Conference papers, technical manuals, and open-source software contributions on flood risk, dam safety, and hydrology.
Conference Papers
HWRS 2025: Darling Downs Flood Link Study
Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium · 2025
136-year continuous simulation flood resilience study for the Darling Downs and Northern Territory road networks, calibrated to 20 gauges across the Condamine/Balonne, Mooney and Macintyre River basins.
Queensland Water Symposium 2025: Renewable Energy Surface Water Assessments
Queensland Water Symposium · 2025
Life of Mine Conference 2025: NT Gas Roads Hydrology
Life of Mine Conference · 2025
IPWEA NT Conference 2024: NT Gas Roads Hydrology — Identification of Weak Links
IPWEA NT Conference · 2024
Floodplain Management Association 2025: Continuous Simulation for Flood Frequency Analysis
FMA Conference · 2025
Life of Mine 2025: Hourly Rainfall from Daily Data
Life of Mine Conference · 2025
Statistical methods for disaggregating rainfall data, with applications in flood modelling and urban drainage design.
HWRS 2025: A Continuous Future Climate for Water Resources Management
Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium · 2025
Climate change implications for long-term water resources planning, and continuous simulation modelling approaches for future climate scenarios.
HWRS 2025: URBS Continuous Simulation Modelling
Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium · 2025 · Co-author
Probably Some Practical Advice on Flood Frequency Analysis
Engineers Australia · November 2023
Practical guidance on flood frequency analysis methodology for engineering practitioners — covering common pitfalls, record limitations, and defensible approaches to design flood estimation.
Draining Down the Risk
ANCOLD Conference · 2021
Risk-based approaches to water management and innovative drainage solutions for complex site conditions.
One breach or more? — Assessment of potential multiple flood overtopping breaches and sequencing
ANCOLD Conference · August 2019
Presents a Monte Carlo dam breach simulation approach to derive conditional probabilities for single or multiple embankment breaches and breach sequence, considering erosion initiation due to velocity and duration of overtopping flow.
Technical Manuals & Guidance
TMR Bridge Scour Manual (2013)
Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland · 2013
Queensland's first statewide bridge scour guidance document, authored during tenure at TMR. Provides standardised methodology for scour assessment, risk categorisation, and maintenance decisions across the state road network.
SEQFEWS User Manual (2017)
Seqwater · 2017
Technical documentation for the SEQFEWS real-time flood forecasting system used in dam operations for Wivenhoe and North Pine Dams. Covers model configuration, operational procedures, and system maintenance.
Open Source Contributions
pyextremes — ARR2019_Book3
Python · GitHub Fork · Active Development
Fork of pyextremes extended for ARR 2019 Book 3 / Bulletin 17C at-site flood frequency analysis. Adds native LP3 distribution, Multiple Grubbs-Beck Test for PILF identification, TCEV distribution, and LH-moments for Australian catchment data.
PyRomb — URBS Model Builder
Python · Pull request merged upstream by Tom Norman
Wrote the URBS runoff model builder component of the PyRomb QGIS plugin. Pull request accepted into the main repository — enabling URBS and RORB model setup directly within the QGIS environment.
tuflow-vscode · Billabong QGIS Plugin
TypeScript / Python
VS Code extension for TUFLOW hydraulic model file syntax and IntelliSense. Billabong: Python QGIS plugin for hydrological data processing, published to the QGIS Plugin Repository.
Conference Presentations
Presented at: HWRS · ANCOLD · QWS · FMA · IPWEA
Additional publications and a full list of conference presentations are available on my LinkedIn profile.