Our Team

Chris is a highly motivated and pragmatic sociologist with extensive experience in the assessment and management of socioeconomic impacts and the development of longitudinal baseline studies. He has over fifteen years of consulting experience, primarily in the extractive industries as well as energy, and government and research projects. He has successfully designed, developed, and managed numerous socioeconomic impact assessments, socioeconomic management plans, and community investment and development initiatives. He is proficient in designing and implementing effective stakeholder engagement based on understanding and trust, including with Indigenous People. 

Chris is a technical specialist and has successfully conducted impact assessments for state/provincial and national environmental approvals as well as undertaken assessments against international standards - including World Bank and International Finance Corporation - in challenging settings. Chris’ diverse project experience includes Asia and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Timor Leste and Russia), Africa and the Middle East (Nigeria and Oman), and the Americas (Canada, French Guiana, Guyana, Guatemala, and Panama). He has successfully worked with local consultants and guides, including Indigenous People across multiple jurisdictions. 

Chris is a leading social impact figure in Queensland having presented at courses and conferences on social impact assessment, cumulative social impact assessment, and enhancing social impact assessment, and proactively contributed to social research methods for the resource sector and Queensland Treasury's resource region profiles.