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Glenn Berry, B.Sc. (Spec.Geol.), CEnvP
Principal Environmental Consultant| Director
As Principal Environmental Geologist, Director and founder of Atma Environmental, Glenn has continuous contaminated land consulting and hydrogeological experience going back to 1985.
He is a Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP), a member of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ), a member of the Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) and an active member on the Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association (ACLCA) M&E focus area. Glenn earned his Bachelor of Science (Specialisation in Geology) from the University of Alberta (Canada) in 1984.
His career has spanned positions in both the consulting and regulatory sectors with past positions including: well site geologist (oil & gas), hydrogeologist, Alberta Dept of Environment special projects (underground storage tank and industrial waste landfills), manager of environmental contamination consulting services. His past work experience included work in Canada, the USA, and (of course) Australia.
Glenn eventually migrated to Australia for good in 1996, then opening Atma Environmental – specialised in ESAs for 53X contaminated land audits, property transfer assessments, and remedial work for land developers, industry, town planners and government bodies. Since inception of the company Glenn has overseen the operations and management of thousands of contaminated land and groundwater assessment, remediation and other projects.
Qualifications:
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Geology/Earth Science, General
Licenses & Certifications:
Australasian Land and Groundwater Association
Corporate Member
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ)
Certified Environmental Practitioner
When not reviewing reports by his most-excellent staff, Glenn enjoys spending time with his two young children, weekends away and walks in the river valley near home.
Rory McPhillips, B.Sc. (Hons.), Env.Sci., CEnvP SC
Principal Environmental Scientist | Director
Rory is a Certified Environmental Practitioner – Site Contamination Specialist (CEnvP-SC), a member of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ), a member of the Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) and Chairperson of an Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association (ACLCA) focus area. Rory holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science (with first class honours) from Lancaster University (UK) and has environmental assessment and consulting experience in Australia, UK and Ireland, dating back to 2006.
Rory has developed expertise in all aspects of contaminated land assessment, remediation and management, including preliminary and detailed site investigations, soil, groundwater, vapour and landfill gas assessments, waste hazard categorisations and risk assessments, with a particular focus on completing detailed site assessments for 53X Environmental Audits and clean up to the extent practicable (CUTEP) submissions. He is also skilled in community consultation, third-party peer reviews and in providing expert witness testimony.
Rory has experience in assessing a broad range of sites, including former defence sites, schools, gun clubs, industrial sites (various including service stations, dry cleaners, chemical manufacturers, printers, electroplaters, textile manufacturers etc.), as well as greenfield/agricultural sites.
Rory is known for his thorough yet pragmatic approach to environmental site assessments and he is capable of managing all aspects of the most complex projects. His broad understanding of relevant legislative requirements and industry guidance, enables him to achieve the best outcome for the client.
Qualifications:
Lancaster University
B.Sc. (Hons.), Environmental Science
Licenses & Certifications:
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ)
Certified Environmental Practitioner
Site Contamination Specialist
When not advising on site contamination matters, Rory enjoys camping, cycling and travelling with his wife, twin daughters and dog ‘Alan’ (although Alan usually gives the cycling a miss!).
Jared Hammett, B.Sc. (Hons), Earth Sciences
Associate Environmental Scientist
Since graduating from the University of Melbourne (Bachelor of Science, Honours in Earth Sciences) in 2005, Jared has continuously worked as an environmental scientist, gaining wide-ranging experience in many projects throughout Victoria, interstate and overseas.
Jared’s initial role was to research and develop the environmental consulting services of a geotechnical consulting company, where he implemented a diverse range of environmental services, becoming Environmental Team Leader overseeing the firm’s environmental department, liaising with regulatory authorities, training new staff and growing that aspect of the business. Between 2006 and 2009, Jared was seconded to a multi-national consultancy to manage the day to day fieldwork operations of a large contaminated land project. Jared subsequently joined Atma Environmental in 2015, contributing his years of experience to the team by managing the full gamut of contaminated land and groundwater projects.
Qualifications:
University of Melbourne
BSc, Earth Science
Licenses & Certifications:
Duolingo
Duolingo French Fluency: Intermediate (Estimated)
Away from work, Jared is a keen gardener with dreams of creating the perfect tri-coloured camellia.
Kyle O’Brien, B.App.Sc (Enviro), NZDE
Senior Environmental Scientist
Kyle commenced his career back in 2014 in New Zealand as a eld technician at a geotechnical/environmental engineering consultancy, progressing to project management and reporting, focused on geotechnical engineering, later joining the environmental team in 2017, with a range of duties including contaminated land management, on-site wastewater design, on-site stormwater management and ‘ood level reporting.
Since relocating to Australia and joining Atma Environmental, he has received extensive hands-on experience managing a wide range of desktop investigations, detailed site investigations, hydrogeological assessments and remediation projects. He looks forward to meeting the varied professional challenges available at Atma Environmental and his further career growth.
Qualifications:
Auckland University of Technology
Bachelor of Applied Science – BASc, Environmental Science
Unitec
New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil), Civil Engineering
Kyle is an eager tramper and in his spare time is an undercover power-lifter.
Gillian Williams, B.Env.Sc. (Hons. Hydrogeology)
Associate Environmental Scientist
Gillian is an Environmental Scientist with over 15 years experience in the contaminated land industry. During this time she has been involved in numerous environmental investigations across Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania for environmental audit, due diligence, property divestment, risk management, regulatory compliance and site redevelopment purposes.
Gillian’s project experience extends across a broad range of sectors including the property development, waste management, power, petrochemical, defence and rail transport. Gillian has experience in the characterisation of soil, soil vapour, landfill gas, surface water and groundwater media, development of conceptual site models, detailed analysis and interpretation of field and laboratory data, qualitative and quantitative risk assessment, remediation and environmental site management.
Gillian also has interests in the areas human health risk assessment and groundwater contaminant fate and transport. To complement her technical proficiencies, Gillian also has a strong consulting skillset encompassing project management of medium to large sized assessments of varying complexity and budgets, client, stakeholder and regulatory liaison, health and safety management, subcontractor management, ensuring project compliance with quality management systems and project delivery.
Qualifications:
Monash University
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours Hydrogeology)
Majors Geoscience and Geography
When not at work, Gillian enjoys spending time with her family, gardening and renovating the family home.
Tobe Belfitt, B.Env.Sc.
Environmental Consultant
Tobe is an Environmental Consultant with experience in preliminary and detailed environmental investigations for a diverse range of clients throughout Victoria. This involved the installation of groundwater monitoring wells, routine soil, groundwater,surface water and gas sampling/monitoring. Additionally, Tobe gained experience with GIS mapping and spatial analysis – which is of strong interest to Tobe. In his former role as an Environmental Field Technician, he was responsible for repairing and calibrating monitoring equipment, working safely in high-risk environments, and the sampling of gas and odour emissions.
Qualifications:
Swinburne University of Technology
Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Science
Reutlingen University
Semester abroad, Chemistry, Industrial Ecology, Project management and leadership.
Licenses & certifications
Working with Children Check
Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria
Construction Induction (White Card)
Acronis
Acronis Certified Engineer
Tobe graduated with a Bachelor of Environmental Science degree with study-abroad and research experiences in both Germany and Borneo. In addition to his professional work, Tobe volunteers with environmental conservation efforts in and around Melbourne. In Tobe’s downtime he enjoys gardening and spending time with family.
Ronan Ryan B.Env.Sc.
Environmental Consultant/Scientist
Ronan joined Atma having graduated from RMIT University in 2020 as a mature student with his Bachelor of Environmental Science degree. Prior to RMIT, Ronan worked in various construction, civil engineering industries, where he frequently worked with environmental scientists. That exposure inspired him to go back to university, ultimately taking a job at Atma, where he is living the inspiration and developing his career further.
Qualifications:
RMIT University
Bachelor of Science – BS, Environmental Science
Maynooth University
Bachelor of Applied Science – BASc
Licenses & Certifications:
Being a Good Mentee
RMIT
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RMIT
Credential ID RMIT-17459827
Indigenous Orientation Wominjeka (Welcome)
RMIT
Credential ID RMIT-16850201
Ronan relocated to Australia from Ireland in 2011 with his wife and has been living in Melbourne since. In his downtime he likes running, mountain biking and going for walks in the park with his wife and two kids.
James Bacon, M.Sc.
Associate Environmental Scientist
Jame’s career as an environmental consultant traces back to 2006 where he began his career at Orica | Incitec Laboratories. Successive positions with MGT (now Eurofins Environment Testing), Noel Arnold & Associates, Greencap and iRisC Independent Risk Consulting provided him with foundational experience as an asbestos hygienist and environmental consultant.
His environmental work experience by then had covered wet chemistry and metal analysis techniques, groundwater and landfill gas monitoring, preliminary and detailed site investigations, client and project management, project scoping, technical direction and client development.
He then established Orangrove Consulting in 2017 with the aim of providing a boutique, trusted, contaminated land advisory service to select clientele. In this owner-consultant role he was accountable for the technical scoping, planning and completion of all asbestos hygienist and contaminated land projects undertaken by the company, including complex environmental and remediation projects. His responsibilities also included provision of high-level CLM advice and peer reviews of third-party DSI reports with respect to risk management, regulatory compliance, site assessment and remediation.
2024 and Orangrove successes brought James and Atma Environmental’s businesses together, where his clients could benefit from the larger pool of site investigation resources. As Associate Environmental Consultant he remains accountable for the development, programming, technical direction, and supervision of a myriad of Atma Environmental projects.
Qualifications:
University of Melbourne – Masters of Environmental Science (2012)
RMIT – Bachelor of Environmental Science (2005)
Safework NSW – Asbestos Assessor Licence (2014)
Memberships:
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
James loves a bit of sea spray – whether it is sailing in Brighton, or in Queensland.
Louise Petersen
Office Manager
Louise has worked in a variety of office support roles over the past decade in the environmental and geotechnical engineering consultancy sector. She provided administrative support on a number of large scale projects. Louise brings to the team excellent time management and organisational skills to maintain efficient office standards.
Outside of work, Louise enjoys baking and cake decorating, and travel.