• Test modifications of commercial fishing gear designed to reduce bycatch of protected species in Northeast and US mid-Atlantic fisheries • Collaborate and work with commercial fishermen to trial various on-demand (ropeless) systems designed to eliminate entanglements of whales in vertical fishing lines• Project manager for NMFS Fisheries Information Systems project to advance on-demand/buoyless fishing • Protected species sampling: 15 loggerhead sea turtles including 3 epoxy… Show more • Test modifications of commercial fishing gear designed to reduce bycatch of protected species in Northeast and US mid-Atlantic fisheries • Collaborate and work with commercial fishermen to trial various on-demand (ropeless) systems designed to eliminate entanglements of whales in vertical fishing lines• Project manager for NMFS Fisheries Information Systems project to advance on-demand/buoyless fishing • Protected species sampling: 15 loggerhead sea turtles including 3 epoxy satellite tag applications; assisted with 10 grey seal pup capture and sampling• Design and build custom products for filming in specialized commercial fishing operations • Renewed 5-year individual Section 10 ESA permit for sea turtles and Atlantic sturgeon gear research• Protected species observer for 2021 AMAPPS Cruise on the NOAA ship Henry Bigelow Show less

• Employed boat electrofishing sampling in freshwater streams and rivers for spawning stock sampling of American Shad and Striped Bass, respectively, and age-length and cohort data for state of Delaware fishing ponds management• Marked several Striped Bass with Floy tags for use in ASMFC mark-recapture population estimates • Participated in marking larval American Shad with oxytetracycline (OTC) prior to stocking in a Chesapeake Bay tributary • Responded to calls for deceased ESA… Show more • Employed boat electrofishing sampling in freshwater streams and rivers for spawning stock sampling of American Shad and Striped Bass, respectively, and age-length and cohort data for state of Delaware fishing ponds management• Marked several Striped Bass with Floy tags for use in ASMFC mark-recapture population estimates • Participated in marking larval American Shad with oxytetracycline (OTC) prior to stocking in a Chesapeake Bay tributary • Responded to calls for deceased ESA listed Atlantic Sturgeon in the Delaware Bay, including meeting with the caller, collecting biological data, determining cause of death, and properly disposing of the carcass Show less

• Reviewed up to 550 development projects per year to determine environmental impacts in context of rare, threatened, and endangered species and unique natural communities of Delaware• Coordinated with biologists and regulatory authorities including Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), NOAA, and Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to secure recommendations for minimizing negative environmental impacts of development projects• Attended meetings with… Show more • Reviewed up to 550 development projects per year to determine environmental impacts in context of rare, threatened, and endangered species and unique natural communities of Delaware• Coordinated with biologists and regulatory authorities including Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), NOAA, and Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to secure recommendations for minimizing negative environmental impacts of development projects• Attended meetings with higher level staff within DNREC to provide technical expertise regarding management of natural resources including ESA listed fish & wildlife species protected under Magnuson-Stevenson, Endangered Species, and National Environmental Policy Acts• Performed site visits of project locations to assess habitat quality and evaluate potential environmental impacts• Served as the lead technical expert of biological and ecological impacts of offshore wind energy in Delaware• Streamlined environmental review request-for-comment process by standardizing communication with biologists to increase consistency for customers across a range of projects • Prompted a Delaware Department of Natural Resources sponsored study with the aim of designing and testing novel 'green bulkhead technology' to increase aquatic species diversity and wetland health• Coordinated comments and wrote the first environmental review for the state of Delaware for proposed offshore wind farm project Show less

- Thesis: Trophic ecology of juvenile weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) in the Delaware Bay using stomach content and stable isotope analyses - Recipient of the NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) Scholarship- Secretary for the Graduate Student Association for the 2018/2019 school year- Designed and implemented the first long-term bay-wide diet study of juvenile weakfish (C. regalis) in the Delaware Bay using stable isotope and stomach content… Show more - Thesis: Trophic ecology of juvenile weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) in the Delaware Bay using stomach content and stable isotope analyses - Recipient of the NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) Scholarship- Secretary for the Graduate Student Association for the 2018/2019 school year- Designed and implemented the first long-term bay-wide diet study of juvenile weakfish (C. regalis) in the Delaware Bay using stable isotope and stomach content analyses- Collaborated with Delaware and New Jersey state fish and wildlife agencies to collect fish samples for my thesis project- Operated an 18’ flat bottom Olympic Jon boat in the Delaware Bay and deployed a benthic sled, plankton tow, and sediment grab for invertebrate collection for isotopic analysis - Learned to code in R statistical software for statistical analyses, including generalized linear modeling, generalized linear mixed modeling, and stable isotope mixing models, as well as data visualization techniques - Organized NOAA-LMRCSC student presentation webinars - Wrote and received a small grant under the NOAA-LMRCSC and wrote the semi-annual and annual reports Show less

