Andrew Childs        Cameron Burchell         Nicola Johnston       Rosalind Wilson

Andrew Childs BSc
Principal

Andrew graduated from the University of Otago, New Zealand, in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Zoology.

Having started his professional career as an Exploration Geologist in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, Andrew moved to petroleum geology and geophysics with Perth-based Ranger Oil Australia (later renamed Petroz NL). He gained technical experience with Petroz as a Geoscientist, and later commercial experience as the Commercial Assistant to the Managing Director.

During the downturn in the oil industry in the late 1980’s, Andrew left the industry temporarily to manage an agricultural company of which he was a major shareholder.

Andrew returned to the industry in 1990 as the General Manager of a highly successful geotechnical consulting group. This enabled him begin the process of establishing a vast network of contacts in the oil exploration and production industry, and ultimately led him to a career in Recruitment and Human Resources.

Andrew worked with one of Perth’s leading human resource consultancies before founding Resource Recruitment in 1995.  In addition to his role as Principal of Resource Recruitment, Andrew is extensively involved in investment and corporate governance activities in the oil and gas industry.

He is a Non-Executive Director of Stratic Energy Corporation (an oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the TSX and AIM) and a member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Cameron Burchell
General Manager

Cameron graduated from Edith Cowan University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Business in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations.  After graduation, he worked as a Paralegal in both the private and public sectors before commencing a career in his field of study in 1996.

Since 1996, Cameron has gained extensive experience in the recruitment of professional and management-level personnel in the resources and engineering sectors.  He has been employed as a Recruitment Advisor, Human Resources Advisor and Recruitment Manager with mining, engineering and service companies; and as a Senior Consultant with several recruitment firms specialising in the oil and gas, mining and engineering sectors.

As the General Manager of Resource Recruitment, Cameron now specialises in recruitment for the upstream oil and gas sector.  In particular, he focuses on executive, management and senior professional positions.

Cameron is a member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia.

Nicola Johnston
Senior Consultant, Asia Pacific

Nicola Johnston has a diverse background across industries including oil and gas. Her initial foray in the oil gas industry was as a Technical Assistant (TA) in Melbourne in 1987 for Petrofina and then as a TA in Perth for Western Mining’s Petroleum Division.

Nicola graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Public Relations) in 1996.  After graduation Nicola worked both domestically and internationally in public relations, marketing and communications strategy for various organizations. In 2005, Nicola combined her early career experience as a TA in the oil gas industry with her extensive experience in marketing and public relations in recruiting within the upstream oil and gas industry.

Joining Resource Recruitment in March 2007, Nicola brings valuable international consultancy experience specialising in the placement of upstream oil gas drilling engineers, drilling supervisors, drilling superintendents, exploration and drilling managers, geologists and geophysicists, materials and logistics and HSE personnel.

Nicola is located in Kuala Lumpur where she is integral in expanding Resource Recruitment’s business across Asia Pacific region.

Member of PESA (Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia) and SPA (Society of Petroleum Engineers).

Rosalind Wilson
Office Administrator

Ros holds a Bachelor of Education degree, and has post-graduate work experience in commercial environments.  This includes considerable experience in sales and marketing, logistics and administration.

In her role at Resource Recruitment, Ros has a broad range of accounts, administration and payroll responsibilities (our payroll includes personnel working on contract in client companies).