Brittany Aja Dolan Email & Phone Number

Sausalito, CA, US

San Diego, California, United States

• Lead necropsies/post-mortem examinations for a wide range of animals, draft and complete necropsy reports
• Foster and establish new partner relationships
• Spearheaded multiple public education, grant, and research initiatives
• Manage sample collection, storage, and shipment
• Trim tissues for slide preparation, manage histological inventory
• Assist in marine mammal rehabilitation, sea turtle pre-release tagging, large whale entanglement response

Milton, Florida, United States

• Perform diagnostic tests, take x-rays, collect and process biological samples
• Prepare animals for surgery, monitor vitals
• Administer medications, vaccines and treatments
• Collect patient history, restrain patients for examination and procedures
• Proficient in Avimark

Navarre, Florida, United States

• Managed all regional response network activity; acquired and managed a 24-hour reporting hotline
• Coordinate and lead all sea turtle and marine mammal responses, recoveries, and necropsies
• Develop and teach all marine education, orientation, response and rescue, photo and measurement, and necropsy training for volunteers and staff, doubled trained volunteer responders
• Collect, document, and archive stranding data and biological samples
• Spearheaded necropsy laboratory renovations, vehicle improvements/repairs, and equipment upgrades
• Responsible for all mandatory data reporting to NOAA, FWC, and NPS, transformed data management

Greenbrae, CA

• Perform diagnostic tests, take x-rays, collect and process biological samples
• Prepare animals for surgery, monitor vitals
• Administer medications, vaccines and treatments
• Collect patient history, restrain patients for examination and procedures
• Proficient in Cornerstone, Neo, and IDEXX in-house sample processing

Mill Valley, CA

• Perform diagnostic tests, take x-rays, collect and process biological samples
• Prepare animals for surgery, monitor vitals
• Administer medications, vaccines and treatments
• Collect patient history, restrain patients for examination and procedures
• Proficient in Cornerstone, Neo, and IDEXX in-house sample processing

Gulfport, Mississippi

• Respond to cetacean and sea turtle stranding events, transport animals for rehabilitation or necropsy, care for patients, and monitor progress
• Perform diagnostic tests, take x-rays, collect and process biological samples, administer treatments
• Manage databases and inventories, order supplies, and maintain facility
• Conduct necropsies, collect and archive samples, prepare and ship to collaborative institutions/labs
• Direct volunteers and staff in the execution of veterinary diagnostic tests, care, and exams
• Recruit and train volunteers, develop volunteer training materials

Mill Valley, CA

• Perform diagnostic tests, take x-rays, collect and process biological samples
• Prepare animals for surgery, monitor vitals
• Administer medications, vaccines and treatments
• Collect patient history, restrain patients for examination and procedures
• Proficient in Cornerstone, Neo, and IDEXX in-house sample processing

Honolulu, Hawaii; Tern Island; Lisianski Island

• Responsible for the collection and processing of Hawaiian Monk Seal census and life history data
• Caught, tagged, and measured newly weaned pups, re-tagged mature seals
• Administered Morbillivirus vaccines and antibiotics via pole syringe and hand injection
• Captured seals for rehabilitation and performed medical interventions
• Collected biological samples; conducted necropsies
• Tagged, measured, and sampled nesting/basking sea turtles

Honolulu, HI; Lisianski Island

• Safely operate research field camp in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for an extended period
• Collect Hawaiian Monk Seal census life history data/photos and enter into a database
• Perform necropsies and collect biological samples, including scat, spew, and tissue
• Restrain, tag, and measure weaned pups, juveniles, and adults
• Tagged, measured, and sampled nesting/basking sea turtles
• Remove marine debris capable of entangling wildlife and disentangling seals

Honolulu, Hawaii

• Safely operate research field camp in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for an extended period
• Collect Hawaiian Monk Seal census life history data/photos and enter them into a data base
• Perform necropsies and collect biological samples, including scat, spew, and tissue
• Restrain, tag, and measure weaned pups, juveniles, and adults
• Remove marine debris capable of entangling wildlife and disentangling seals
• Administer antibiotics, lance abscesses, and otherwise intervene when directed

Galveston, Texas

• Monitored for marine protected species via barge, oil platform, and helicopter at platform sites destined for removal by explosives in the Gulf of Mexico
• Responsible for retrieval and resuscitation of any animals impacted by explosive activity
• Collected biological and environmental data used in determining conditions at the removal site and mitigating the impact of explosives on protected species

Corpus Christi, Texas

• Patrolled North Padre Island in search of nesting sea turtles in remote and unpredictable conditions driving off-road vehicles (UTV and 4-wheel drive) and conducted preemptive maintenance
• Camped up to 3 days a week in a remote field cabin with shared accommodations
• Documented and monitored nesting turtles, nests, false crawls, eggs, tracks, and stranded turtles
• Measured, examined and tagged nesting sea turtles (both PIT and metal tags applied)
• Aided in analysis and sample collection of live and dead animals in addition to eggs
• Used and maintained GPS units, radios, digital cameras, tagging scanners, and data-loggers in addition to other equipment

