Jonathan Dinman Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Work with a colleague in the Registrar’s Office and many governmental agencies to ensure Shedd’s animals are appropriately permitted, and that each animal transport follows applicable laws and regulations• Complete internal and external paperwork to facilitate all animal transactions, liaising with other zoological institutions• Administer TRACKS, a program for animal records databases, for 120 active internal users across 5+ departments, facilitating institutional recordkeeping and reporting– Complete requests almost daily, troubleshoot issues with the internal Technology Infrastructure team, and report and track bugs with the external development team (Tracks Data Solutions)– Validate quality of recorded data and improve data analysis efforts through expanded use of application, and Excel/VBA• Serve on Animal Identification & Interpretation team that manages Shedd’s mobile app and print signage as the representative from Animal Care

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Supervised a team of aquarists in complex culturing projects for 4 years• Lead technology-related tasks and initiatives in Animal Care• Utilize relationships and technical skills to enhance operations of two larger departments, including streamlining purchasing processes and programming real-time analysis of complex budgets• Coordinated the stocking of 30 frozen items in two locations for 30,000 animals for three years, including purchasing and communicating with external vendors• Motivated to analyze the unexplored by collecting and visualizing new data• Manage dozens of aquarium systems and thousands of aquatic animals from many taxa simultaneously• Innovate in animal culturing and maintenance techniques• Penchant for collaborating with departments and building relationships outside of the Animal Care & Science division• Active, voluntary member of organization’s DEAI Steering Committee, leading conversations and projects to drive cultural competency and improve workplace culture

Greater Chicago Area

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Full-time, regular position in which I worked towards re-opening Miami's science museum in a six-story, 250,000-square-foot facility in downtown Miami• Between March and May 2017, primarily cared for the entire opening fish collection with one senior aquarist at the off-site quarantine facility until I participated in thousands of animal acclimations and dozens of exhibit start-ups in April• After opening, was part of team of seven aquarists caring for 21 exhibits spanning four stories ranging from 200 to 500,000 gallons; responsible for the daily management of three exhibit systems and some holding systems• Daily responsibilities included performing exhibit maintenance, small-scale life support maintenance, and feeding hundreds of animals in dozens of exhibits• In any combination, participated in exhibit maintenance diving (including the 500,000-gallon pelagic habitat) and—for all aquarium systems—water quality testing, food preparation, and cleaning mechanical filtration• Acted as the primary aquarist for the Museum's cephalopod exhibits, Pacific red octopus (O. rubescens) and flamboyant cuttlefish—which I cultured through multiple generations—and some areas of live food holding• Was also responsible for a temperate tidepool exhibit and the aquatic component of the large live mangrove aviary; secondary work on syngnathids, jellies, and some minor work on coral systems• Conducted some of the eight feeds that occur each day in the pelagic Gulf Stream system, working with lesser devil rays (Mobula hypostoma), scalloped hammerheads, and silky sharks• Interacted with visitors both as an interpreter and in a customer service-oriented manner throughout the day, conduct at least 1 scheduled interactive each day and more unscheduled

Monterey, Ca

• Performed animal care and exhibit maintenance full-time for 75% of the aquarium's 100 fish and invertebrate exhibits up to 15,000 gallons• Cultured five different species of phytoplankton and Parvocalanus copepods, and maintained systems for Artemia nauplii and adults• Cared for various nearshore (Monterey Bay / Southern California) animals and their associated themed exhibits, including a 1,000-gallon kelp forest touch exhibit• Deeply involved in the culture and exhibition of one squid species and seven cuttlefish species, and the care of over six octopus species• Assisted in the care of over a dozen species of scyphozoan and hydrozoan jellies, including medusavore target feedings, a variety of broadcast feedings, and small-scale transports• Prepared daily diets (including a custom gel recipe) and conducted target feedings for ocean sunfish (Mola mola) in holding and on exhibit, as part of a feeding presentation• Conducted target feedings for pelagic stingrays (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) in the 1.2 million-gallon Open Sea exhibit• Maintained four exhibits exclusively for Pacific sardines and northern anchovies; surface-siphoned a 10,000-gallon exhibit and a 15,000-gallon exhibit with pool equipment• Coordinated daily with Guest Experience Ambassadors to allow interpretation of unscheduled feeding opportunities for visitors• Frequently interpreted animals and exhibits for visitors when feeding and in passing; assisted in wayfinding

Newport, Or

• Volunteered with the Fish & Invertebrate Department one full-day per week, occasionally two• Assisted with daily management of the main galleries: temperate Sandy Shores, Rocky Shores, Coastal Waters, and tropical Shipwrecks• Cultured and maintained systems for Artemia nauplii and adults• Fed dozens of temperate and tropical fish/invertebrate exhibits (10–35,000 gallons)• Maintained mechanical LSS components (including backwashing) and performed gravel-washing and water changes• Wiped acrylic exhibit windows and backgrounds• Cleaned and disinfected kitchen and short-term storage refrigerator regularly• Participated in Yaquina Bay eelgrass restoration project

