Part-time Consultant employed in EU Animal Health and Livestock Marketing project in Mongolia

Involvement in all aspects of animal health work to assist upgrading of veterinary services and livestock production

May – June 2010 International Livestock Specialist, Food and Agriculture, Organisation, United Nations, Rome.
• Coordinate preparation of Mongolia application for USD 30 million funding by Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme in three projects affecting vulnerable families in rural areas – vegetables production, milk production plus collection, livestock breeding and extension centres.

March – August 2010 International Livestock Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organisation, United Nations, Rome.
• Senior specialist in Emergency Rehabilitation Coordination Unit, Ulaanbaatar, to assist with emergency relief during dzud (winter catastrophe) with 8.2 million livestock mortalities. Purchase and deliver emergency supplies and develop national strategy to overcome underlying husbandry problems of poor feeding and housing with field work in affected areas.

June 2009 - current Long-Term Veterinary Expert, ABG, GmbH, Oberdorf 30, Landolfshausen 37136, Germany
• Sole veterinarian in EU-funded Animal Health and Livestock Marketing Project within Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Light Industry, Mongolia with wide responsibility in all veterinary issues
• Assisting upgrade of Mongolian Veterinary Services
• Providing training and support for field and laboratory veterinarians
• Food security and meat hygiene
• Supporting development of National Livestock Identification, Registration, Traceability and Disease Recording system.

March – June 2009 Veterinary Locum Tenens – Dr Nonie Coutts, PO Box 26173, Adliya, Bahrain
• Clinical veterinary work.

February 2009 Veterinary Locum Tenens – People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, Thamesmead and Southampton, UK.
• Clinical veterinary work.

January 2009 Geo-Chem (Sudan) - Altawheed Building, Almogran, Khartoum, Sudan
• Consultant on livestock projects for local meat and dairy production

October, 2008 Balfe Associates, Perth, Australia
Consultant, Slaughterhouse and Feedlot Project, Somalia
• Livestock and veterinary advisor in project assessment and development.

October 2008 Geo-Chem (Sudan), Khartoum, Sudan
Consultant - Kadaro Slaughterhouse Refurbishment Project
• Livestock and Veterinary Consultant, Phase One – assessing material supplied and overview of project.

September 2008 Pro-And Associates, Sydney, Australia
• Report compilation on Meat Hygiene in developing countries.

June 2008 -June -2009 Nippon Koei (UK) Ltd, Reading, UK
Consultant on World Bank Project – Livestock Waste Management
• Veterinary Epidemiologist in multidisciplinary team developing livestock waste management strategies.

January 2008 GRM International, Dubai, UAE
Health Services Development Project, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• Veterinary Legislation and Quarantine Specialist in 7-man team

Sept 2007 – May 2008 Organising Committee – Middle East Veterinary Conference, Dubai, UAE May 1-3, 2008
• Voluntary position

Sept 2007 - June 2008 Nippon Koei (UK) Ltd, Reading, UK
Consultant on World Bank Project – Livestock Waste Management
• Veterinary Epidemiologist in multidisciplinary team covering Vietnam, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Morocco and Peru – Field Visits
• Analysis of reports and literature survey
• Report compilation

July 2007 – June 2008 Meat and Livestock Australia, Bahrain
Veterinary and Livestock Consultant
• Advisor Animal Health, Husbandry, Welfare and Meat Production
• Production and delivery of training workshops in Animal husbandry and welfare
• Production of handbook for sheep management
• Development of practical assessment tool for sheep feedlots.

May 2007 - International Veterinary and Agriculture Services, Bahrain, Director and Veterinary Consultant
• Confidential provision of veterinary and management services, advice, training and reports to international clients. All aspects of animal production (livestock and wildlife), conservation, animal welfare, agriculture, dairy and meat production; food security.

March 2002 – April 2007 Meat and Livestock Australia. PO Box 5622, Manama, Bahrain
Livestock Services Manager (Middle East and Africa Region).
• Responsibility for MLA planning, finance, technical support, animal welfare, trade development and market access.
• Senior level government and industry liaison in many countries.
• Report compilation on diverse aspects of live export, animal husbandry and welfare issues.
• Extension work to effect improvements in animal husbandry, welfare and management in feedlots, markets and slaughterhouses.
• Active member of OIE regional committees on Transboundary Diseases plus Middle East Working Party on Animal Welfare.
• 300+ presentations and training workshops in the region on animal husbandry, health, meat production and import management.

