Andy Ostrowski Email & Phone Number

Beaufort, Nc

Participate in SEDAR assessments representing the Southeast Fisheries Science Center as Life History Working Group lead, ager, data complier, and panelist on species including groupers, blueline tilefish, and greater amberjack• Oversee day to day operations of life history lab including microscopes, processing equipment, FT-NIR Spectroscopy, personnel training, and general lab space• Strong collaborations with state, federal and university partners through research and assessments supporting organization objectives and information exchange• Extensive experience with project budgets and purchasing using a government credit card and budget tracking applications• Collaborating in original research by conceiving, proposing and receiving MARFIN funds totaling $370ko Age Validation study of Greater Amberjacko White grunt production ageing and using novel approaches to estimate ages through the use of Spectroscopy• Member of a five year strategic initiative funded by NOAA-NMFS to research a novel technological approach to fish aging using Fourier Transform Near-Infrared Spectroscopy• Filled in for the Senior Advisor to NOAA Fisheries Director of Scientific Programso Ensure workflow maintained between all of Fisheries directorate, including NOAA Administrative Assistant and senior staffo Coordinated information flow from all Fisheries Management Centers across United States into and out of the Directorate officeo Prepared documents, responded to inquiries and made recommendations and justifications to Director of Scientific programs• Leading SEFSC employee empowered workgroup improving center workplace practices and moraleo Coordinating three subgroup leaders and 20 additional staff on issueso Engaging directly with directorate and supervisors on solutions to staff concerns

Beaufort, Nc

LATERN Detail serving as Chief of Staff for Science and Research as part of the SEFSC Directorate and leadership team.• Manage information flow to and from the Director including coordinating follow-up actions and conducting preliminary reviews of documents, taskers, and communication products.• Serve as a liaison as needed between the SEFSC and external partners.• Coordinate functions of the Directorate on behalf of the Director (leadership meetings, weekly updates emails, All Hands meeting, annual guidance memo development etc.).• Coordinate communications and information across SEFSC, SERO, other Science Centers, HQ, and other partners as needed to prepare responses to inquiries from Congress and other stakeholders to support organization objectives.• Facilitate programs that will contribute positively to workplace culture and enhance workplace diversity

Beaufort Nc

• • Responsible for processing finfish age structures (e.g., otoliths and spines) (n = 13000+) and providing age readings (n = 21000+) for stock assessment data inputs for species including Blueline Tilefish, Gag grouper, Red grouper, Gray Triggerfish, and Scamp• Responsible for age and growth data analyses, technical report writing and presentation of data at SouthEast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) workshops for assigned species• Participation in multiagency reef fish age workshops and data workshops requiring strong verbal and written communication• Participation in multiagency age workshop for Atlantic Menhaden• Extensive experience with Isomet Low-speed saw and Hillquest Thin Section Machine techniques and training of students and staff members• Teleworked 95% of scheduled time; strong ability to independently plan and schedule daily tasks in order to meet required deadlines in a timely manner• Extensive experience with MS Office, Access, Oracle web-based database system and SAS, and exposure to ADMB and R• Responsible for planning and purchasing of team supplies on limited budget and time for entire year

Beaufort Nc

• Lab Manager supervising daily operations of 16,000 gallons of seawater systems, analytical lab, raw seawater system, and multiple technicians• Research focused on reducing environmental impacts of aquaculture through reducing water use and discharge leading to changes in operations• Responsible for planning and purchasing of facility budget for supplies and feed on limited budget and time• Extensive knowledge and capabilities in maintaining essential laboratory and field equipment• Trained and managed technicians, students, and interns on all aspects of lab techniques and safety

Designed, executed marine aquaculture studies and wrote status reports to funding agenciesOrganize and maintain data sets and conducted statistical analysesAssist graduate students and fellow staff members with statistical analysesStaff live continuous macroalgae culture and brine shrimp cultures for use as larval feedCultured thousands of larval and juvenile fishes including red porgy, flounder, and black sea bass

Contractor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Beaufort NCConducted original research on the behavioral effects of different rearing regimes on basic survival skills of red porgy in preparation for release into the wild stock for enhancement purposesIdentified invertebrate species during stomach content analysis of juvenile grunt species

Conducted research on the examination of the influence of birth date and early growth on survival of juvenile southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma).Taxonomic identification of 600+ juvenile southern and summer flounder by anal fin ray counts, melanophore counts, and melanophore spacing, not described in any published manuscript to dateSpecialized in otolith extraction and prepartion of postlarvae and young juvenile flatfish350+ Otolith microstructural analyzed by utilizing high powered light microscopy and digital imaging softwareAssisted graduate student in adult flounder stomach and gonad extraction and storage

Coordinate and conduct monthly and biweekly surf zone and estuary zone seiningParticipated in monthly bluefish ichthyoplankton tows off the coast of North CarolinaSort, identify, and analyze postlarvae, juvenile, and adult fish samples using commercial fishing practicesMaintain computer database relevant to project with over three years of sampling data

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Applied Statistics

Doubled Majored in Marine Biology and Environmental Studies-Biological, earned a Minor in Chemistry and graduated cum laude.

M.S, Marine Science, 3.54

Thesis Title: "Effects of temperature and salinity on the growth, survival, whole-body osmolality, stress resistance, and mRNA expression.

B.S, Marine Biology And Environmental Science-Biological; Marine Biology, 3.53