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Washington, DC, US

United States

Streamlined inventory processes for greater efficiency and versatility. Created SOPs to manage, track, and audit processes. Managed loss prevention through quicker root cause analysis and proactive multi-departmental canvassing for risk factors.

United States

Procuring a wide range of seafood for distribution to the greater DC and Baltimore region, specializing in shellfish, aquacultured fin-fish, and wild blue catfish. Supporting the sales team with marketing materials and web site maintenance to keep our customers the most up to date on the markets that affect them. Driving to create greater efficiency within.

Gloucester Point, Virginia

Research Assistant at Virginia Institute of Marine Science's (VIMS) Aquaculture Breeding Center (ABC), working both with graduate student research and ABC's continuing husbandry of genetically distinct oyster lines for commercial use. The graduate research focuses on detailing the Eastern Oyster's (C. virginica) gametogenesis while investigating how.

Hollywood, Maryland

Researching the growth of algae around oyster farms, both natural and artificially seeded, in order to determine the viability of commercial algae production in conjunction with oyster farming. Particular focus on Gracilaria sp. Highly independent planning and execution of research based at Hollywood Oyster Company in St. Mary’s County, Maryland.

College Park, Maryland

Researched topics individually for future classes and created student projects. Graded papers and exams as well as respond to student inquiries.

Montauk, New York

Worked in a small, close knit team in the growout process of clams, oysters and scallops for commercial and recreational harvest in East Hampton and Montauk, NY. Monitoring and sizing of all shellfish species from upwellers through raft and bottom bag growout.

Cambridge, Maryland

Hands-on work on all phases of large-scale oyster hatchery production at the premiere oyster hatchery on the East Coast. Produced diploid, triploid and cultchless oysters, producing a record number of larvae for aquaculture and restoration. Conducted research on the effect of different commercial salts on success rates of larval oyster sets.

St. Leonard, Maryland

Helped complete installation of hatchery equipment and participated in all parts of the hatchery process: spawned, observed, fed, and set oyster larvae and spat; cared for brood stock; and grew algae for feeding oysters. Unsupervised care for oysters on weekends. Successfully produced spat on shell for commercial waterman growout projects all summer.