Jamie Collins Email & Phone Number

Bend, Or, Us

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

Washington, Us

Senior military officer and nationally credentialed Type 1 Incident Commander with sustained, 20-year record of dynamic leadership and astute judgment in overseas defense operations, disaster management and preparedness, climate adaptation, marine operations, environmental planning, pollution response, fisheries enforcement and maritime security. Forging lasting relationships with local, Federal, state, tribal, and international partners throughout the U.S., Caribbean basin, and Pacific Rim in support of National Defense and National Security Strategies.

Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Us

Co-investigator and proposal author of $582,484 grant award from National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs to investigate the effect of ultraviolet radiation on marine algal populations at the base of the Antarctic food chain.Applied open-source software developed during earlier doctoral work to measure synergistic effects of ocean warming and elevated ultraviolet radiation on surface-ocean carbon export & photooxidation of lipids in Antarctic marine systems.Planned and led three field expeditions to West Antarctic Peninsula in collaboration with Palmer Long Term Ecological Research study.

Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Us

Woods Hole, Massachusetts, Us

Earned Ph.D. from MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography at nation’s leading not-for-profit oceanographic institution with support from $126,000 EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship, leading to four peer-reviewed scientific publications and selection as participant in prestigious NSF- and NOAA-sponsored biennial Dissertations Symposium in Chemical Oceanography.Served as member of WHOI Institutional Safety Committee (ISC), responsible for laboratory and shipboard safety of institution’s more than 1,200 students, scientists and scientific support personnel.

Advising corporate, government and nonprofit clients in identifying and selecting ocean-based natural climate solutions, building climate resilience and mitigating the effects of climate change.My firm leverages deep scientific training, an insider perspective on the climate policy landscape and more than two decades of experience in oceanographic research, maritime operations, disaster response and U.S. military service to present clients with specific, actionable recommendations.

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Served as state's sole predesignated official for emergency cleanup of oil, marine pollution and hazardous materials spills to waters and lands of central and eastern Oregon, including the Columbia and John Day rivers. Maintained national certification as NIMS Type 2 Operations Section Chief and Type 3 Incident Commander. Member of the Northwest Area Committee under the National Contingency Plan.Leveraged diverse stakeholder relationships & emerging data science technologies to address complex environmental challenges in a dynamic operational space; daily coordination with Pacific Northwest marine, rail and highway transportation industries, 13 Federal & state agencies including Washington Dept. of Ecology, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and eight Federally-recognized tribes.Supervised 150+ personnel on multiple, concurrent major projects with budgets exceeding $3 million.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Led multidisciplinary research team in development of open-source software and biogeochemical modeling tools to identify anthropogenic impacts on ocean carbon sequestration potential; managed research budget from highly competitive $155,000 Moore/Sloan data science fellowship.Established ongoing, interdisciplinary collaborations with scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and University of Virginia to quantify effect of changes in individual metabolic pathways on overall ecosystem health, the ocean's "biological pump" and the trophic status of marine ecosystems.

Washington, Dc, Us

Active duty U.S. Coast Guard officer responsible for operations, personnel, and financial management of 140-foot icebreaker tug in N.Y. Harbor; accountable for crew of 17 and $220,000 annual operating budget; primary boarding officer for fisheries & living marine resources enforcement missionsCoordinated first-ever deployment by a U.S. government vessel to assist Canadian Coast Guard in opening St. Lawrence Seaway; cleared icebound waterway for 68 commercial vessels carrying more than $500 million in vital cargo during opening weeks of 2008 shipping season

Washington, Dc, Us

Supervised 18 personnel as head of Deck Department onboard 270-foot multi-mission cutter; received formal citation for rescue and safe repatriation of 250 Haitian migrants from three overcrowded sailing vessels during 2007 patrol of Windward Passage

Washington, Dc, Us

Albany, New York, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

St Louis, Missouri, Us

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Oceanography, Chemical And Physical

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Oceanography, Chemical And Physical

Reserve Components National Security Course

Diploma, With Highest Distinction, Joint Professional Military Education (Jpme) Phase I

M.E.Sc., Marine Biogeochemistry; Aquatic Chemistry

B.A., Political Science

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