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Australia

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Freelance Chronobiologist/Sleep & Performance Scientist with 20+ years of experience in project mgt & applied research

Profile Summary

have 23 years of international professional experience in health, safety and business improvement within military, mining, rail, oil and gas, utilities and elite athletes. Combining scientific research and operational leadership, I support organisations in reducing risk, lowering cost, and optimising productivity and performance. I have applied Lean/Six Sigma and other scientific methodologies in significant projects to drive step-change improvement in performance while ensuring sustainability through associated culture change. In the mining, oil, and gas sectors, I have worked internationally as an advisor to major companies including Woodside, BHP, Anglo Gold Ashanti, South 32, Karara Mining, Peabody and Goldcorp. Other sectors include agriculture with CBH group and rail with Metro Trains Melbourne. I have been responsible for the development of global practices, integration, and project management across multiple product groups. This has entailed the quantification, analysis, and interpretation of multiple data streams to support health, safety, financial strength, and productivity. Within elite athletic groups, I have worked with the Australian Institute of Sport, West Australian Institute of Sport, Super Rugby, Australian Rules Football and Formula 1 to optimise human performance in preparation for international competition and the Olympics. I am a regular speaker/chair at universities and international conferences in mining, transport, sports performance and physiology. I regularly contribute articles to media outlets such as the Australian Financial Review, The Australian, Men’s Fitness, Blitz Martial Arts, BJJ Scout and Huffington Post. I have spoken on the Health Report on ABC radio in Australia, ABC radio national and numerous podcasts. Also, I have appeared on ABC television, Channel 7, 9 and 10 in Australia, and was a TEDx Perth speaker in 2017. I am an author and co-author of numerous technical reports, scientific articles, and industry guidelines, and I am a regular reviewer for scientific peer-reviewed journals. An active athlete, I have completed over 20 ultramarathons to date, including the Ultra-Trail Australia 100km (7 times), Leadville 100 miler, numerous marathons and trail running events. My current focus is on improving my swimming to undertake long-distance open water swimming events (10-20km).

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Circadian Rhythm Research
• ☆ Project Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Feasibility Study, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow

University of Western Australia

January 2019 - Present

Director

Melius Consulting

April 2014 - Present

Owner

Sleep4Performance

2014 - Present

Global Adviser Fatigue/Human Performance

Rio Tinto

2004 - 2014

Defence Forces

1997 - 2001

Education

PhD

University of Western Australia

January 2015 - December 2017

PhD (Centre for Sleep Science)

The University of Western Australia

January 2015 - December 2017

Master of Mine Engineering (School of Mining Engineering )

University of New South Wales - Randwick Campus

August 2010 - February 2016

Graduate Certificate of Sleep Science (Centre for Sleep Science)

University of Western Australia

2014 - 2015

Master of Business Administration (Graduate School of Business )

Curtin University

January 2008 - December 2010

Bachelor of Arts: Training and Development

Curtin University

2005 - 2007

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Dina C(Christa) Janse van Rensburg, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Peter Fowler, Hugh Fullagar, David Stevens, Shona Halson, Amy Bender, Grace Vincent, Amanda Claassen-Smithers, Ian Dunican, et al.(2020). How to manage travel fatigue and jet lag in athletes? A systematic review of interventions . British Journal of Sports Medicine. p. bjsports--2019--101635. {BMJ}

(2020). Does Fibre-fix provided to people with irritable bowel syndrome who are consuming a low FODMAP diet improve their gut health, gut microbiome, sleep and mental health? A double-blinded, randomised controlled trial . BMJ open gastroenterology.

(2020). How to manage travel fatigue and jet lag in athletes? A systematic review of interventions . British journal of sports medicine.

(2019). Sleep Patterns and Alertness in an Elite Super Rugby Team During a Game Week . Journal of human kinetics.

(2019). Influence of Electronic Devices on Sleep and Cognitive Performance During Athlete Training Camps . Journal of strength and conditioning research.

(2018). Prevalence of sleep disorders and sleep problems in an elite super rugby union team . Journal of sports sciences.

(2018). Evening electronic device use and sleep patterns in athletes . Journal of sports sciences.

(2018). The Effect of Water Loading on Acute Weight Loss Following Fluid Restriction in Combat Sports Athletes . International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism.

(2018). Caffeine use in a Super Rugby game and its relationship to post-game sleep . European journal of sport science.

(2018). The psychomotor vigilance test: a comparison of different test durations in elite athletes . Journal of sports sciences.

(2017). The Effects of the Removal of Electronic Devices for 48 Hours on Sleep in Elite Judo Athletes . Journal of strength and conditioning research.

(2017). Evening electronic device use: The effects on alertness, sleep and next-day physical performance in athletes . Journal of sports sciences.

Ian C. Dunican, Kevin Murray, James A. Slater, Kathleen J. Maddison, Maddison J. Jones, Brian Dawson, Leon M. Straker, John A. Caldwell, Shona L. Halson, Peter R. Eastwood(2017). Laboratory and home comparison of wrist-activity monitors and polysomnography in middle-aged adults . Sleep and Biological Rhythms. 16. (1). p. 85--97. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

(2016). Sleep is an important factor when considering rugby union player load . British journal of sports medicine.