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West Sacramento, Ca, Us

West Sacramento, California, United States

• Lead, design, and launch the fisheries component of the Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program, a controlled access program aiming to create unique and rewarding angling experiences through partnerships with private landowners. Position requires development of a property and fishery evaluation tool, development of outreach effort for property enrollment, formal written proposals of activities for each property, monitoring of fishery populations, and continued communication to balance the needs of landowners and the public. Awarded $23,224 in FY22-23 from a federal grant to procure fishing gear that can be loaned to anglers and help address inclusion and equity.• Lead the design, launch, and continued analyses of a comprehensive study quantifying the effects of hatchery trout on black bass size and abundance in California lakes and reservoirs using compound specific stable isotope analysis. Project requires annual application for dedicated federal grant money to fund research. Over $286,815 has been awarded since 2020.

Carmel Valley, California

• Support multiple projects on a multidisciplinary team related to habitat management and restoration plans, biological assessments and surveys, native plant restoration, and erosion control, as it relates to the Endangered Species Act in and around the central coast of California.• Particular focus on contract with habitat restoration monitoring for Historical Fort Ord. Provide erosion control through installation of waddles and fabric. Quantify densities of federally listed species through counts and meandering transect surveys.• Position requires long field days, use of Trimble GPS units, rare plant identification, and the use of power and hand tools.

Sacramento, California

• Develop a strategy for California’s Blue Economy to foster economic security by safeguarding the long-term health and resilience of ocean and coastal resources; initiated collaborative discussions with private, local, regional, state, national, and international agencies. Co-authored Resolution Acknowledging the Importance of the Blue Economy for the California State Lands Commission (SLC), accepted 18 Oct 2018.• Co-lead an inter-agency working group to support SLC lessees in their self-assessment of sea level rise vulnerability, as required by AB 691; host two informational webinars, develop SLC resources website, and formulate evaluation strategies for SLC to review the assessments; working group consisted of SLC, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Coastal Conservancy, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and the Ocean Protection Council (OPC).• Facilitate marine spatial planning efforts with SLC and Port of San Diego by inventorying ocean activities in the San Diego ocean space; analyze responses from stakeholder engagement interviews and co-author preliminary assessment report; collect, process, review geospatial data for web application in ESRI with ArcGIS; primary author of the user guide and quick start manual for the application; conduct informational forums to present analyses and application to stakeholders.• Attend, participate, and present in commission, board, and authority meetings on which the Controller serves, with particular focus on the SLC, OPC, and CCC. Brief Controller before commission meetings.• Participate in the California Environmental Dialogue and Clean Air Dialogue (industry, government, academia, environmental groups); co-author a white paper promoting policy principles for sustained and effective mobile source incentive programs to assist CA in achieving its clean air and climate change goals through technology advancement and investment strategies.

Newport, Or

• Lead a comprehensive data assessment and statistical modeling effort as the primary analyst, synthesizing long-term visual survey datasets collected with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on demersal fish utilization of Oregon’s nearshore marine benthic habitats. • Evaluate data sets for quality and formulate standardized metrics for determining inclusion in analyses. • Gather and review literature of statistical approaches for fish distribution modelling; evaluate the appropriateness of the approach with our data sets, compare approaches, and determine the strongest method for our data.• Spatially predict demersal fish distribution based on demersal habitat metrics using the statistical software R, RStudio, and bathymetric data in ArcGIS.• Collaborate with experts from Oregon, California, and Australia to identify best modelling approaches and practices.

Seaside, Ca

• Coordination of scientific diving program: develop and co-instruct scientific diving course required to earn the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) certification for undergraduate and graduate students; instruct Reef Check California certification courses; organize and maintain university dive plans for new and ongoing research projects; create and maintain an online AAUS dive log for science divers to track activities.• Assistant dive safety officer duties: daily communication, organization, and collaboration with students, staff, and faculty to initiate and execute research diving projects; collaborate with dive offices nationally and internationally to uphold AAUS standards when lending divers for projects; initiate and continue to re-evaluate CSUMB dive safety standards in accordance to AAUS standards; attend scientific boating meetings as CSUMB representative to discuss protocols and develop programs and standards; counsel students regarding class requirements and applications for SCUBA-related jobs.• Maintain a $30,000 per year budget for purchase and maintenance of dive, field, and science equipment.• Hire dive locker assistants and manage time cards and payroll.• Position demands: extreme flexibility, problem-solving, data management, personnel hiring and management, instructional public speaking, and student engagement.

Seaside, Ca

• Co-develop, organize, and plan the Spring semester, SCUBA-based, undergraduate thesis course examining biogeographical patterns of California’s fishes and invertebrates as it relates to benthic habitat in the subtidal zone using modified Reef Check protocols. • Co-instruct, organize, and plan visual and stereo-camera dive survey protocols and gear-management techniques to ensure quality data collection.• Coordinate three field surveys each semester totaling 16 days of car camping at multiple locations from Fort Bragg, CA to La Jolla, CA by: scouting dive sites appropriate for students and research; creating maps and orienting divers to beach conditions, dive sites, and emergency procedures; supporting daily operations with organization and maintenance of SCUBA and science gear, camping and kitchen gear, and food for 12-15 divers. • Lead SCUBA data collection efforts with students in the field; guide and assist data review for quality control in lab; facilitate final report and presentation for thesis requirements. • Position demands: extreme flexibility and problem-solving to execute field work due to highly variable environmental conditions, personnel availability, student morale, and dive gear reliability.

