Our Team
Mike Braimbridge
BSC (Hons), Botany and Environmental Science; Grad Cert (Applied Statistics)
Director & Principal Environmental Scientist
Mike is an Environmental Scientist with 25+ years' in both industry and government roles, throughout Western Australia. He has extensive experience in leading and coordinating EIA and environmental approvals for major infrastructure projects through state and federal environmental legislation pathways.
Mike has technical experience in field based/remote area vegetation and flora assessments for mining and infrastructure projects throughout the State. Mike has worked as a botanist since 1997, and has extensive experience in survey planning, field survey, taxonomy, analysis and reporting.
In addition, Mike possesses extensive skills and experience in technical assessments of water dependent ecosystems including risk assessment of water dependent ecosystems (groundwater dependent ecosystem and surface water systems) and determination of ecological water requirements throughout Western Australia. He has experience in water resource management throughout Western Australia, with expertise in the development of monitoring and management frameworks for water resource management. Having worked for over a decade in the state's water and environmental regulation agency prior to returning to consulting to establish Stream Environment and Water, Mike also has extensive knowledge and experience in water licensing, related water policy development and water planning from the Kimberley and Pilbara to the South West.
Christie Silva
BSc Environmental Biology (Biodiversity)
Senior Environmental Scientist
Christie is an Environmental Scientist with 15 years of experience working in government and industry, specialising in water resource assessment and management across Western Australia.
Christie has strong technical skills in hydrogeology, hydrology and ecological data assessment to support environmental risk, monitoring and evaluation of water resource projects. She has extensive experience in strategic water planning and development of water management frameworks. Christie also has extensive knowledge of Western Australian water policy and experience in water licensing.
Since joining Stream Christie has completed numerous flora and vegetation surveys and environmental impact assessments in the south west, Goldfields, Pilbara and Kimberley regions of Western Australia. Her field and report preparation skills are complemented by high level spatial analysis and GIS skills.