James Bradfield Moody
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James Bradfield Moody is Executive Director, Development at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
. He is also a panel member of the ABC Television show “The New Inventors
” and co-author of The Sixth Wave with Bianca Nogrady.
From 2004 to 2009 he held various roles at CSIRO including General Manager, Government and International, General Manager, International and Director, Divisional Business Strategy for the Division of Land and Water.
Moody also sits on the board of the Brisbane Institute, the Advisory Council of the Australian Bureau of Statistics
and is an Australian National Commissioner for UNESCO. He has previously sat on the boards of the National Australia Day Council
, the Advisory Board of the Bureau of Meteorology
and the Australian Spatial Information Business Association. He was also previously a member of the Federal Government’s National Environmental Education Council and President of Young Engineers Australia.
Moody completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration/Innovation in 2004 at the Australian National University for research into Complex Product Systems in the Australian National Innovation System focusing on the space industry. He also has a Bachelors of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering and Bachelors of Information Technology from the Queensland University of Technology.
From 2001 to 2003 Moody was the Managing Director of Natural Resource Intelligence (NRI), a spatial information company, and part of the Natural Intelligence (ASX: NAI) group. NAI was reborn in 2004 as Commoditel (ASX: CMO), and again as ComTel (ASX: CMO).
From 1999 to 2001 Moody was responsible for systems engineering of Fedsat, the first Australian Satellite to be launched in thirty years, funded by the Cooperative Research Centre for Satellite Systems (CRCSS). This included working with UK firm Space Innovations Ltd who were sub-contracted to build the satellite bus and assisting in transferring the technology back to Australia.
From 2000 to 2002 Moody was co-facilitator and Australian representative of the youth advisory council to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). He was also a founder and co-chair of the Space Generation Advisory Council in support of the UN Programme on Space Applications, a group of students and young space professionals who run programmes including the annual "Yuri's night" space party. James was also a member of the Science and Technology delegation to the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, was a member and executive secretary of the taskforce on Science and Technology for the Millennium Development Goals
and was invited to attend the World Economic Forum
as a Global Leader of Tomorrow in 2003.
In 2000, Moody was named Young Professional Engineer of the Year and in 2005 was named one of the 100 most influential engineers in Australia. While holding this title he promoted the engineering profession and his particular brand of ‘socially conscious engineering’. In 2000 Moody was also awarded Young Queenslander of the Year and in 2001 was a finalist in the Young Australian of the Year awards, in the Science and Technology category.
Moody is also co-author with Bianca Nogrady of The Sixth Wave, published by Random House
- a book on how to succeed in a resource-limited world.
Moody is married to Geraldine Chin Moody and lives in Sydney.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation is the national government body for scientific research in Australia...
. He is also a panel member of the ABC Television show “The New Inventors
The New Inventors
The New Inventors is an Australian television show, broadcast on ABC1, and hosted by broadcaster and comedian James O'Loghlin. Each episode features three Australian inventions and short video tape packages...
” and co-author of The Sixth Wave with Bianca Nogrady.
From 2004 to 2009 he held various roles at CSIRO including General Manager, Government and International, General Manager, International and Director, Divisional Business Strategy for the Division of Land and Water.
Moody also sits on the board of the Brisbane Institute, the Advisory Council of the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
and is an Australian National Commissioner for UNESCO. He has previously sat on the boards of the National Australia Day Council
National Australia Day Council
The coordinating body for the Australian of the Year Awards and Australia Day celebrations across the nation is the National Australia Day Council ....
, the Advisory Board of the Bureau of Meteorology
Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology is an Executive Agency of the Australian Government responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. It was established in 1906 under the Meteorology Act, and brought together the state meteorological services that existed before then...
and the Australian Spatial Information Business Association. He was also previously a member of the Federal Government’s National Environmental Education Council and President of Young Engineers Australia.
Moody completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration/Innovation in 2004 at the Australian National University for research into Complex Product Systems in the Australian National Innovation System focusing on the space industry. He also has a Bachelors of Electrical and Electronic Systems Engineering and Bachelors of Information Technology from the Queensland University of Technology.
From 2001 to 2003 Moody was the Managing Director of Natural Resource Intelligence (NRI), a spatial information company, and part of the Natural Intelligence (ASX: NAI) group. NAI was reborn in 2004 as Commoditel (ASX: CMO), and again as ComTel (ASX: CMO).
From 1999 to 2001 Moody was responsible for systems engineering of Fedsat, the first Australian Satellite to be launched in thirty years, funded by the Cooperative Research Centre for Satellite Systems (CRCSS). This included working with UK firm Space Innovations Ltd who were sub-contracted to build the satellite bus and assisting in transferring the technology back to Australia.
From 2000 to 2002 Moody was co-facilitator and Australian representative of the youth advisory council to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). He was also a founder and co-chair of the Space Generation Advisory Council in support of the UN Programme on Space Applications, a group of students and young space professionals who run programmes including the annual "Yuri's night" space party. James was also a member of the Science and Technology delegation to the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, was a member and executive secretary of the taskforce on Science and Technology for the Millennium Development Goals
Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015...
and was invited to attend the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
as a Global Leader of Tomorrow in 2003.
In 2000, Moody was named Young Professional Engineer of the Year and in 2005 was named one of the 100 most influential engineers in Australia. While holding this title he promoted the engineering profession and his particular brand of ‘socially conscious engineering’. In 2000 Moody was also awarded Young Queenslander of the Year and in 2001 was a finalist in the Young Australian of the Year awards, in the Science and Technology category.
Moody is also co-author with Bianca Nogrady of The Sixth Wave, published by Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
- a book on how to succeed in a resource-limited world.
Moody is married to Geraldine Chin Moody and lives in Sydney.