Ian Foster - VK3ST

Ian T. Foster

" Employment, Community & Interests Summary "

Employment History & Experience:

  January 2016 - Semi retired  - working under contract for short term managerial positions.

  Facilities Manager, Wallara Australia - 2013 - 2016

  Facility Operations Manager, Manningham Recreation Association

  Resources & Administration, IT, HR, Fleet, Property & Infrastructure Management - Anglicare Victoria – Gippsland. 2011,

 " Visiting Fellow " , University of New South Wales, School of Chemical Engineering & Industrial Chemistry,
Super Critical Fluids Group, System Networks & Information Technology services , Instrumentation 
design, research  & development ( 1998 -  July 2004 )(July 2004 - November 2006),

 Accounting, Finance, Insurance & Lease procurement officer - Motor trade,

 Lecturer / Instructor in Physics, Electronics & Communications at Bairnsdale TAFE & BACE (1976),

 Manager - East Gippsland  -  Stegbar Windowalls Pty. Ltd.,

 Production Manager & Design  -  H.O.G Electronics P/L,

 Victorian Manager   -   Weston Electronics Pty. Ltd. (Kempthorne Mistral Group),

 Divisional Manager & Chief Design Engineer - Specialty Products  -  Radio Corporation Pty. Ltd.,

 Instrumentation Equipment Design & Maintenance Technician  -  Pye  Pty. Ltd., and

 Technician and Senior Technician  -  P.M.G ( now Telstra ).

Community Involvements (Past & Present):

Lions Club International - Charter Member - Melbourne.
Member and President, East Gippsland Historical Society Inc.
Member and Vice President, Cancer Crusade Unit, Bairnsdale
Inaugural management committee member, Bairnsdale Unemployment Resource Group
Lecturer in Physics, Electronics & Communications at Bairnsdale TAFE & BACE (1976)
Project Manager for numerous Government funded, C.E.P & R.E.D schemes.
Community representative to Bairnsdale ( East Gippsland ) TAFE Committee of Management.
Mayor, Councilor and Chairman of Finance Committee, City of Bairnsdale (1982-1987)
Council Representative to Municipal Association of Victoria (1982-1987 )
Justice of the Peace ( Vic ) ( 1986 - 1988 )
Valuer, ( Federal Appointment ) Tax incentives for the Arts scheme (1980 - 1988 )
Member & Inaugural President of East Gippsland Amateur Radio Club Inc.
WICEN (State Disaster Plan) member, accredited trainer and past Region coordinator.
Australian Bi Centennial Celebrations Organisation Committee
Victorian 150 Years Celebration Organisation Committee
Scout "Jamboree of the Air" coordinator - East Gippsland
Member of Management Committee of Italian Australian Social Club, Bairnsdale
Australian Paper Mills (Paperlinx) Community Environmental Consultative Committee member - Appointed 2004.
Anglicare Victoria Council member - Staff representative - end July 2008

Interests:

Amateur Radio. AOCP (1st. Australian Radio Amateur operator to make full two way 
radio contact with all districts of New Zealand via Earth Orbiting Satellite in 1976 - 
Certificate of achievement awarded by N.Z.A.R.T, 24th. December 1976)

WICEN DISPLAN  -  Regional Co-ordinator and Accredited Trainer ( 1978 - 2005  )

Accredited Examiner ( # AI 878 ) - Wireless Institute of Australia

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 Family Genealogy
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Research & Development - items of challenge - inventiveness.

Contact Details :

ian@ianfoster.com.au

http://www.ian-foster.com

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