Darryn Snell | Associate Professor, RMIT University

Darryn Snell is Associate Professor in the School of Management and co-coordinator of the Skills, Training and Industry Research Network at RMIT University, Melbourne. Darryn has worked extensively on employment and workforce development questions. He has conducted research in a range of industries including manufacturing, agri-foods, transport and logistics, cleantech and the electricity generation industry. Among the range of research topics that he has examined are: cross-occupational skills transferability; workforce skills for Australia’s digital economy; ‘just transition’ for workers in carbon-exposed industries; reasons for non-completion among apprentices and trainees; skill needs and capabilities for the ‘green’ economy; and the skills and training implications of an ageing workforce. He has completed major research projects for, amongst others, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, the Australian Research Council, and the Department of Regional Australia.

Shirley Tay | Research assistant, RMIT University

Shirley is a PhD candidate with the School of Management at RMIT University. Her research interests revolve around the perspectives of work inclusion and lived experiences of recent migrants in the Australian workplace. Her current work focuses on using an intersectional lens to examine the workplace inclusion experiences of Australian migrant workers and how they navigate their positions within their workplaces at the intersections of their diverse identities. Parallel to her PhD research, Shirley has been working as a sessional tutor and research assistant with RMIT University.

Salvatore Ferraro | Research assistant, RMIT University

Sam Ferraro is a doctoral candidate in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing at RMIT University, his research examining the characteristics of Australian founder companies. Sam has over 15 years of investment banking experience, including at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, and has worked at the Commonwealth Treasury. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

Ian Christensen | Managing Director, iMOVE Australia

Ian is a passionate and experienced practitioner in innovation and collaboration, and these were the driving motivators behind his initiative to establish the iMOVE Co-operative Research Centre. He has spent most of his working life developing and delivering innovation in real-world environments, with particular achievements in manufacturing, biotechnology, and transport. His leadership of iMOVE draws on 16 years of experience in managing multi stakeholder collaborations and over forty years of activity in technology innovation.

Jackie King | Communications Manager, iMOVE Australia

Jackie is a corporate communications and marketing specialist and manager with over twenty years’ experience in marketing, project management and customer support. She has worked in diverse industries such as Transport, Manufacturing, Education, Recruitment and Telecoms in the UK and Australia. Most recently she has held roles in the automotive and transport cooperative research centres leading the development and implementation of the communications and marketing strategies. She is also part of the leadership team at iMOVE Australia, which is responsible for implementing the overall company strategy.