PERSONAL PARTICULARS

Name: Wayne RODDOM

Postal Address: GPO Box 245

CANBERRA ACT 2601

Telephone: 0417 848 273

E-mail: wayner@taunet.net.au

Date of Birth: 14th April 1956

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science Honours (NTU): This was awarded as a First Class with the thesis title Like, -- But Oh How Different: Stone Point Variability in the Top End N.T. The research topic dealt with stone tool variability, spatial variation and its effect on typology, utilising digital image processing.

Bachelor of Science (NTU): This consisted of a double major in Archaeology/Anthropology and a minor in Earth Science.

Earth Sciences Award (NTU): 1992 awarded the Northern Territory University Earth Sciences award.

Professional Development

Windows NT 4 - Security Course
Mainframe RACF Security Course
Station OIC Management Course
Advanced Excel
Quattro Pro in GIS applications
Programming Dbase
Access databases
Introduction to QMF programming
Introduction to SQL programming
Vistapro mapping Workshop
MGE mapping Workshop
MicroBryan applications
Advanced Acceptance Testing
Microsoft Front Page
HTML Programming

Professional Associations:

Australian Archaeological Association
Northern Territory Historical Society
Northern Territory Police Historical Society

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1977 - 1998

Employer: Northern Territory Police Service

Position Held: Senior Constable

Senior Police Analyst

Information Services Unit

During my time with the Police Service, I have worked in a variety of Sections and geographic localities throughout the Northern Territory.

These Sections and localities have included General Duties Casuarina, Darwin, Adelaide River, Pine Creek, and Groote Eylandt. OIC Missing Persons Section, CIB Darwin and Information Bureau Darwin. IJIS (Integrated Justice Information System) Work Group, Headquarters Darwin and the Operational Computer Systems Administration Team. IJIS Administrator (on secondment) at the Office of Courts Administration.

At present, I am stationed in the Information Services Unit of the NT Police Service where commissioned a corporate Intranet. Whilst in ISU I have also performed the duties of Acting Director of Information Services Unit, NT Police Service, Security Manager NT Police Fire & Emergency Services computer network and IJIS Administrator.

Archaeological Consultancies

Chinese Mine Sites – Northern Territory: Field assistant to Dr S. Mitchell of Heritage Surveys in an extended site survey of mine sites throughout the Northern Territory.

Middle Point Shell Middens NT: field assistant to Ms. Sally Brockwell in survey and excavation of Shell Midden site around Darwin Harbour.

Bayview Haven Housing Estate NT: field assistant to Dr P. Hiscock in the survey, excavation and analysis of fauna and artefacts from midden sites, Darwin.

NT Museum – Dupe Collection: analysis and curation of Dupe Collection (consisting of Adelaide River, Marrakai River, Hardies Creek and Mary River 5 & 5A sites) at the Museum and Art Gallery of the N.T. Darwin.

Palmerston Subdivision: field assistant to Dr S. Mitchell, survey of proposed housing subdivision.

Humpty Doo Subdivision: field assistant to Dr S. Mitchell, survey of proposed housing subdivision.

Wave Hill to Djargarju Survey: field assistant to Dr S. Mitchell, survey of proposed Telstra Fibre Optic Cable route.

Camfield River – Site Rescue: field assistant, preliminary research and curation of rescued collection of prehistoric stone tools. Collection prepared and lodged with NT Museum.

Port Arthur Stables: preparation of digital building plans for Dr. S. Mitchell of Heritage Surveys.

Fogg Dam and Shoal Bay Survey: consultant archaeologist for development survey of Department of Defence areas.

Alice Springs – Hermannsburg Survey: field assistant and preliminary research to Dr S. Mitchell. Survey 125 km between Alice Springs and Hermannsburg for proposed Telstra Fibre Optic Cable.

Fogg Bay Road: consultant archaeologist for road re-alignment of Fogg Bay road.

Danila Dilba Web Site: design and implementation of a Internet web site for the Danila Dilba Aboriginal Health Corporation. http:\\www.daniladilba.org.au

Working on the projects and surveys listed above I have gained practical experience in a range of archaeological skills. The following list itemises the major elements.

Site survey and mapping of prehistoric sites.
Site survey and mapping of heritage sites, including buildings and structures.
Variety of survey strategies and need to maintain flexible approach.
Excavation techniques for a variety of site types.
Recovered artefact curation, sorting and analysis.
Report preparation and compilation.
Extensive stone artefact identification with a variety of types and raw materials, in particular quartz, chert and silcrete.

Reports

BARKER R., RODDOM W.M. & SANDRY T. 1994 Analysis of Operational Computer Systems of the Northern Territory Police Service.

RODDOM W.M., 1995 Increased Efficiencies of Proactive Policing by the Utilisation of a Corporate Intranet.

RODDOM W.M., 1995 Utilisation of GIS Mapping in the Analysis of Crime Statistics.

RODDOM W.M., 1996 Single Point Data Entry in a Multi-Platform Computing Environment.

RODDOM W.M. 1996 Financial and Management Benefits of Electronic Image Capture of Fingerprint Forms.

RODDOM W.M. 1996 Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Developments at Fogg Bay and Shoal Haven Transmitter Sites.

RODDOM W.M. 1996 Benefits of an Executive Management System to NT PFES.

RODDOM W.M. 1997 Use of Digital Image Capture in Offender Recognition.

BARKER R. & RODDOM W.M. 1997 Implementation Methodology of Red Light and Speed Cameras in the Northern Territory.

RODDOM W.M. 1997 Interfacing of Red Light & Speed Camera System to IJIS application.

COLLIS A. & RODDOM W.M. 1997 Archaeological Assessment of the Re- Alignment of Fogg Bay Road, NT

Author: Wayne Roddom, Dept. Archaeology and Anthropology
Feedback: peter.hiscock@anu.edu.au .
Date Last Modified: 5-June 1998
URL: http://artalpha.anu.edu.au/web/arc/aboutus/studs/roddom.htm