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Sidney, Bc, Ca

Sidney, Bc, Ca

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | La Paz, B.C.S, Mexico | George Town, Cayman Islands

● Professionally designed, arranged, and executed 50+ eco-tourism expeditions in the Salish Sea, Sea of Cortez and the Caribbean Sea, focusing on marine conservation through education (flora and fauna identification, coral reef acidification, sustainable fishing practices, etc.).● Administered onboard animal husbandry for specimens found through safe capture to promote hands-on education, including morphology identification, animal care, and correct release procedures.● Designed and conducted biodiversity and species population surveys, analyzing data collected with Microsoft Suite and R to facilitate technical reports on endemic and invasive marine animal observations for local and international Non-Governmental Organizations.● Implemented interactive, educational, and engaging lectures to patrons to accurately convey complex ecological concepts in an interesting and precise manner.● Supervised marine-focused activities such as scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, kayaking, and boating while safely observing marine and terrestrial wildlife.

George Town, Cayman Islands

● Conducted community education and support through outreach projects and workshops showcasing identification strategies for local flora and fauna through in-person and online presentations.● Operated independently and as part of a diverse team to collect, analyze, and produce scientific reports on daily sightings/activities, nest data, genetic samples, and any anomalous data of target marine animals under strict deadlines.● Executed field surveys using a variety of field equipment, including biological sampling kits, nesting tags, internal acoustic fish tags, hydrophone data, Identification biotags, CTD measurements, YSI meters, GPS triangulation, and analyzed data using digital software such as ArcGIS (ArcMap, ArcGlobe and ArcCatalog).● Conducted animal husbandry, captured, managed, and relocated sensitive and endangered marine and terrestrial species.● Operated and navigated small research vessels in adverse weather conditions with precision and care.*Seasonal contract work (~May to ~September)

Sidney, British Columbia, Canada

● Led strategic management sessions to improve the efficiency in a union environment, ensuring direction to on-duty staff and guaranteed that staff were following CRD policies, standards, and procedures.● Spearheaded equipment inspection to ensure public safety while at the facility.● Identified training needs and opportunities to improve past CRD policies through planning and more useful strategies, increasing workflow and program efficiency.● Coordinated events with BC First Nations and other local community stakeholders.

George Town, Cayman Islands | Blossom Village, Cayman Islands | West End, Cayman Islands

● Invited to work as a scientific diver on the Grouper Moon Project, a collaboration between REEF and the Cayman Islands Department of Environment, monitoring the spawning aggregation of the endangered Nassau grouper in the Cayman Islands.● Furthered research to an ongoing scientific project involving the status of the Nassau Grouper protected aggregation event over the last decade.● Aided 15+ scientists from the SCRIPPS Institution, NOAA and Oregon State University as well as liaised with the Department of Environment, collecting data on the abundance, distribution, and population dynamics of the Nassau Grouper species through video-laser techniques, video facial recognition, fish counts and tagging efforts. ● Aided in active conservation science and scientific in-situ monitoring techniques of natural marine events such as large aggregations (3000+ fish count) and large pelagic species migrations through live underwater feeds to educational institutions.

La Paz, Mexico, Mexico

● Collaborated in the collection and cataloguing of photographic data on individual juvenile whale sharks.● Guided water sport activities such as snorkeling, scuba diving and kayaking in the Sea of Cortez with 20+ clients. ● Developed educational and interactive seminars on local flora & fauna for clients through comprehensible presentations.

Biology, Marine Biology

Biology, Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography