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.• Facility sanitation, as directed by the Operations Manager.• Processing product and helping to maintain accurate inventory.• Packing product for customers, both for local pick up and shipping.

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• Reconciles books at end of events and sails• Prepares ship for sails and events, working with office to get updated charter and day sail passenger lists• Manages organization and cleanliness of cabins and compartments with an eye towards welcoming guests aboard

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