San Pedro, California

• Restrained various species and sizes/ages of pinnipeds for medical treatment
• Tube-fed patients unable to eat without assistance
• Prepared food and medication for daily feedings and feed patients
• Cleaned and maintained facility and pens including quarantine and critical care enclosures
• Aided in medical record maintenance

Texas

• Patrolled North Padre Island in search of nesting sea turtles in remote and unpredictable conditions driving off-road vehicles (UTV and 4-wheel drive) and conducted preemptive maintenance
• Camped up to 3 days a week in a remote field cabin with shared accommodations
• Documented and monitored nesting turtles, nests, false crawls, eggs, tracks, and stranded turtles
• Measured, examined and tagged nesting sea turtles (both PIT and metal tags applied)
• Aided in analysis and sample collection of live and dead animals in addition to eggs
• Used and maintained GPS units, radios, digital cameras, tagging scanners, and data-loggers in addition to other equipment

Hilo, Hawaii

• Carried Turtle Pager, fielded reports, and initiated responses
• Responded to stranded and injured sea turtles
• Documented presence of tumors as well as assessed body condition and overall health of turtles
• Collected, prepared, and shipped live and dead sea turtles to NMFS on Oahu
• Completed final written and photographic reports and maintained response equipment

Hilo, Hawaii

• Directed regional response network by operating network hotline, coordinating responses, responding to monk seal sightings and cetacean strandings, and educating/mitigating the public
• Trained volunteers in proper stranding/out-of-habitat event procedures and public interaction techniques
• Cared for cetaceans in rehabilitation and maintained cetacean hospital facility
• Enhanced community reporting, created public outreach materials, and organized public outreach and fundraising material and events
• Stimulated community acceptance of state and federal regulations and motivated community cooperation
• Facilitated policy implementation and permit compliance

Hilo, HI

• Completed a Senior Thesis research project entitled “Elasmobranch Trophic Ecology Interred Through Stable Isotope Analysis and Prey Analysis in Hilo Bay, Hawaii”
• Used the Microsoft suite to log and process data and to produce graphs, a final report, and professional slide presentation
• Maintained and repaired fishing gear associated with benthic longline operations
• Sampled tissue of sharks, rays, and other items caught in addition to applying identification tags and taking demographic data
• Processed expired specimens for a variety of internal samples
• Processed elasmobranch and potential prey tissues for isotopic Carbon and Nitrogen

Riverhead, New York

• Responded to sea turtle and pinniped stranding events throughout New York
• Collected and processed water quality samples for seal, cetacean, and sea turtle tanks and entered data into a computer database
• Prepared food and medication for daily feedings and fed patients
• Aided in animal restraints during physicals, procedures, and medicine application
• Cleaned, sanitized, and maintained facility and tanks including quarantine seal pox tanks
• Composed and orally presented a research paper and literature review entitled “A Guide to the Understanding and Rehabilitation of Stenella spp. at the Hawaii Cetacean Rehabilitation Facility”

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Responded to cetacean, sea turtle, and manatee stranding/out-of-habitat events
• Participated in cetacean and turtle necropsies, sampling, wet maceration, and data collection
• Conducted a research project on stranded cetaceans using necropsy data culminating in a scientific report and presented at the 2012 University of Hawaii Marine Options Program Symposium and the 2012 American Cetacean.

Keaukaha, Hawaii

• Completed Beach Response, Animal Transport, Animal Care, Daily Operations, and Cultural Practices training required to work with animals in a rehabilitation setting, as well as Advanced Animal Care and Food Preparation.
• Assisted in cetacean rehabilitation. Activities included assisting in tube feeding, cleaning the food preparation kitchen, and taking behavioral and breath interval data. Also assisted in post-mortem procedures
• Promoted to Staff

Walvis Bay, Namibia

• Conducted research on bottlenose and Heaviside dolphins around Walvis Bay via a research vessel
• Took and analyzed dorsal fin identification photos
• Monitored dolphin behavior via various watercraft
• Aided in sampling of dolphins and humpback whales
• Assisted in cetacean and sea turtle necropsies
• Acted as a wildlife expert aboard eco-tourist vessels within Walvis Bay

Masters Of Professional Science, Marine Sciences, 4.0

Bachelor Of Science, Marine Science

Activities and Societies: • Marine Options Program Certificate • National Society of Leadership and Success

Study Abroad, Antarctic Biology, History And Psychology

• Human Impacts on a Fragile Ecosystem with Antarctic Field Session

Study Abroad, Marine Sciences

• Australian Vertebrate Fauna • Evolution and Biogeography of Marine Organisms • Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds and Reptiles