Eric Taylor Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, BC

Vancouver, BC

Kingston, Ontario

• Planned and executed occupancy and abundance modelling study resulting in models for three native Lake Ontario species and one invasive species
• Developed and maintained lab’s first GIS database from scratch
• Ran workshop on occupancy modelling to local management agency and made recommendations for implementation into management programs
• Thesis title: Fish distributions in eastern Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River: an analysis using GIS and occupancy modelling techniques
• Link: https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/15316

Kingston, Ontario

• Subjects include: population and evolutionary ecology, fisheries biology, fisheries field methods, and ethics in biotechnology
• Lectured an introductory biology class of 100+ students
• Taught field sampling and identification of Ontario fishes

• Gained excellence at aquatic habitat classification and fish identification under supervision of DFO employees while performing species-at-risk surveys across Ontario
• Performed recreational fisheries impact research on Black Bass populations in Lake Ontario by snorkeling and angling
• Gathered information, tagged, and collected biological samples from over 2,000 Lake Ontario Black Bass through cooperation with local angler groups

Kingston, Ontario

• Worked part-time while maintaining dean’s list grades as full-time student
• Asked to return for a second year as a re-hire due to exceptional work ethic and attitude
• On the marketing team, helped the marketing manager achieve record sales volume

Queen's University Biological Station, Elgin, Ontario

• Created and implemented bird point count grid station-wide, bathymetric surveys of difficult to reach lakes
• Responsible for geospatial data, mapping, and spatial analysis for visiting researchers
• Maintained records of all research performed at the station in its history
• Advertised and coordinated guest speakers for weekly seminar series
• Represented QUBS at community events. Received People’s Choice Award at the Kingston Science Rendezvous 2013

Vancouver, BC

• Frequently worked multiple departments due to staffing issues, at times covering multiple departments independently
• Adaptable and expedient learner, quickly given increased responsibility within multiple departments
• Following a staffing crisis, was relied upon by the new manager to train new employees and assist transition to new bakery manager

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Ecology, Freshwater Fisheries Conservation

• Queen’s Graduate Award 2015, 2016 • Relevant courses: linear models, generalized linear models, mixed effects models, long-term.

Bachelor Of Science Honours (Bsch) With Distinction, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: • Relevant specialized course: conservation genetics, fisheries biology, aquatic ecology, computer science.