Gary Mcfee Email & Phone Number

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Algae monitoring and water quality technician. Will also assist the fisheries department when needed

Windsor, Ca

Windsor, Ca

Assisted with habitat and wildlife monitoring in the Russian River watershed of California concentrating on endangered salmonid stocks.• Conducting salmonid spawner surveys in salmonid spawning habitat.• Knowledge of habitat and population assessment tools such as FlowTracker, PIT tag antennas and maintenance, backpack electrofishing, and installing electronic data loggers.

Marathon, Fl

Assisted in the education, safety, hospitality, and overall experience for school groups coming to a remote island in the FL Keys to learn about marine science.• Knowledge of fishes, marine invertebrates, plants, and seabirds of FL Keys ecosystem• Collecting specimens for saltwater pool, temporary touch tanks, and aquarium displays

Ketchikan, Ak

Took part in hands on learning of the salmon egg take process for benefit of all user groups and assisted the cultivation of eggs and juvenile fish at a remote hatchery site.• Feeding and sampling via wet weights for juvenile coho in outdoor raceways.• Knowledge and performance of all steps throughout hatchery egg take process• Experience transferring live adult fish from seine boats into net pens for transfer• Experience using skiffs to transport net pens of live fish

South Bimini Island, Bahamas

Assisted researchers with elasmobranch research pertaining to radio telemetry, BRUV deployments and analyses, and monitoring projects.• Longline, deepline, and gillnet deployments as well as equipment repair• Intensive gillnet sets and work up proficiency on juvenile lemon sharks in the field.• Identification of distinguishable features regarding great hammerheads• Mark capture and Recapture methods using PIT tags and Casey tags• Baited Remote Underwater Video deployments and fish identification• Elasmobranch work up techniques and data collection (measurements, fin clips, ISO and DNA samples)

Cordova

Functioned as part of a remote hatchery site operations team in the cultivating and rearing of salmon.• Boating and ATV experience along with basic carpentry and work with heavy machinery• Fish propagation including: water quality, incubator maintenance, and outmigration procedures

South Bimini Island, Bahamas

Assisted researchers with elasmobranch research pertaining to radio telemetry, BRUV deployments and analyses, and monitoring projects.• Intensive gillnet sets and work up proficiency on juvenile lemon sharks in the field.• Longline, deepline, and gillnet deployments as well as equipment repair• Identification of distinguishable features regarding great hammerheads• Mark capture and Recapture methods using PIT tags and Casey tags• Baited Remote Underwater Video deployments and fish identification• Active acoustic monitoring and tracking• Elasmobranch work up techniques and data collection (measurements, fin clips, ISO and DNA samples)

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Presented to students on campus about various health topics and how to make healthy life decisions while working with colleagues in a dynamic work environment. Prepared presentations and programs implemented in classrooms as well as presented for regional/national conferences.● Marketed to different off and on-campus businesses for various fundraisers ● Developed teamwork skills● Worked in adaptive, changing environment● Presented at the national level at the BACCHUS Network General Assembly in 2013 (social media marketing to students) and in 2014 (implementation of nutrition based programs on a college campus).● Presented at the Southern College Health Association on how to implement and organize an on-campus health fair in March of 2015.

Homer, Ak

Provided assistance to the research staff with a PIT tagging project tracking the seasonal variation in habitat utilization and movement patterns in salmonids of the Anchor River near shore estuary.● Seining for juvenile salmonids in the Anchor River estuary channels● Mark capture and recapture methods using PIT tags and elastomer tags● Tracking patterns for juvenile salmonid movement in the Kachemak Bay area● Aquarium care for a cold water local organism exhibit tank

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Fostered a welcoming environment for several groups of incoming freshmen. Displayed leadership abilities and demonstrated leadership in higher education (Wilmington, NC 2012-2014). ● Led campus tours and group activities● Assisted with presentations● Worked in a leadership position which demonstrated teamwork and communication skills● Participated in student leader panels for parent discussion questions

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Led camper activities relating to dive training and provided lessons pertaining to marine science ● Taught lessons on fish identification and marine biodiversity ● Led and sat-in on staff led enrichment activities pertaining to ocean sciences● Promoted healthy learning and acted as a resource to campersOvernight staff in charge of safety and wellness for campers spending the night away from home.● Provided a resource for over-night campers dealing with homesickness● Established a welcoming environment and participated in activities● Participated in over-night camper check-ins● Motivated campers to get a positive start on their days

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Boosted classroom environment through maintenance and establishment of display aquaria for the MarineQuest teaching lab.● Maintained multiple fresh and saltwater aquariums from 10–125 gallon systems● Started new aquaria for various taxa● Animal husbandry● Collected specimens for MarineQuest tanks and for activities

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Assisted a freshmen seminar course throughout the semester and officiated classroom discussions. Provided a resource for new students to enhance their college experience (Wilmington, NC 2014).● Lead class teambuilding activities ● Promoted a healthy learning environment