Adam Kay Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida, United States

• Responsible for water quantity and quality monitoring stations from Ocala to Jacksonville, FL
• Completed routine field trips maintaining stage/discharge, index velocity, and water quality monitoring stations.
• Conducted and processed wading discharge measurements using the FlowTracker Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter.
• Conducted and processed kayak, boat, and bridge discharge measurements using various Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs).
• Conducted routine… Show more Responsible for water quantity and quality monitoring stations from Ocala to Jacksonville, FL
• Conducted routine level surveys at USGS monitoring stations.

Port Charlotte, Florida, United States

• Served as the assistant to Charlotte County’s water quality manager in the development of a county-wide ambient monitoring program
• Developed an online GIS dashboard that allows citizens to view and interpret water quality results throughout the county compared to state and federal regulations
• Collected water quality samples and data in Charlotte Harbor to assess effects of hurricane Ian
• Developed a web map by inspecting NPDES & ERP permits to determine the status of… Show more Served as the assistant to Charlotte County’s water quality manager in the development of a county-wide ambient monitoring.
• Developed a web map by inspecting NPDES & ERP permits to determine the status of compliance for ongoing phosphate mining activities
• Managed and assessed large water quality data sets Show less

Lehigh Acres, Florida, United States

• Performed field and lab duties investigating trophic status and aquatic vegetation in Lee Countywaterbodies
• Produced water quality reports by collecting and preparing water samples to be tested forphosphorus, nitrogen, ammonia, and chlorophyll
• Performed full limnological assessments of stormwater ponds by creating depth profiles ofmultiple parameters using a water quality sonde, sonar mapping, and nutrient analysis
• Collected water samples and water quality… Show more Performed field and lab duties investigating trophic status and aquatic vegetation in Lee Countywaterbodies
• Collected water samples and water quality data throughout the Caloosahatchee River byoperating a medium-sized powerboat
• Determined the efficacy of flocculating chemical products at removing nutrients from the water column through jar test experiments Show less

• Marine conservation externship with National Geographic and The Nature Conservancy via Paragon One.Responsible for identifying and providing solutions to local marine conservation issues
• Developed an ArcGIS Story map to effectively communicate to the public problems andsolutions related to eutrophication in Florida waterbodies

Leigh Acres, Florida

• Assisted in research investigating pesticidal resistance in mosquito populations throughout LeeCounty.
• Determined LD50 values by conducting bioassay experiments on the larval and adult stagesof mosquitoes.
• Executed nighttime field cage trial experiments to determine the efficacy of mosquitopesticides
• Collected larvae and adult mosquitoes in the field and raised them in an insectarylaboratory.