• Marine Scientist– Served as an environmental compliance inspector for a Unified Port of San Diego construction project & wrote weekly reports identifying any environmental compliance oversights– Assisted with ROV surveys in San Diego Bay for presence/absence surveys of C. taxifolia– Calibrated, and deployed Loggerhead hydrophones from boats to measure ambient and construction sound in the San Diego Bay in order to assist in the determination of the Level… Show more • Marine Scientist– Served as an environmental compliance inspector for a Unified Port of San Diego construction project & wrote weekly reports identifying any environmental compliance oversights– Assisted with ROV surveys in San Diego Bay for presence/absence surveys of C. taxifolia– Calibrated, and deployed Loggerhead hydrophones from boats to measure ambient and construction sound in the San Diego Bay in order to assist in the determination of the Level A and Level B take distances under the MMPA – Recorded source and far field sound using a real-time hydrophone during construction – Deployed CTD sondes (YSI) in the San Diego Bay for analysis of hydro-acoustic behavior – Set up and used single-beam SONAR via ArcMap to monitor various eelgrass beds in the southern San Diego Bay • Marine Technician (NWS Seal Beach Maintenance Dredging Project)– Worked from a barge to assist in sediment core operations in Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, CA– Assisted in collecting marine sediment bioassay and chemistry samples to be sent to a lab – Provided support in compositing material at the lab for further chemistry analysis – Recorded sediment core data using Microsoft Access– Responsible for daily QAQC of data and the QAQC of the final data– Provided logistical support for the handling and storage of the material collected• Field Technician (San Clemente Island)– Assisted in the installation of a fuel break around nesting and fledgling grounds of the ESA listed species, the San Clemente Island Loggerhead shrike, in Naval facility San Clemente Island– Edited the final After Action Report for the project• Field Technician (NRCS Plots)- Visited several remote field sites in the Mojave Desert - Collected soil samples for soil stability testing- Measured soil horizons and identified soil types, gravel content, and effervescence Show less

• Marine Species Monitor (Naval Base Point Loma)– Shore- and vessel- based monitoring in the San Diego Bay for a US Navy marine construction project– Reported marine mammal strandings to Sea World’s animal rescue personnel or NOAA – Used Microsoft Windows tablets for data entry and archival– Responsible for QAQC of daily data using Microsoft Access – Successfully worked with a team of 10 to prevent Level A takes of marine mammals under the … Show more • Marine Species Monitor (Naval Base Point Loma)– Shore- and vessel- based monitoring in the San Diego Bay for a US Navy marine construction project– Reported marine mammal strandings to Sea World’s animal rescue personnel or NOAA – Used Microsoft Windows tablets for data entry and archival– Responsible for QAQC of daily data using Microsoft Access – Successfully worked with a team of 10 to prevent Level A takes of marine mammals under the MMPA– Operated and maintained small boats from 15 to 23 feet – NOAA approval and security clearance required• Green Sea Turtle Monitor (Naval Amphibious Base Coronado)– Monitored for the presence of the ESA listed green sea turtle throughout a night time dredging operation – Collected pre-dredge and post-dredge Secchi disk readings – Monitored for other protected marine species such as the California least tern, harbor seals, and California sea lions Show less

- Assisted Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute with the Ocean Resource Enhancement and Hatchery Program- Deployed and retrieved 125' gill nets in San Diego waters four days a week- Identified, measured and recorded all fish species caught- Maintained and repaired all gill nets with little to no supervision

- Participated in summer rearing surveys of ESA listed steelhead trout listed in the upper Eel River between Cape Horn Dam and Dos Rios at seven index river sites - Gathered samples using backpack electrofishing equipment and recorded quantity and fork length of all fish species that were captured

Hours per week: 20-40; Conducted a variety of experiments involving fruit flies and parasitic wasps- Prepared larva for use in field experiments- Marked hundreds of flies with paper and RFID tags for use in field experiments- Participated in several mark and recapture experiments of the oriental fruit fly- Collected and recorded data for a fecundity experiment of parasitic wasps- Monitored an ongoing environmental chamber experiment for the Mediterranean fruit fly-… Show more Hours per week: 20-40; Conducted a variety of experiments involving fruit flies and parasitic wasps- Prepared larva for use in field experiments- Marked hundreds of flies with paper and RFID tags for use in field experiments- Participated in several mark and recapture experiments of the oriental fruit fly- Collected and recorded data for a fecundity experiment of parasitic wasps- Monitored an ongoing environmental chamber experiment for the Mediterranean fruit fly- Collected host fruit for the Oriental and Mediterranean fruit fly from the field Show less

- Worked with a team of four to perform various tasks in the Lassen National Forest- Conducted intensive and extensive ecological monitoring of stream habitats- Assisted higher level biologists in assessing pre- and post-activity habitat conditions within forest management activity areas- Utilized biological snorkeling techniques to conduct adult spring-run Chinook salmon population estimates- Performed field surveys for Forest Service Sensitive amphibian species- Conducted… Show more - Worked with a team of four to perform various tasks in the Lassen National Forest- Conducted intensive and extensive ecological monitoring of stream habitats- Assisted higher level biologists in assessing pre- and post-activity habitat conditions within forest management activity areas- Utilized biological snorkeling techniques to conduct adult spring-run Chinook salmon population estimates- Performed field surveys for Forest Service Sensitive amphibian species- Conducted aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling to be included in the Region 5 Bioassessment Project- Collected stream habitat data using the Region 5 Stream Condition Inventory (SCI)monitoring protocol- Utilized surveying equipment to create bathymetric cross sections of stream channels- Conducted spawning surveys for the California spotted owl on a number of occasions Show less