Our People
Allan Palmer
Allan has spent most of his working life (from 1981 to 2005) with Airservices Australia.
During this time he worked for 18 years as an Air Traffic Controller in the Melbourne Radar Centre and Melbourne and Essendon Control Towers.
In the following 6 years Allan was the Senior Documentation Officer responsible for leading a small team with the objective of building a fully integrated Operational Documentation System for TAAATS (The Australian Advanced Air Traffic System).
The Documentation System initally involved aligning thousands of interrelated documents in paper format. Allan then built the system on the Intranet to allow everyone in the company to access them from any location, whilst reducing the number of controlled paper copies by 80%.
The work of the Documentation Team contributed to Airservices Australia being named the world's best Air Traffic Services provider by the International Air Transport Association, winning the prestigious Eagle Award in 2005.
Allan has two children and has been keenly involved as a parent helper in the classroom and the robotics program since 2001. He has been a continuous member of School Council since 2003 and also serves on several Sub-Committees.
His qualifications include a Diploma of Aviation (Air traffic Services), a Diploma in Frontline Management and is certified in Information Mapping® methodologies for developing procedures, policies and documentation.
In his spare time he enjoys spending time with family, reading a wide range of books and magazines, radio controlled models, Lego robotics, kite flying and learning something new every day.
Heather Doughty
Heather provides professional services in the day-to-day operations of Dynamic Knowledge Solutions. After achieving a Science Honours Degree from Monash University in the mid 80s, she spent 7 years involved in Research. Her results have been incorporated into commercial applications.
This experience has given Heather well-developed Research, Creative, Analytical and Computer skills which are being utilised in building Documentation Systems with a high level of attention to detail. Heather has also run a small business providing Video Editing and Production services, mainly for the Motorsports community.
She has 2 children in Secondary school. She has been involved as a Parent Helper, and plays the piano for the School Choir.
Her main interests are Motherhood, Music and Motorsport (Rallying).
