

Hayden Beltz - Graduate Environmental Scientist

Hayden is an Graduate Environmental Scientist undertaking his second year of study at Curtin University. His interest in environmental restoration, compliance surveys and monitoring has complimented the experience gained during his study at Curtin, which includes flora surveying and environmental proposals.

Justin Collins - Graduate Environmental Scientist

Justin is a Graduate Environmental Scientist with a bachelor's degree in environmental science and marine science. As part of his studies at university, Justin has experience, including practical experience in a fieldwork environment, in topics ranging from land rehabilitation, environmental and land capability assessment, hydrology and water management, through to coastal processes, oceanography and marine systems.

Nathan Dunn - Graduate Environmental Scientist

Nathan is a Graduate Environmental Scientist that has recently joined MBS Environmental in June 2023.  Through the course of his studies, he has gained extensive practical experience working in the field on many different research projects.

Alyse Lupardo - Graduate Environmental Scientist

Alyse is a Graduate Environmental Scientist that has recently joined MBS Environmental in September 2023.  Alyse has a keen interest in monitoring, surveying, and flora/fauna rehabilitation. After completing her Bachelor of Science (Conservation Biology and Environmental Management) through ECU, Alyse has gained knowledge and experience for a wide range of environmental areas such as ecological restoration, environmental impact assessment and GIS.

 

Diane Sims - Office Manager

Diane is a dedicated, efficient and hardworking office administration professional with over 20 years’ experience in the field. During that time she has worked in multiple business units and roles. Please contact Diane should you have any queries about MBS.

 
Angela Hollams - Administration Officer

Angela has a strong applied science background, having worked in research in plant biological sciences and molecular biology; and in administrative, field and laboratory capacities in the environmental consulting sector.

 
Amanda Hawkins - Accounts