Jane Sexton
Hazard And Risk Unit at Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Greater Canberra Area Australia
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Top SchoolJane Sexton is a scientific leader with 19 years' experience applying quantitative methods to national priorities, currently heading the Hazard and Risk Unit at Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. She has directed natural hazards and risk analysis at Geoscience Australia and briefly led industry and innovation initiatives at a federal level, blending technical modelling with policy delivery. Her PhD in applied mathematics underpins a career spanning combustion research, defence maritime operations analysis and hydrodynamic risk modelling, enabling rigorous, data-driven products for disaster resilience and risk reduction. Jane is experienced at translating complex scientific outputs into actionable government advice and coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver on national strategies. Based in the Greater Canberra Area, she combines deep technical credibility with practical systems engineering insight gained through cross-agency liaison and capability development. An uncommon strength is her track record of moving between front-line modelling and executive roles while maintaining hands-on scientific stewardship.
19 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Mathematics at The University of QueenslandGraduate Certificate in Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Github Skills (4)
flooding10
equation10
water10
simulation9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
GeoscienceAustralia/anuga_core
Sep 2006 - Nov 2011
AnuGA for the simulation of the shallow water equation
Contributions:102 commits in 5 years 3 months
equationfinite-volumetsunamisimulationflooding
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