Team Members

RiskScape Team Members[edit]

Please contact RiskScape team via the helpdesk

To see the team members grouped by their role in the RiskScape project please visit the RiskScape website

RiskScape Project Leaders[edit]

Photo	Title	RiskScape contribution
Nick Horspool	Risk scientist GNS	RiskScape Programme Leader (GNS) Risk modelling, earthquake and tsunami perils, software development
Kate Crowley	Hazard (Risk) Engineer NIWA	applied natural hazard and risk research, developing vulnerability functions, carrying out applied research on risk modelling, social vulnerability and resilience, End-User engagement; risk science communications and exknowledge exchange, Social vulnerability, disaster risk reduction and management

RiskScape Team members[edit]

Photo	Title	RiskScape contribution
Andrea Mari	Junior Software Developer - NIWA	Software developer
Graeme Smart	Principal Scientist - Natural Hazards and Hydrodynamics. NIWA	Strategy and co-ordination, hydrodynamic risk modelling, enduser interaction. hydrodynamic hazards, post disaster data collection, communication.
Rob Bell	Programme Leader: Hazards & Risk and Principal Scientist (Coastal & Estuarine Processes) NIWA	Strategy within the NIWA core hazard programme, coastal hazard risk, end-user interaction, Risk assessment, coastal hazards and risk (storm inundation, coastal erosion, tsunami), climate-change imapcts
Jo Bind	Hydrodynamics GIS Technician NIWA	Post disaster surveys, GIS,Saptial data analysis, hydrodynamic modelling
Jade Arnold	Technician. NIWA	User admin and assistance. Web site maintenance. User documentation. Software development support. RiskScape team support
Roddy Henderson	"Group Manager Applied Hydrology Hydrologist NIWA	Flood hazard assessment, Hydrology; flood frequency analysis; infrastructure surveys
Emily Lane	Group Manager Hydrodynamics scientist NIWA	Tsunami and storm surge Coastal Hazard Modeller - Tsunami and storm surge
Joshu Mountjoy	Marine Geologist. NIWA	Hazard models, fragility functions Submarine Landslides, Tsunami hazard
Ryan Paulik	Hazard Analyst. NIWA	RiskScape applications for land use planning and emergency management, risk modelling; river and coastal flood (incl. tsunami) hazard vulnerability models; asset inventory development; post-event impact assessment.
Mike Revell	Principal scientist Meteorology and Remote Sensing. NIWA	Wind modelling, speedup over hills, storm analysis Weather hazard analysis
Gabriella Turek	Sr. Software Engineer. NIWA	Software programming, application, services, system administration.
Richard Turner	Meteorologist NIWA	Wind hazard, post disaster surveys Wind hazard modules
Shaun Williams	Hazard Analyst, NIWA	Tsunami hazard/risks; Multiple-hazard cross-cutting development; Pacific Islands hazards/risks Tsunami perils (modeling; paleodeposits; fragility functions); Natural hazards & disaster management; Post-disaster investigation; Stakeholder engagement
Andrew King	GNS	Exposure database, vulnerability, engine development, future vision
Rob Buxton	Risk Simulation Modeller. GNS	Rainfall induced landslide model, liquefaction model Model development and application
Sally Dallow	GNS	Landslide and liquefaction hazard modelling Engineering geology - earthquake and landslide hazards
Sally Potter	Hazard and Risk Management Researcher, GNS Science	End user engagement - training and research, social impacts, risk communication Communication of warnings, especially for volcanoes, severe weather and earthquakes (aftershocks)
Sheng Lin	Risk Engineer. GNS	Asset models (incl. data capture tool), and fragility/vulnerability models for earthquakes development Model development and application
Iain Matcham	GNS	Software; Overall conceptual model; centralisation of model vocabulary; technical bottom line Coding; scientific generalist
Natalia Deligne	GNS	Volcano Volcanic hazard and risk modelling
Sr Uma	GNS	Engineering fragility models Structural Engineering - earthquake
Christof Mueller	GNS	Tsunami, Agile role: Product Owner Tsunami Hazard assessment local Tsunami
Silvia Canessa	GNS	Software development. RiskScape Help Desk agent. Coding, support
Mostafa Nayyerloo	Risk Engineer, GNS Science	Project Leader: Hazard and Vulnerability (GNS Science), earthquake and tsunami fragility models for horizontal infrastructure, fire-following earthquake modelling, emerging risks
Richard Woods	Natural Hazards Risk Specialist, GNS	End user engagement - training and research, social impacts, risk communication Warnings, hazards assessments, evacuation, emergency management, risk communication, risk treatment options.
Tatiana Goded	GNS	MMI assignments, felt reports, seismic vulnerability of Unreinforced masonry churches Seismic hazard analysis, macroseismic studies, GeoNet felt reports, seismic vulnerability of Unreinforced masonry churches, site effects, site response modelling
Rand Huso	GNS
Juliana Ungaro	Climate Services Scientist NIWA	End-User engagement; risk science communications and knowledge exchange.
Finn Scheele	Risk Specialist - GNS	New risk modelling methodologies (e.g. post-event residential habitability and human displacement); end user engagement.
James Williams	Risk Modeler - GNS	Lifelines type standards, co-seismic vulnerability models for lifelines, tsunami vulnerability and functionality models for lifelines, disaster risk modelling, software testing.
Johnny Tarry Nimau	PARTneR Coordinator - Vanuatu	End-User engagement; RiskScape communications and knowledge exchange in developing Case study modelling.
Titimanu Simi	PARTneR Coordinator - Samoa