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Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Halifax, Canada Area

Hired and managed a team of part-time, coop and full-time staff. Built weekly and daily schedules. Organized science themed days.

Halifax, Canada Area

Coordinated the setup of the new Touch Pool and Life Support System, by requesting permits, hiring an Aquarist and collecting local intertidal invertebrates. Developed ocean themed hands-on activities to be presented in the new Ocean Gallery.Became a liaison with local and national ocean related organizations, such as Ocean Bridge, Oceans Week Halifax and Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition.

Initiated recruitment and training of a new volunteer pool. Maintained the database at around 100 volunteers. Managed day-to-day volunteer affairs, such as scheduling, updating training and volunteer feedback.

Halifax, Canada Area

Prepared and delivered a graduate student module on how to prepare and perform science outreach activities. The capstone project was to deliver the activities to a youth audience

Thesis topic: Social structure of pilot whales off Cape Breton, CanadaSupervisor: Dr. Hal Whitehead

Graded biweekly lab assignments; managed a section of the discussion boards, answering students’ questions and motivating scientific discussion; and addressed students’ concerns in a timely manner.

Advised students on writing betters resumes, CV and cover letters and how to prepare for interviews. Developed and presented workshops on career related topics.

Halifax, Canada Area

Co-coached the Logistics Committee and participated in the Steering Committee. Recruited and coordinated the conference volunteers.

Halifax, Canada Area

Engaged visitors to the center through science busking programs, one-on-one interactions and provided guidance when needed with the exhibits present.

Recruited and coordinated volunteers, which went to schools to present hands on STEM activities. Organized the first Ocean Science Symposium at Dalhousie, directed at high school aged youth. Supervised Junior Scientist, directed and preschool and kindergarten aged children.

Organized the foundation materials to set up a conference on employability at Dalhousie in the future.

Teaching Assistant during 3 consecutive Winter terms (2011 to 2013).

- Represented Projecto Delfim in the meetings that defined the action plan action items- Part of the final team of 10 that organized and edited the final manuscript of the action plan, so it could be integrated on the Order Plan for the Natural Reserve of the Sado Estuary.

Educated youth on the ecology of the Sado estuary, the population of bottlenose dolphins, the threats they both face and the techniques used to study them through lectures and active questioning on board of a Galeão do Sal (typical Portuguese boat)

Portugal

Field work:- Collected photographical and behavioural data on bottlenose dolphins, on board a dedicated research vessel.Laboratory work: - Performed photo identification, without the use of any software, on photographic data collected, in order to maintain an accurate catalogue of the Sado dolphin population- Calculated and analyzed indices of association between individuals of the population, using SOCPROG, in order to determine their social patterns- Organized and catalogued the lab collection of research papers using EndNote- Prepared all materials necessary for field research trips and compiled post trip reports

Dissertation: Analysis of social structure, group composition and associations in the resident Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) population in the Sado estuary.Supervisors: Prof. Dra. Maria José Costa and Prof. Dr. Manuel Eduardo dos Santos

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Biology Organization of Graduate Students

Master Of Science (Msc), Marine Ecology

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Environmental Biology, Marine Variant