Seaside, Ca

• Co-instruct and continue development of an undergraduate, Spring semester course examining geology, hydrology, botany, ecology, management, and native culture of California in a case study framework.• Coordinate and co-instruct the 15-day field immersion component involving physical exploration throughout remote California ecosystems; organize full-day activity with Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s lead manager of wetlands to present water demand and availability, conservation management, and mitigation measures.• Organize all logistics for transportation, science, field, and kitchen gear, budget, food for 20-25 people, and emergency plan procedures.• Interview, hire, and train teaching assistants each year.• Position demands: group safety leader in lakes, desert heat, alpine temperatures, and other harsh environments, off-road and manual transmission driving skills, extreme flexibility, problem-solving, instructional public speaking, and student engagement.http://sep.csumb.edu/class/ENVS303/

Seaside, Ca

Provide guidance, motivation, and structure for research projects and activities, academic achievement, graduate education, and professional goals to assigned CSUMB undergraduates involved with the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center’s program

Seaside, Ca

• Collect video and still photographic imagery using a remotely operated vehicle deployed from a fishing vessel for California’s North Central Coast and South Coast Marine Protected Area Baseline Characterization and Monitoring projects.• Develop procedures to ensure quality data collection and repeatable processes.• Review and analyze video and still imagery to record fish, invertebrate, and benthic habitat characteristics into Access databases; provide expertise in fish identification during data collection.• Manage graduate and undergraduate student interns; train interns on data collection and species identification techniques; manage deliverables timelines and communicate progress to project leadership.• Compile summary results and generate analytical deliverables (habitat suitability maps and graphical results) into mid-term and final comprehensive reports for the State.• Heavy utilization of Microsoft Access and Excel for database management and ArcGIS for geospatial analyses.

Little Cayman, Cayman Islands

• Facilitate long-term coral biodiversity and resiliency after bleaching research through Atlantic Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) surveys of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.• Establish a juvenile coral growth rates monitoring project by surveying, identifying, and tagging corals in-situ.• Manage and maintenance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Integrated Coral Observation Network through monthly cleanings of the platform and collaboration with NOAA scientists to ensure proper data collection.• Maintain research station facilities: wet and dry laboratories, equipment, and aquaria; maintain aquaria with live lionfish and native fish.• Support visiting research scientists with logistics of boat, equipment, and laboratory needs and provide emergency response support for dive activities.• SCUBA Divemaster and instruct field classes of visiting college, high school, and grade school student groups.• Develop and maintain community presence through weekly outreach presentations and activities at dive resorts (4 presentations/week), lead public tours of our facilities, and coordinate community enrichment presentations.

Honolulu, Hi

• Prepare and conduct 30-day, marine debris removal cruises in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to locate and remove derelict fishing gear by hand using swim and tow board surveys with breath hold diving; conduct daily field operations from inflatable Avons deployed off NOAA ship.• NOAA trainings: coxswain and small boat operator, boat and engine maintenance, breath-hold diving techniques, lift-bag procedures, and remote emergency response with lifeline support procedures.• Coxswain Avons by navigating in landless space with hand-held GPS units; coxswain for tow board surveys; safety spot for hazards to swimmers and tow boarders in the water (marine life, reef structure, change in currents/water flow, weather); provide first-responder emergency medical care.• Collect field data of marine debris impacts to coral reef species; enter species assessment and geospatial data into MS Access database. • Deploy oceanographic instrumentation; maintain and troubleshoot SCUBA gear, small boats, outboard motors, safety equipment, digital video cameras, and other scientific equipment for field operations; update and maintain inventory of boat parts, SCUBA gear, and field equipment in MS Excel.• Position demands: data management, adaptive and safe decision-making skills, extreme awareness of environmental surroundings and teammate capabilities.

Bahamas

• Specific dates: Jun - Sep 2006, 2007, 2008• Facilitate and lead the long-term, SCUBA mark-recapture, demographic research of the bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus) from four islands in the Bahamas; catch fish using hand nets on SCUBA, inject subcutaneous elastomer tags underwater, and collect fin tissue samples at the surface before releasing.• Lead field data collection to support quantitative genetics methods to study the genetic links between adult size and larval quality of marine fish, specifically S. partitus; swap egg clutches of defending males and monitor clutch health with the new defender; fabricate a swimming flume with water current to conduct larval swimming experiments to test fitness of swapped eggs.• Maintain multiple sea-water aquaria of live fish.• Conduct behavioral observation surveys of fish interactions following feeding experiments.• Train dive assistants in fish catching, fish handling, and survey methods.• Gather initial observations of the red lionfish (Pterois volitans) invasion in the Caribbean; assist in feeding preference experiments, observational surveys of hunting behavior, and collection of tissue samples for genetics research. • Position demands: delicate and human handling of live eggs, larvae, recruit, juvenile, and adult fish; approximately 2-8 hours of underwater work a day; data and diver management.

Monterey, Ca

• Orient kayakers to the rental boundaries of Monterey Bay and the Elkhorn Slough; instruct paddling and boat handling techniques; instruct safety maneuvers to enter and exit the surf zone; present proper wildlife viewing etiquette.• Lead kayaking tours (groups from 2-30 individuals, ages 6+) interpreting the natural history and wildlife of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Monterey, Ca

• Summer season: May - Oct 2002, 2003, 2004• Lead 3 staff and 35+ volunteers as on-the-water naturalists in this kayak outreach program.• Assist in staff and volunteer hiring and training; create weekly paddling schedule; budget, purchase, and maintain kayak gear; arrange public outreach events to promote program.• Interpret natural history of wildlife and the Sanctuary for kayak renters in the Monterey Bay and Elkhorn Slough to support the sustainable development of ecotourism in the area.• Collect data from each outreach interaction between the naturalists and the public; maintain database of interactions using MS Excel; create seasonal reports synthesizing the program’s impact and outreach efforts.

Master'S Of Science, Coastal And Watershed Science And Policy

https://csumb.edu/amws

Marine Ecology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Earth Systems And Science Policy, Marine And Coastal Ecology