Aquarium Science Program Facility, Newport, Or

Assigned to one system per term in the Aquarium Science Program's facility (on the Oregon Coast Community College's campus).Fall Term (September – December)• 2,500 gallon tropical marine elasmobranch system – contains two tanks: one with 5 yellow stingrays and the other with small benthic sharks (2 coral catsharks, 1 epaulette shark, 1 whitespotted bamboo shark)• Managed system on a daily basis with two team members under supervision of facility personnel• Husbandry included: one to two checks per day, target feedings, gravel-washing/siphoning and water changes, cleaning mechanical/chemical filtration, keeping system surfaces/areas and tools clean• Implemented individualized target training with yellow stingrays and station training with sharks, for which I gave an oral presentation at the 2016 Regional Aquatics Workshop in New Orleans• Projects included creation of the following: feeding sticks, 6 targets (utilizing power tools), daily feeding chart and husbandry schedule, SOP for backwashing, 4-part siphon with valveWinter Term (January – March)• ~200 gallon tropical larval rearing system• Hatched and raised five clutches of clownfish eggs from two pairs of broodstock (around 300 individuals), utilizing rotifers and Nannochloropsis spp. as live foods and and top-dressed otohime• Documented and improved the program's SOPs for raising larval clownfish, and also made a number of system improvements such as LED lights for the larval tanks, improved inflows and outflows for all 6 tanks, and better temperature control and aerationSpring Term (March – June)• ~200 gallon kreisel with moon jellies (Aurelia sp.)• Fed daily with live or frozen Artemia nauplii, or other commercial and wet foods• Broke down kreisel twice during the term to clean spray bars, screens, and inaccessible areas• Experimented with flow to maximize jelly suspension and minimize detritus accumulation• Made frozen "jelly cubes"

Rocky Mount, Mo

• Acted as a counselor for 4th–5th graders (ages 9–10) for nine weeks, living with up to 10 campers at a time with a team of 1–3 other staff members• Specialized in the area of camp titled "Drama," providing theatre-related material and activities for campers aged 8–14 throughout most of the day• In addition to short-term theatre projects, put together a play in its entirety with other staff members during each of the four-week sessions

St. Louis, Mo

• Conducted a research project on the effects of ocean iron fertilization on coral reef ecosystems• Interned for three full days per week during summer 2013• Volunteered during my internship and following for two or three full days per week during winter 2014 and winter 2015; recorded over 350 volunteer hours totalMy volunteer responsibilities included:• Assisted with husbandry of a variety of mammals (sugar glider, degu, oriental small-clawed otter, xenarthrans), reptiles (bullsnake, African spurred tortoise), birds (blue & gold macaw), and fishes: elasmobranchs (Dasyatis americana, Potamotrygonidae, wobbegong, nurse shark) and bony fishes (Amazonian species, tropical reef species, moray eels, Queensland grouper)• Prepared and delivered all saltwater and many terrestrial diets daily, often independently• Cleaned terrestrial and aquatic exhibits, performed water changes on closed systems• Regularly led private tours for all ages, conducted public feedings, and assisted visitors at interactive exhibits• Regularly supervised volunteers and coordinated high school interns

Boston, Ma

• Volunteered four full days per week for 10 weeks (360 volunteer hours recorded)• Conducted the daily routine for the 8 exhibit systems and 10 holding systems of the Cold Marine (Northern Waters) Gallery• Experience working with dozens of temperate marine fish/invertebrates species (including the Atlantic cod, Acadian redfish, spotted ratfish, lumpsucker, giant Pacific octopus, American lobster, and multiple species of wolffish, rockfish, hake, sculpin, and skate)• Exposed to tropical saltwater husbandry• Daily responsibilities included: cleaning exhibit windows, temperature and pump checks, backwashing rapid sand filters, food preparation for hundreds of fishes and invertebrates, scatter feedings and target feedings, cleaning filter socks and protein skimmers, gravel-washing, cleaning equipment, keeping gallery organized (and dry)• Interacted with visitors on a daily basis by interpreting exhibits, answering questions, and assisting with behind-the-scenes tours

St. Louis, Mo

• Tested and analyzed software applications (desktop, iOS, Android) with a team of software engineers, UX designers, and project managers utilizing Agile development methodologies• Identified, reported, followed, and retested hundreds of design and usability bugs• Participated in projects for both commercial clients and R&D• Worked 30–40 hours per week during the summers of 2011 and 2013• Utilized mobile and tablet devices running both Android and iOS, and desktop machines running both Windows and OS X• Created analytical tools using Microsoft Excel and Bash

Lewes, De

• Received a competitive stipend through the University of Delaware's Undergraduate Research Program to conduct a research project during summer 2012, following my first year at the university• Utilized laboratory equipment such as fluorometers, laminar flow hoods, Bunsen burners, plate readers• Grew algal cultures in both plates and flasks• Maintained stocks of the anemone Aiptasia pallida• Assisted with the maintenance of scleractinian coral holding systemsPlease see attached project to view project details and the final poster.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marine Science (Concentrating In Marine Biology)

Activities and Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, National Society of Leadership and Success, University of Delaware.

Certificate Of Completion, Aquarium Science

Completed 41 credit hours of aquarium science courses in three terms. Additionally, attended the national RAW conference for aquatic.