Benjamin Howes Email & Phone Number

Maidenhead, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

Silwood Park

• Project: Predicting Responses of Communities to Deforestation at Global, Regional and Local ScalesSupervisors: Dr. Cristina Banks-Leite, Dr. Manuela González-Suárez, Prof. Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen
• Used and developed a complex system modelling approach to study the effects of habitat lossand fragmentation on species interactions and community composition
• Analysed large empirical datasets using generalised linear mixed effect models to uncover global trends in ecological thresholds of community responses to habitat loss
• Integrated multiple geospatial datasets to identify global patterns in forest species distributions

Silwood Park

• Project: Combining Metabolic Theory and Complex Systems to Create a Digital Ecosystem
• Used metabolic theory to parameterise trophic interactions in a discrete time and space complexsystems agent-based model
• Explored and analysed the effect of habitat loss and climate change on community function,including changes to food web structure, as well as mass and species abundance distributions

Silwood Park

• Project: Using iDNA to Uncover Dung Beetle Feeding Preferences
• Assessed whether phylogenetic distance explained variation in vertebrate composition found indung beetle iDNA
• Analysed bipartite networks to identify feeding specialisation of dung beetles at the communityand species level across five tropical regions

London, United Kingdom

• Created a SEO focused content strategy for the Taylor & Francis Content and Communications team, utilising data from SEMrush, Ahrefs, and Google Search Console to inform content creation
• Executed successful PPC campaigns for multiple domains, generating 20% of the total traffic to high profile pages
• Oversaw the collection, analysis and reporting of user experience data from Hotjar heatmaps, recordings and polls
• Audited the Taylor & Francis Group site, identifying high performing pages, user intent, and customer groups

Oxford, United Kingdom

• Maintained, managed and added content to the CRM Students website using the CMS as part of the digital marketing team
• Built, edited and advised on HTML email marketing campaigns using Giraffemail
• Responsible for the running, maintenance and creation of the CRM Students booking report on MS Excel, utilising Pivot Tables, Slicers and advanced formulae to organise and present data on over 22,000 students
• Reported on the effectiveness of marketing activities, including email campaigns, Facebook advertising, and 3rd party listings, utilising Google Analytics and Data Studio
• Created and monitored paid google ad campaigns, including keyword research, benchmarking and budget proposals on Google Adwords
• Researched, analysed and reported on the private student accommodation market in a variety of cities across the United Kingdom and Europe

• Demonstrated excellent inter-personal skills, taking over £10,000 in donations
• Worked towards and succeeded in meeting individual and team donation targets
• Persuaded current donors into increasing their monthly donation amount
• Communicated with individuals situated around the globe

• Functioned independently to ensure rooms were being used suitably
• Responsible for completing audits in a timely manner

Oxford, United Kingdom

• Created and managed an Excel database of the restaurants stock to improve efficiency
• Responsible for running the restaurant, providing excellent levels of customer service
• Operated as part of a team to time manage orders

Oxford, United Kingdom

• Involved in the creation and delivery of a MS Powerpoint presentation detailing the stores compliance with TSL standards
• Co-ordinated and monitored the stores compliance with TSL standards
• Organised the department’s stock area in a detailed, presentable manner

Norwich, United Kingdom

• Dealt with customer inquiries
• Ensured stock levels were maintained
• Organised displays and ensuring the store was presentable
• Sold the store credit card to meet department targets

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Ecology

Thesis: Responses of Ecological Communities to Deforestation: An Empirical and Theoretical Perspective

Msc In Conservation Ecology, Ecology, Distinction

• Project statistically analyses selective feeding and concurrent damage by elephants on trees in South Africa, working towards resolution.

Bsc Animal Biology And Conservation (Hons), Zoology/Animal Biology, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: - Active member of the biology society• Led a team in researching, writing and presenting a project to the.

Education record

A Levels - Mathematics, Biology and Physics 11 GCSE's A* - C including Mathematics and Sciences