Mihkel Proos
Mihkel is the founder and Principal Environmental Consultant with Connect Environmental. He has a keen interest in terrestrial ecology and, combined with his extensive experience in environmental approvals and management, has developed an 'outside the box' perspective on problem solving.
His 20 years’ experience in the environmental field has encompassed environmental approvals, environmental management, terrestrial ecology, impact assessment, strategic assessments, protected area management and threatened species policy. He has undertaken projects in many parts of Australia, both in government and as an environmental consultant. His repertoire of skills has been utilised for projects in linear infrastructure (power, rail, road and water), mining, wind farms, water infrastructure, water storage, Defence tenure, and residential and industrial developments.
Mihkel is a member of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ - NT Division), the NT Field Naturalists, the Darwin Mining Club and the Energy Club NT.
Justin Bott
Having been part of the Connect Environmental team for over two years, Justin's zeal to sweat it out in the tropical sun, desire to learn and affable personality are certainly characteristics that deserve respect!
In 2021, Justin completed his final year of his Bachelor of Environmental Science (Ecology) at Charles Darwin University. He has been involved in numerous targeted flora and fauna surveys with Connect Environmental, including in the Greater Darwin region, Jabiru and the Tiwi Islands.
Sydney Collett
Sydney graduated from Charles Darwin University with a BSc (Honours) in Conservation Biology. Since then, she has continued her education, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Movement Ecology, which uses a new tracking technology to investigate how declining resources influence the movement of granivorous finches.
Sydney has over 5 years of experience of environmental monitoring and field surveying for a variety of flora and fauna. She has a particular passion for working with threatened species and has experience undertaking surveys for small mammals, turtles, and birds.
Since joining Connect Environmental in 2020, Sydney has worked on a variety of ecological assessment projects. Sydney particularly enjoys the variety involved in her job, working on different projects for different species and has thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to get out to parts of remote northern Australia.
