Alexandra Friedman Email & Phone Number

Halifax Regional Municipality, Ns, Ca

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

- Working with snow crab harvesters and industry in New Brunswick to reduce the risk of entanglement for North Atlantic right whales and other species at risk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence- Conducting outreach and education for vessel operators to reduce the risk of vessel strikes for North Atlantic right whales and other species at risk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

- Elected as Co-Chair to organize the 2023 Sustainable Ocean Conference- Managed committees such as logistics and fundraising/budgeting- Presented graduate research on risk assessment of whale entanglements at this conference

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

- Was a Teaching Assistant for an undergraduate marine mammalogy course- Taught students about marine mammals and graded papers and exams- Helped the professor during the course and hosted guest lectures.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

- Completed a research project on risk assessment of whale entanglements in the Gulf of St. Lawrence- Learnt R and ArcGIS as well as fisheries management in the Maritimes- Worked with the Marine Research Team as part of her completion of her graduate degree

Quadra Island, British Columbia

- Collected behavioural data and did photo-identification on orcas and whales- Managed and trained volunteers and interns- Participated in outreach events like docks talks to educate the public about marine conservation

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Participated in a professional development program with workshops like project management, truth and reconciliation, online presence, etc.

Canada

- Participated in workshops about marine conservation in Canada- Helped other youths in the program to organize events and activities

Quadra Island, British Columbia

- Collected behavioural data and did photo-identification on orcas and whales- Operated a small zodiac to monitor marine mammals and prevent incidents- Participated in outreach events like docks talks to educate the public about marine conservation

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Annotated 2D and 3D (LiDAR) images to create data for machine learning and AI for self-driving cars- This work involved tedious image editing work to accomplish labeling assignments

Canada

- Was placed as an intern with Cetus Research and Conservation Society to gain work experience in marine conservation- Wrote blogs and social media posts, connected with youths across Canada and learned about marine conservation in Canada

British Columbia, Canada

- Collected data on vessel traffic and marine mammals in the Johnstone Strait and Quadra Island areas - Educated the public about marine mammals and the Be Whale Wise guidelines

Mont-St-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada

- Managed the composting initiative on the mountain and created posters to educate visitors- Collected data about streams, plants, deers and visitors around the mountain using different instruments like camera traps- Created surveys to question visitors about their recreation on the trails- Helped do maintenance work to rehabilitate a trail and removed phragmites, an invasive species, from around the lake

Master'S Degree, Marine Management

- Courses taken include co-management, marine protected areas, fisheries management, and environmental education. - Held the position.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Major In Biology And Minor In Field Studies

Undergraduate awards - Dean’s Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research List - BSc Global Designation Field courses - Marine Mammals course.

De, Pure And Applied Sciences

Education record