Team+Profiles

Larry Zimmer
Larry ‘Zimmy’ Zimmer is in his own words a master of multitasking (signified by a juggling ball he carries) and managing best practice projects across the field of agricultural science/engineering. Larry has a passionate background working on farms since being a child taking especially great interest in land care projects. From here he has gained a vast background and a large skill set which has applied to helping farmers and communities world wide on how to best utilise the land that they already have using an environmentally sustainable approach to the land.

Larry was once quoted as saying he could even see the land breath, and when the land was ill he felt compelled to come to its aid and help breath new life into it. He has been doing this recently in West Victoria near Bacchus Marsh with a team converting a property that seemed destroyed by salinity back to good health again.

Larry has a property he calls home in the mountain ranges up near Mt Beauty, although he spends most of time on site with his work. Larry enjoys helping people see how they utilise their land better and more so how to look after the land so that it will remain healthy enough for future generations to enjoy the gift of life that we have all been so lucky to receive.

S.M.I.T.E has taken on Mr Zimmer to ensure that best practices are planned and carried out for future operations in his field of expertise. It is seen that with the destruction of other lands in the past we need to think differently and with great thought into conservation and sustainable faming if future projects are to be successful. Zimmy believes with the great team at S.M.I.T.E this is extremely achievable.


 * Beau Johnson **

Occupation - Civil Engineer D.O.B - 21/12/1969 Age - 42 Born and living in Australia

Beau 'Heart' Johnson deals with planning constructions, design and maintenance projects which include small-scale works such as repairing bridges, canals, dams and buildings to larger scale works such as new high-rise buildings to stadiums. As engineering has been an aspect of life since the beginning of human existence, Beau's passion to this profession came to him at a very young age discovering that his ancestry left a trail of practices of civil engineering which has been considered one of the oldest engineering disciplines that commenced in Ancient Egypt. Beau's Great grandfather of his as well as uncles and father had all followed in their footsteps.

Nickname 'Heart' came along to Beau as he was given a red heart shape Christmas globe in 1981 by his great grandfather on Christmas day. Carrying this with him everywhere he went the name 'Heart' stuck to him. Great grandfather Julian was one of the people Beau looked up as a role model, a person that he wanted to follow in their footsteps because of the remembrance mark he left throughout his time in the engineering profession.

Beau spends his work time split between the office and work sites. As part of his contract, he has travelled parts of the world being involved in projects judging cost, time, materials, etc. Recent travel was to the Gold Coast, Surface paradise with the new Hilton Hotel building being constructed by Brookfield Multiplex which is predicted to be fully completed by the end of 2011.

In his spare time Beau enjoys spending family time with his wife and 3 lovely children. His hobbies and interests include playing soccer, watching movies, going out with workmates and friends, and lastly arts and crafts (building small scale housing/building for his children to play with!

S.M.I.T.E has employed Mr Johnson on an urgent project on locating sustainable habitable locations for human settlement on 'The Island'. With his professional experience in civil engineering together with his team, Team Vortex will collaboratively work to achieve the given tasks in order to make The Island **//'the place to be'//.**




 * Liliana Kromsky**


 * Occupation: Journalist**

Liliana has spent her life as a journalist on the go, with her bags constantly packed and her toothbrush ready to go at a moments notice in order to report on the latest developments of world news. Her home is Melbourne, Australia, but most of the time, she is living out of a suitcase in the local hotel of the destination in which she is reporting from. Her action packed journalist lifestyle and the necessity to leave at the drop of a hat has invaded her personal life, leaving her little time to find love or have a family. Liliana considers her job her whole life and as such dedicates every waking moment to the job (researching, writing, reporting).

Liliana loves chasing the latest news, undertaking research and subsequently reporting the information to the world around her. Liliana worked for the News of the World, but left when her ethical beliefs for obtaining news and information was challenged by the beliefs of her employer. She wants the leads, but is willing to work diligently to get them morally.

Liliana has seen the sheer destruction of many natural disasters including floods, tsunamis, bush fires, hurricanes, landslides, cyclones, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. She has witnessed the devastation to the land and to a vast number of lives, as well as the eradication of homes and possessions. However, she has also seen the determination to survive and the human spirit thrive in the face of adversity.

Liliana is a new member to S.M.I.T.E and Team Vortex. Liliana was assigned to the aforementioned Task Force teams in order to bring to the planning table, her wealth of knowledge and understanding relating to natural disasters, human adversity and determination to survive. Additionally she will share her depth of knowledge and research gained from a breadth of worldly events in order to to help Team Vortex plan efficiently and effectively towards making The Island habitable. Liliana is dedicated and focused on the task ahead and is looking forward to contributing towards Team Vortex's successful and smooth transition in rehousing citizens from Natural Disaster areas to The Island.


 * "I am reluctant to make decisions without being informed" - ** Liliana Kromsky

=Fern Lovegood=


 * Occupation: Ecologist/Environmental Scientist**



Fern Lovegood has been passionate about the environment from an early age. A freak chemical spill accident which resulted in the death of her mother at the age of seven gave Fern the intense drive she has today. Armed with the only momento of her mother, a hair curler, Fern vowed to take on the world and change it for the better.

Fern founded the Sustainable Living Australia, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting and practicing sustainable living. She volunteers regularly at CERES, and is instrumental in the organizing of festivals promoting her passion.

Back home, in the Yarra Valley, Fern spends her free time in her vegetable garden and on her hobby farm with her many pets. She lives alone and prefers it this way- relishing time away from her many commitments.

Fern is extremely excited about this new opportunity with S.M.I.T.E.

=Audrey Whyte= D.O.B: 16/04/1973 Age: 38 Current City: Melbourne, Australia
 * Occupation: New Age Economist**

Audrey Whyte is renowned for her ‘outside the square’ thinking about the economy. She has studied, written developed concepts about financial economics and shared her findings at The Australian Conference of Economics.It is clear that Audrey is taking after her father, Harrison Whyte’s footsteps. As a child she could always be found in his office with him, and by 17 she had already written a report focusing on the interest rate variations and trends. After completing her economic degree at Bond University, she moved to England where she influenced a lot of the economic trends. She started a brokerage, where her advice on speculative shares was sort after by hundreds of followers.She returned back to Australia 10 years later, after marrying business man Carl Wedgewood. Between writing reports and developing ecomonic concepts, Audrey finds time to spend with Carl and her 2 daughters.Her experience and background in economy is seen as a great asset to S.M.I.T.E. where she has been asked to help develop and economic plan to help generate an income for the island.