Introducing… Madelynne O’Neill
Avisure graduate wildlife biologist
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Introducing … Dr Carla Dove
Program Manager, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Feather Identification Lab
Introducing… James Binkhorst
James Binkhorst is a wildlife biologist and Victorian wildlife team leader based in Avisure’s southern office.
In memory of… Luit Buurma
Barely a month after his 75th birthday, Dutch aviation ornithologist of world standing, Luit (pronounced Lute) Buurma died as a result of a massive heart attack.
Introducing … Andrew Walters
Andrew Walters started his latest role at Melbourne Airport in May 2021 somewhat inauspiciously. Quarantined in a Sydney hotel at the height of COVID, he spent his first couple of weeks as the airport’s manager, airfield operations, managing via Teams meetings, with his wife still living in Dubai and 4 months pregnant.
Introducing … Dionysios Ntampakis
Dionysios Ntampakis has been Wildlife Hazard Manager with Fraport Greece since January 2017, returning to Greece that year after spending several years in Berlin.
Introducing… Charlotte Kok
Charlotte Kok, Avisure environmental scientist and team leader, is on the cusp of celebrating two years with the company. Malaysian-born to Chinese parents, she explains her real name is Xiang Ning Kok, her first name being pronounced ‘Sheeyang’. ‘It doesn’t really have a meaning, my parents just thought it had a nice sound.’
Introducing … Tony Conte
He’s someone in the industry who probably needs no introduction to many, having been an integral part of making Sydney Airport operations run smoothly for 34 years.