Associate Professor David Collins, Collins BioMicrosystems Laboratory (CBML)
Neil has a unique background, which includes 30 years of public and private sector experience as a high school teacher, union official, small business proprietor, senior credit union executive and 17 years as a highly regarded Federal Labor MP.
An Economics Graduate from La Trobe University, Neil is a lateral thinker with strong communication and negotiating skills. He likes to identify opportunities and position them for success.
He has local, state, national and international experience in capital and finance, infrastructure, transport, trade, media, water, energy, telecommunications, agriculture and resources through holding Federal portfolio responsibility for Transport, Primary Industry, Resources & Energy.
As Chairman of the Federal Government Transport Policy Committee and later as Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Neil had a pivotal role in the reform and modernising of the Australian transport system from 1990 to 1996. He was also Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee for Defence, Foreign Affairs & Trade.
