About
Manager
KPMG Climate Change and Sustainability Practice
lisacrowley@kpmg.com.au
Summary
Lisa is a manager within KPMG’s Climate Change and Sustainability practice. She as over fourteen years experience quantifying and developing solutions to mitigate the impacts from climate change and sustainability. As a civil engineer specialising in climate change and sustainability, Lisa has worked with asset owners to determine how they are best positioned to respond to the impacts of climate change. She has extensive experience interpreting climate models and has worked closely with CSIRO to run specific climate models for clients. She applies her knowledge to understand and consider the risks and uncertainty of climate change to guide and inform decision making for business and government. She has worked across the major infrastructure phases, design, construction and operation, and assets, from buildings, roads, mines, water, costal settlements, electricity to rail. She has practical design and construction experience, which she has applied to develop design solutions to mitigate the short and long term risks posed by climate change. Lisa knows how to evaluate the costs and benefits of adaptation to determine the most optimal adaptation solution (i.e. optimising investment decisions).
Qualifications
Degree: Bachelor of Business Status: Completed Country: Australia
Degree: Bachelor of Engineer (Civil) Status: Completed Country: Australia
Training: Green Building Council of Australia Green Star accredited assessor Status: Completed Education institution: Green Building Council Country: Australia
Training: NABERS accredited assessor Status: Completed Education institution: NABERS Country: Australia
Training: RIMT University, Life Cycle Assessment Status: Completed Education institution: RIMT University Country: Australia
Training: Swinburne University, Carbon Management Status: Completed Education institution: Swinburne University Country: Australia
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Degree: Bachelor of Engineer (Civil) Status: Completed Country: Australia
Training: Green Building Council of Australia Green Star accredited assessor Status: Completed Education institution: Green Building Council Country: Australia
Training: NABERS accredited assessor Status: Completed Education institution: NABERS Country: Australia
Training: RIMT University, Life Cycle Assessment Status: Completed Education institution: RIMT University Country: Australia
Training: Swinburne University, Carbon Management Status: Completed Education institution: Swinburne University Country: Australia
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Work Experience
Area of expertise: Gender mainstreaming Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Climate financing specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Economist (cost-benefit analysis of CC) Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Civil engineering (hard and soft engineering solutions) Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Environmental and social safeguards specialist Experience: 0
Employment date: Fri, 01/07/2011 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Current: No Company: KPMG Position: Manager Location: Australia Projects: Project date: Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/10/2013 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Impact of climate change over the Australian Defence Force Description: Undertook a study for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to identify the impact of climate change on the ADF’s missions, resources and infrastructure. This identified the impacts in terms of the increased number of missions, impairment of infrastructure and supply lines and the reduced personnel performance due to a harsher operating environment. Project date: Mon, 01/08/2011 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/11/2011 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Economic framework for analysis of climate change adaptation options Description: Developed an economic framework for assessing the costs and benefits of adaptation options (called the economic framework for analysis of climate change adaptation options). This was undertaken for the Federal Government and has been used to guide Australia’s national response to climate change adaptation. Project date: Thu, 01/11/2012 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/02/2013 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: SME Title: Infrastructure Interdependencies and Business-Level Impacts Description: KPMG, in partnership with RPS and the Climate Institute, developed a report that examined the physical impacts of climate change on the infrastructure sector and the resulting cascade of consequences for the broader economy.
