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Alameda, California, US

• The Vehicle Technician team is responsible for launch, recovery, and service of autonomous vehicles in the field across dozens of locations around the world.
• Travel-based position with 60-70% off-site travel
• Led recovery and deployment operations for autonomous vehicles in various international locations, often in remote, difficult work locations
• Heavy equipment operation for launch and recovery / small boat towing operations for deployment
• Coordinated logistics and managed on-site projects, collaborating with internal and external user groups.
• Installed, integrated, and troubleshooted oceanographic sensors

Silver Spring, Maryland, US

As a senior Underway Officer of the Deck and Ice Pilot, responsible for safe navigation, bridge management, operations, and safety of 100+ personnel on America's only two operational polar icebreakers. At sea for 30-51 days at a time, way from home port up to 120 days continuously. USCGC Healy: 16,000-ton, 420' vessel with unique Arctic scientific.

Silver Spring, Maryland, US

Conducted Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultations per the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act on federal projects such as mines, pipelines, oil/gas leasing, aquaculture permits, marine dredging, and port expansions. Used GIS and other mapping platforms and tools. Consulted with federal, state, Tribal, and other organizations. Conducted research on.

Silver Spring, Maryland, US

As an Underway Officer of the Deck (OOD), navigated NOAA's only international-class, heavy lift-capable vessel through transits and scientific operations in Arctic and Antarctic waters, through the Alaskan/Canadian Inside Passage, Strait of Magellan, and Panama Canal. Dynamic Positioning (DP)-capable vessel equipped with Kongsberg multibeam; trained in.

Silver Spring, Maryland, US

Commissioned as an Ensign of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps in January 2015; trained at USCG Academy OCS until May 2015. Received training in USCG-approved STCW professional mariner courses, leadership, writing, speaking, and discipline. Graduated with top academic score.

As the Port Sampler for the closest deep-water port to Anchorage, worked completely independently to obtain data on fishing effort and catch to inform fisheries management decisions in this high-traffic fishing area. 8- to 12-hour days interacting with the public, interviewing anglers and providing information about regulations, fish identification, etc..

Salem, Oregon, US

Living in close-quarters in a remote field camp with 3 other technicians, responsible for operation and maintenance of a remote field camp, 15-foot skiff, and inclined plane trap to collect biological samples that informed fisheries management decisions in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Duties included daily outboard motor operation on a highly turbulent.

Although based in the Soldotna office, this position mostly involved work in various remote field camps in Southcentral Alaska that collected data to inform fisheries management decisions. Responsible for operations and maintenance of these field camps and multiple small boats and skiffs, identification/ handling of juvenile and adult salmonids, genetic.

Chevy Chase, Maryland, US

Worked with group of 6-10 traditionally marginalized high school students to develop after school lesson plans tailored to students’ interests, and helped students prepare to apply for a summer research internship

As the sole intern for the Homer office, assisted with various summer projects in the Fisheries and Wildlife Departments of ADF&G. Duties included: Collection of sex, length, weight, and age structures from finfish, groundfish, and shellfish; video review of abundance surveys from ROV and REVR surveys; Installation and maintenance of floating weirs, remote.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology And Chemistry

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