born 1976

Australian/French citizen

known as: Fred Olivier, Frederique Olivier

Originally trained in France as an environmental engineer with a strong background in media and communication, Fred has been involved as a marine ecologist in various remote field based projects ranging from tropical reef monitoring to Antarctic ecology. Fred' s PhD research focused on monitoring signals of climate change in the breeding habitats of Antarctic seabirds and gave her a wealth of experience with operating in the Antarctic and sub Antarctic environments, with 7 consecutive summers and a winter. In parallel, she worked as an environmental engineer, wilderness photographer, expedition guide, lecturer and commercial skipper. She became involved in documentary production as logistic support/camera/sound, all projects field based as she enjoys the challenge of being autonomous in remote conditions, on land, at sea and underwater.