Employment date: Thu, 01/05/2008 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/07/2011 - 12:00 Current: No Company: AECOM Position: Senior Consultant Location: Australia Projects: Project date: Thu, 01/01/2009 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/01/2010 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Climate change risks and impacts: Coastal Settlements Description: Quantified the financial impacts from increased flooding over an urban costal settlement around Narrabeen Lagoon, north of Sydney and identified adaptation options to mitigate these impacts, for Pittwater City Council. Project date: Wed, 01/09/2010 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/03/2011 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Costing the impacts of climate change: for a Water Authority Description: Determined the infrastructure capex and opex requirements for Central Highlands Water (a Water Authority) to ensure the ongoing security of water supply. This involved the application of probabilistic modelling to identify the optimal scale and timing of proposed adaptation measures. Project date: Mon, 01/11/2010 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/05/2011 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Selection of climate change adaptation options: Urban Commuter Rail Networks Description: Identified and selected solutions to mitigate the impact of increased heatwaves over the operation and maintenance of Melbourne’s urban commuter rail network for the Victorian Government, Department of Transport. Project date: Sat, 01/01/2011 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/06/2011 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Climate change review and assessment: A mine Description: Led a climate change review and assessment into the Port Pirie Rare Earth Treatment Plant and Radium Hill Uranium Mine for the South Australian Government, Department of Primary Industries & Resources South Australia (PIRSA). This involved undertaking an analysis to identify the key climate change impacts at the two mine sites using climate change research by the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to identify the significant potential climate change impacts and develop recommendations to mitigate the risks.
Area of expertise: Climate financing specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Economist (cost-benefit analysis of CC) Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Civil engineering (hard and soft engineering solutions) Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Proposal writing/Report writing Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Environmental and social safeguards specialist Experience: 0
Employment date: Fri, 01/07/2011 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/01/2014 - 12:00 Current: No Company: KPMG Position: Manager Location: Australia Projects: Project date: Sat, 01/06/2013 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/10/2013 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Impact of climate change over the Australian Defence Force Description: Undertook a study for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to identify the impact of climate change on the ADF’s missions, resources and infrastructure. This identified the impacts in terms of the increased number of missions, impairment of infrastructure and supply lines and the reduced personnel performance due to a harsher operating environment. Project date: Mon, 01/08/2011 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/11/2011 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Economic framework for analysis of climate change adaptation options Description: Developed an economic framework for assessing the costs and benefits of adaptation options (called the economic framework for analysis of climate change adaptation options). This was undertaken for the Federal Government and has been used to guide Australia’s national response to climate change adaptation. Project date: Thu, 01/11/2012 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/02/2013 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: SME Title: Infrastructure Interdependencies and Business-Level Impacts Description: KPMG, in partnership with RPS and the Climate Institute, developed a report that examined the physical impacts of climate change on the infrastructure sector and the resulting cascade of consequences for the broader economy.
Employment date: Thu, 01/05/2008 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/07/2011 - 12:00 Current: No Company: AECOM Position: Senior Consultant Location: Australia Projects: Project date: Thu, 01/01/2009 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/01/2010 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Climate change risks and impacts: Coastal Settlements Description: Quantified the financial impacts from increased flooding over an urban costal settlement around Narrabeen Lagoon, north of Sydney and identified adaptation options to mitigate these impacts, for Pittwater City Council. Project date: Wed, 01/09/2010 - 12:00 - Tue, 01/03/2011 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Costing the impacts of climate change: for a Water Authority Description: Determined the infrastructure capex and opex requirements for Central Highlands Water (a Water Authority) to ensure the ongoing security of water supply. This involved the application of probabilistic modelling to identify the optimal scale and timing of proposed adaptation measures. Project date: Mon, 01/11/2010 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/05/2011 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Selection of climate change adaptation options: Urban Commuter Rail Networks Description: Identified and selected solutions to mitigate the impact of increased heatwaves over the operation and maintenance of Melbourne’s urban commuter rail network for the Victorian Government, Department of Transport. Project date: Sat, 01/01/2011 - 12:00 - Wed, 01/06/2011 - 12:00 Location: Australia Position: Manager Title: Climate change review and assessment: A mine Description: Led a climate change review and assessment into the Port Pirie Rare Earth Treatment Plant and Radium Hill Uranium Mine for the South Australian Government, Department of Primary Industries & Resources South Australia (PIRSA). This involved undertaking an analysis to identify the key climate change impacts at the two mine sites using climate change research by the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to identify the significant potential climate change impacts and develop recommendations to mitigate the risks.