Eric Walton Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Support the effective development and implementation of a market-focused strategy that advances international fisheries project objectives
• Develop and assist managing and monitoring multi-year contracts and grants
• Act as liaison between markets team within international fisheries and other programmatic teams, finance, institutional partnerships, communications, conservation science, and government relations
• Represent Pew and the project at meetings, multilateral forums, conferences, and other events
• Manage special projects ranging from development of new communications content to conducting outreach to stakeholders or partner organizations

Portland, Maine, United States

• Created 75 new sales accounts, including Michelin star and James Beard restaurants
• Serviced 100+ existing sales accounts on a weekly basis
• Troubleshoot customer service needs, including issues with products or delivery
• Generated regular sales emails to chef and distributor audiences
• Generated content for the true_fin_seafood Instagram account
• Increased True Fin’s Instagram followers by 1000 with 2-4 weekly posts

Portland, Maine, United States

• Generating leads in the high-end restaurant sector,.
• Translating leads into sales.
• Assisting with sales efforts, including developing attractive e-mails and other materials.
• Utilizing social media to reach new customers.
• Contributing to overall marketing strategy, including efforts to reach home cooks.
• Receiving fish, including picking up fish in a box truck, sorting, and weighing.

Portland, Maine, United States

• Process, package, and deliver locally caught Gulf of Maine ikejime groundfish, tuna, and shellfish
• Build Gulf of Maine Sashimi brand through social media growth and face to face interactions
• Educate consumers on products to make underutilized/seasonal species more accessible to home kitchens
• Work with local fishers to offload and pickup fresh caught ikejime fish

Portland, Maine Area

• Taught marine focused STEM and data analytical skills to over 10,000 fifth and sixth grade Maine students in person and online
• Developed 6 different asynchronous and synchronous curricula on STEM observational, connection making, and scientific writing skills for Maine middle school students.
• Connect students to the Gulf of Maine and improve climate change comprehension using NASA climate data

Portland, Maine Area

• Build and expand upon the One Mighty Mill brand in Maine (Created new sales accounts with diverse Maine businesses and built Maine partnerships to create new One Mighty Mill products)
• Explore and connect with new markets and customers
• Ensure fulfillment for institutional customers in Maine
• Provide field marketing demo to support sales and drive growth

Portland, Maine Area

• Provide field marketing demo to support sales and drive growth
• Check in store One Mighty Mill products for quality

• Assist in general planning of 2019 3rd Local Seafood Summit: Adding Value(s) to a Transforming Seafood System, located in Portland, Oregon
• Member of Agenda Planning Subcommittee
• Organize lodging and transport options for summit attendees
• General support at summithttps://localcatch.org/local-seafood-summit-2019/

Falmouth, Maine

• Plan and teach STEM based Summer Camp to small groups of students aged 5-11
• Teach lessons to students on outreach programs in the local community
• Develop day to day curriculums and activities

Poland, Maine

• Plan and teach STEM based lessons to small groups of students from Kindergarten to 8th Grade in residential onsite programs and daily offsite programs at nearby schools
• Develop curriculums and program materials for the Ecology School

Virgin Islands (U.S.)

• Experiential educator for underserved and at-risk students during 1-9 week residential programs aboard the Schooner Roseway, a National Historic Landmark
• Active deckhand and crew member, involving sailing the Roseway roundtrip between St. Croix and Boston and participating in the largest restoration effort since the founding of World Ocean School
• Outreach ambassador to potential and current donors and program partners
• Inventories merchandise, collateral materials, med supplies, boat supplies, day sail supplies, and charter supplies
• Sells and accounts for merchandise during events and sails and wholly manages Roseway’s Ship’s Store
• Coordinate with cook and Captain weekly and pre-emptively to stock supplies for events and sails

Boothbay Maine

• Plan, promote, and staff public events including annual Open House and weekly Cafe Scientifique
• Wrote newsletter articles and press releases (selected of six articles)o “Students Reflect on Summer Internships”, August 2017o “Maine Educators Engage with Ocean Science”, June 2017
• Support media relations efforts
• Contribute to social media campaigns on multiple platforms

• Interview prospective students for college application addendum
• Conduct college information sessions for prospective students and parents

• Analyze and map community supported fisheries and local sustainability using GIS (January-May 2017)
• Collected and analyzed diversity and density data for Maine fresh-water zooplankton (September-December 2015)
• Investigated public perception of electromagnetic field emissions of offshore wind facilities’ subsea cables; showed most fears of cables were based on misconceptions (September 2014-May 2015)

United States

• Wrote and published blog entries “Study clears the waters on a dirty threat to Hawai’i’s reefs”, January 2016 “5 things you might not know about mountains and climate change”, March 2016
• Worked with Editorial Staff to find new outreach opportunities in multiple social media platforms

Wallops Island, VA

• Residential Supervisor to 14 high school interns; Managed intern research projects and lead training
• Taught classes on watersheds to local YMCA camps

Masters, Marine Biodiversity And Conservation

Recipient of the MAS Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Program Marine Science and Policy Leadership Scholarship Capstone: Finding ways.

Micro-Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

A 13-session survey course that introduces the UC San Diego community to MBA topics such as accounting, finance, strategy, and marketing.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Environmental Studies

Marine Biodiversity And Conservation