Ken Boddie

Ken loves to write about everything and anything and is an occasional poet and enthusiastic photographer.

So that he can swap wit and banter with other like-minded bees, he leaves his choleric melancholic character in his home office and goes on a daily walkabout on social media.

• Volunteer English Tutor with Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) - 2023 to Present.
• Principal Consultant and National Quality Manager, Douglas Partners Pty Ltd, Australia - 2010 to 2023. 
• Principal Geotechnical Engineer, AGS Woodward-Clyde Pty Ltd, Perth WA - 1998 to 1999.
• Geotechnical Consultant, Douglas Partners Pty Ltd, Singleton NSW, Newcastle NSW, Townsville Qld, then Brisbane Qld - 1991 to 1998, then 1999 to 2010.
• Chief Geotechnical Engineer, GHD, NSW - 1988 to 1991.
• Technical Manager BFP, New Zealand - 1987 to 1991.
• Senior Geotechnical Engineer Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner, New Zealand - 1983 to 1987. 
• Senior Soils and Materials Engineer, Pt Herder Carter, Cilacap, Indonesia - 1981 to 1983.
• Soils and Materials Engineer, Various International Consulting Engineers, based in London, then in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Singapore, with project visits to various Middle East, Far East and African countries - 1973 to 1981.
• Ambassador, beBee.

• Fellow of The Institution of Engineers Australia.
• BSc(Eng) in Civil Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
• Diploma in Photography, Photography Institute.
• Certificate of Achievement: 120 Hour Advanced TEFL Course, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Premier TEFL.
• Certificate of Achievement: 30 Hour Teaching English Online TEFL Course, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Premier TEFL.
• Certificate of Achievement: 30 Hour Teaching Advanced Grammar TEFL Course, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Premier TEFL.
• High School Certificate, Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen, Scotland. 
• Communication Workshop In-House, Australia.