May 1999 - Feb 2002 Bombala Rural Lands Protection Board, PO Box 23, Bombala, NSW, Australia.
District Veterinarian
• Regulatory, extension and advisory duties – developed livestock disease control programs, general Board management.
• Advisor to National Parks and Wildlife Service - local wild horse and feral pig capture and wild dog control. Local Emergency Committee.

January 1999 - April 1999 Veterinary Locum Tenens in Australia - mixed practice, all species.
Cleeland’s Veterinary Clinic, Cranbourne, Victoria

August 1997 - November 1998 Veterinary Locum Tenens in UK – all species.
Several practices while assisting Wildlife Information Network.

February 1997 - November 1998 Wildlife Information Network, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.
Ethiopia Camel Project Leader. Fieldwork in Ethiopia to assess limitations to camel productivity plus core management and planning activities in London. Develop report for future project development.

September 1996 - February 1997 Subiaco Herbs, Walcha, New South Wales, Australia.
Unit Leader to establish Quality Assurance, R & D and Education protocols for a new organic herbs farm.

June 1995 - September 1996 Discovery Expeditions, Motcombe, Dorset, UK.
Expedition Leader and Veterinarian of two 18-person, 4-month scientific horseback expeditions in Hovsgol National Park, Mongolia with a multi-disciplinary research team researching the Park, its wildlife and its agricultural potential.
• Planning, logistics, day-to-day running of entire expedition for UNDP, UK Universities (London, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Cambridge), Department of Environment, Mongolia.
• Veterinary duties
• Agricultural specialist

Aug 1994 - May 1996 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Horsam, UK
Wildlife Veterinary Officer with National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Saudi Arabia (NCWCD)
• Project management and financial responsibility
• Established a mobile wildlife veterinary unit.
• Trained local counterparts
• General extension among NCWCD staff
• Compiled National Oil-spill Response Contingency Plans for Wildlife plus Oiled Bird Rehabilitation Manual.
• Advisor on National Parks and Wildlife committee.

July 1992 - Aug 1994 Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, UK.
Senior Veterinary Officer and Project Administrative Officer, King Khalid Wildlife Research Centre, Saudi Arabia.
• Established herd health, research and release protocols for captive breeding and rehabilitation of endangered, native gazelles into National Parks.
• Senior advisor to NCWCD on Rabies, Publications and Protected Areas committees
• Chairman of Captive Breeding Advisory Group.


Feb 1991 - June 1992 Private Veterinary Consultancy, Truro, Cornwall, UK.
Meat Hygiene – Official Veterinary Surgeon for red- and white-meat production. Regular OVS for beef-boning plant with 120 staff and bacon factory with 185 staff.
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Inspector - worked in control of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Tuberculosis.

Dec 1982 - Feb 1991 Dyson, Kingdon and Brown, Truro, Cornwall, UK.
Partner in General Veterinary Practice. All species.

Oct 1978 - 1982 Overseas Development Administration, London, UK.
Postgraduate MSc scholar in Edinburgh, UK
Veterinary Field Officer, Yemen Arab Republic.
• Introduced clinical veterinary service
• Developed regional disease control programmes
• Created training programmes for local veterinary technicians
• Developed local rural extension services
• Advisor to local livestock projects.


July 1975 - Sept 1978 Edgson and O'Malley, Wokingham, Berks, UK.
Assistant in General Mixed Practice - mainly dairy.

July 1951 – July 1975 National Institute for Research in Dairying, University of Reading, UK
I grew up on the 2,000 head farm where my father was Farm Manager and I worked in all areas of farm activity.

Liverpool UK 1975 BVSc
Edinburgh UK 1979 MSc

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK
Australia College of Veterinary Scientists, Animal Welfare Chapter

Details provided in employment history show extensive experience developing throughout my career in most areas of veterinary activity and livestock production. Many reports were confidential for employers.