2.+Our+Team

=//Louise Carter- Journalist// (aka Alyce Tabb) =  At 34 Louise Carter has achieved more than most freelance journalist her age! Growing up in Bourke NSW on an isolated cattle station. The only child of Bill and Wendy, Louise found herself mustering cattle and in every spare moment Louise was reading books and writing stories. With the nearest school a 2 hour drive south to Wilcannia, Wendy and Bill made the tough decision to home school Louise. With limited resources Louise seem to have an uncanny ability to put pen to paper. Louise knew that her rare talent, passion for writing along with her vibrant and enthusiastic personality it was being wasted in the heart of Australia’s rural country lifestyle.

In 1992 Louise move to Sydney to stay with her aunty and attended the prestigious Kelvinton Grammer. This is where Louise really began to shine. Instantly she felt comfortable within the environment and academically was at the top of all her classes. Although Louise in previous years had not had many opportunities to socialise, her personality quickly saw her making many friends. At the end of her schooling she moved to Melbourne and attend Melbourne University to study her passion journalism. Again she meet many new people even though she kept very dedicated upholding her reputation for top marks, she continued socialising. She had a great nature for good conversation and was well liked among her community. After graduating with honours and her love for meeting new people and travelling she decided begin work though Europe. She worked extremely hard reporting and writing articles that won her awards and made her known as one of the world’s best journalist. Reaching the peck of her career she was approached by S.M.I.T.E to join their team as the leading journalist. She has now been working with them for just over 12 months. Louise overall is a very confident person, who believes her enthusiastic personality and dedication allows her to keep producing high quality work. She is very proud of everything she has achieved. With her ability to work in teams, along with her talent she sees her self as a very valuable member of S.M.I.T.E

Cassandra Fern - //Environmental Scientist// (aka Hannah Cullen) [[image:P1080204.JPG width="200" height="296" align="right"]]
====Cassandra Fern is iPuzzle’s Environmental Scientist. Cassandra completed her course in Environmental Science at the age of 22, now 27 she has been working at S.M.I.T.E for the past 2 years. During her breaks at university Cassandra spent time travelling the world. She spent 4 months in Africa where she also worked part-time as a waiter. Cassandra is very skilled and enjoys working towards making the environment a better place. Cassandra has had experience working with 3rd world countries on sustainability initiatives and has spent many holidays backpacking and living off the land in remote areas such as Indonesia. Cassandra is a very active person who enjoys spending as much time outdoors as possible. Cassandra enjoys meeting new people and taking part in adventurous team activities such as rock-climbing, hiking, mountain bike-riding and abseiling. Cassandra lives alone in the outskirts of Melbourne and is very devoted to her work and undertaking further research when she can. When Cassandra is not working or travelling she enjoys gardening and spending time with her 7 pets. Cassandra makes earrings and beaded jewellery on her weekends that she sells at her local market. ==== = = = //Veronica Harris- Engineer// (aka Emily Cook) =  Veronica Harris is a 33 year old single female who was born and raised in country Victoria. Her strong academic performances throughout her schooling opened an opportunity for her to move to Melbourne to continue her studies at RMIT, where she completed both a Bachelor and Masters of Engineering. Veronica has been fully qualified for 8 years, her confidence and strong personality has allowed her to work across Australia and Internationally. Veronica has been a part of the SMITE team for 4 years where she is constantly learning and improving her skills. Veronica is a motivated and reliable person, she enjoys meeting new people and taking on new challenges.She recognises the importance of working successfully in a team, and the effort and compliance that must accompany this. Veronica works long hours to ensure her work is completed to its full potential; this does affect her social life which has become nonexistent. Veronica goes to the gym four times a week and strives to eat and stay healthy. On days when Veronica is forced to have a day off work she enjoys playing golf and reading design magazines. In the short term future Veronica will continue to develop her knowledge and skills in the area of Engineering and learn from the other professions involved in this diverse company. Long term Veronica hopes to design, build and decorate an eco friendly house in the country. = = = //Elly Bloom- Agricultural Scientist// (aka Xi Wang) = Elly Bloom is a 27 year old single female who was born and raised in China. she was employed by the chinese government, after 2 years hard working days she decided to take one gap year to travel the world. Finally she came to Australia, and she really loves this country and she continued her studies at RMIT in Melbourne. Her experience is not only from her studies or jobs, but also her travelling life. She is continuing collecting and analysing information of agriculture. After finishing her studying in Melbourne, she went to iPuzzle and started to work for the island. She does not talk much, natual seems like her best friend. She spends a lot of time in the lab and try to konw every single part of the island.

= //Ella Hamilton- Economist// (aka Elisa Reynolds) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =