ULTRA CORAL AUSTRALIA

Managing Director of Ultra Coral Australia Pty Ltd, has over 25 years of experience diving most areas of the Great Barrier Reef using SSBA. Nic spends up to 260 days per annum diving the Great Barrier Reef and is familiar with a number of the priority reefs identified in the target areas and observes first hand the impact COTS has on these reefs. Nic has conducted well over 10,000 dives on the Great Barrier Reef. Nic has also carried out reef health surveys including transects, water quality testing, video footage and utilising the ‘Eye on the Reef’ app.

Ivy is a co-owner supporting the executive team with project development and coordination. Ivy brings 15+ years of Finance broking business management, holds a HR truck licence and diving qualifications. Ivy loves getting out on the water with her husband Nic, she is passionate about the environment and committed to being a part of the solution to help our oceans.

David has been actively working in the Aquatic industry, From Retail, Wholesaler and Supply, upwards of 19 years. David specialises in Coral husbandry ranging from system design, coral health and disease control, nutrition, aqua culture, live food culture and water chemistry.  David’s passion and extensive knowledge for corals has led him to move around the world experiencing and running different types of facilities.

Gemma has been working in the Aquatic Industry for 7 years particularly working with Corals, Fish and Marine Inverts, Gemma has an extensive knowledge of coral care, and Identification, this therefore gives her the ability to market and sale corals to customers throughout the world. Gemma is a professional photographer and combined with her love for corals and this industry allows her to combine both passions together.

Barbra serves as an HR Manager and Project Coordinator at UCA with over 10 years of experience in a variety of HR and project management functional areas. Prior to joining UCA she managed the Human Resources function in small to mid-size companies in industries including healthcare, marketing, and mining services where she managed all aspects of the employment process. She provides guidance on general human resources compliance issues as well as manages policy and procedure implementations and updates for clients. She holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts (QUT) and is currently completing her Master of Business, Human Resources (QUT).

Luchang Shao has received his PhD degree of Marine Biology and Aquaculture in James Cook University, His PhD research experience and employment background of 14 years has allowed him to develop an extensive understanding of aquatic breeding and husbandry, and specifically marine fish and coral aquaculture, fish health and disease control, tank and system design as well as water quality and life support system monitoring.

Yoshi’s love for coral began in 2015 and he is now the proud owner of a 130 gallon reef aquarium. He has experience in keeping SPS, LPS, soft corals, propagation, fragging and their identification. Additionally Yoshi holds aquascaping skills and has an understanding of coral mounting, and his passion for photographing coral can be observed on the UCA Facebook page.

When Yoshi is not taking care of the marine life he can be found negotiating with UCA clients using his extensive experience in sales and multicultural competency. Relationship building and working with various stakeholders is what he excels at the most, with the ability to deliver to clients their requirements consistently. Yoshi’s educational background includes a Master of Commerce, HR (University of Western Sydney), Bachelor of Science Psychology (University of New South Wales).

Ernie has been an avid reef keeper for many many years, He has spent the best part of the last 3 years working in the Export trade for this industry. Combing his love for corals into a career. Ernie has an extensive knowledge of coral husbandry which is evident in his very impressive home aquarium and his ability to care for corals.

Nao, is our newest member of staff, and newest member to the industry here at UCA. Nao spends her time at UCA supporting the team, testing water parameters and making sure the corals and tanks are in the best health possible. Nao has a very good understanding of corals and has an beautiful home aquarium where she has transferred much of her impressive home aquarium knowledge over to a commercial facility environment.

Amy has been working in the UCA facility for over 3 years, Amy’s main roles within the team are processing, quarantining, aqua culture and fragging corals ready to grow on for growth rate data, or sale to the export market. Amy absolutely loves coral, and the is evident in her ability to care for every piece so meticulous.