December 2008

Employee profile - Kerry Mudge

At just 24, Blair Athol Mine’s environmental graduate Kerry Mudge has the world at his feet.

A member of the graduate programme, Kerry joined Rio Tinto Coal Australia in 2007 and hasn’t looked back, pursuing every opportunity possible. 

“I have just returned from completing a three month secondment with the climate change team in Brisbane where I worked on some key elements of the Rio Tinto Coal Australia climate change action plan,” Kerry said.

“After finishing university I wanted to work in an organisation where I would be exposed to diverse projects but also for a company that is an industry leader when it comes to climate change and environmental management.

“Being part of the graduate programme has provided me with opportunities to broaden my skills in some challenging, different roles within various departments ranging from catching koalas in Central Queensland to brainstorming climate change solutions in Brisbane.

“Every day is different and that is what I love about my job; I never know what I am going to be doing next.”

Read our second employee profile for December - Jacqueline Watkins from Mount Thorley Warkworth.

Tell us in 30 words or less what your job entails? All things relating to how we manage and reduce our environmental impact.

What do you do for fun? In Clermont, fun comes through the various community events that seem to be on every second weekend from the Blair Athol Mine races through to the Town and Country Ball.

Tell us one interesting thing about you your colleagues don’t know. I have been a student at six primary schools, three high schools and two universities in three states over the last 19 years (mainly due to my nomadic parents).

What movie/cartoon character are you most like and why? Bugs Bunny – I have big feet and I’m pretty easy going.