About Us
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Our story
Sierracon was formed in 2010 by John Hamilton with a goal of providing high quality specialist consulting services for social and economic studies and projects across Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Time flies and now after over 14 years in business Sierracon has developed a great track record across a wide range of projects to deliver benefits and address the needs of clients and communities.
Why the name Sierracon? Sierra represents “S” in the phonetic alphabet. The “Sierra” in Sierracon represents the “S” for “Social” and “Con” is an abbreviation of “consulting”.
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Our team
John Hamilton
Director, Social and Economic Consultant
Education
- Masters of Social Science with Distinction, RMIT. 2014
- Grad. Cert. Applied Finance and Investment (Kaplan), 2008
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne, 1998
- Certificate in Public Participation (IAP2), 2008
- Mining Investment Analysis (Kaplan), 2008
John has 26 years of experience in undertaking social and economic impact assessment, stakeholder engagement and community consultation, resettlement and social programs, government policy development and program evaluation and monitoring. He also has extensive experience in project management, including projects involving multiple simultaneous tasks, tight timelines, divergent stakeholder demands and multi-disciplinary teams. Combining a social science, economics and science background, John brings a range of technical knowledge and practical experience to address a variety of challenges in the mining, oil and gas, international development, hydropower, government, agriculture, water, and environment sectors. He is additionally a member of the International Association of Impact Assessment.
Margaret Green
Margaret Green joined Sierracon in 2024 and is based in Melbourne and Geelong. Margaret is soon to complete a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) / Bachelor of International Studies (Policy and Politics) at Deakin University. Coming originally from a regional area, and with a range of interests, Margaret brings a passion for social and economic development and recovery.
Partnering and Collaboration
Sierracon partners and collaborates with trusted consulting firms from around Australia, Asia and the Pacific and other regions to form multi-disciplinary project teams and to provide a range of locally appropriate services. Consulting partners and collaborators have included: ERIAS Group, Rhelm Consultancy, Steyn Reddy Associates, Ekistica, DT Global, Intersocial Consulting, Stantec, ERM, Accent Environmental, Partnear, StoryUp and a range of other capable individual consultants.