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Plymouth, England, Gb

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Leading the operations and strategic vision of Aquatic Dynamics, I spearhead cutting-edge projects at the intersection of marine innovation and environmental stewardship.Technical Expertise: Delivering in-depth consultancy on state-of-the-art marine monitoring equipment, ensuring its integration into impactful studies and strategic plans.Environmental Advocacy: Guiding clients through the complexities of marine licensing and consenting, with expertise in EIAs, HRAs, and compliance.Net Gain Pioneer: Crafting forward-thinking Marine and Biodiversity Net Gain Plans that align development with conservation goals.Partnership Development: Building strong relationships with technological manufacturers and service providers to unlock transformative solutions for marine and subsea monitoring.Team Leadership: Cultivating a talented team to drive consultancy and cutting-edge research projects, shaping the future of sustainable marine technologies.

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Co organising the South West Aquaculture Network (“SWAN”) a network of marine stakeholders that aims to encourage cross sectoral working and technology transfer for the benefit of the aquaculture andwider Maritime industries.Part of the Maritime UK South West (MUKSW) the network aligns more broadly with MUKSW objectives to bring together the breadth of South West England’s ocean economy, working in partnership to champion, grow and clean the marine sector, by aligning the region’s existing and emerging strengths.

Torquay, England, United Kingdom

Ultimately responsible for delivering sales targets and managing the pipeline through HubSpot CRM. Overseeing a team of marketers and lead generators to ensure alignment with company strategy and maintain a focused hand-in-hand approach to sales and marketing, based on the newest updates within the industry. Developing company-wide policies in line with ISO standards 9001, 14001 and 45001, with a focus on implementing and delivering the sales procedure.Ensuring staff are meeting KPIs through regular meetings, including bi-weekly and quarterly calls to review KPI performance. Developing new consultancy services in line with our client's needs.Ensuring year-on-year growth of innovative disruptive technology, and demonstrating commercial and impact traction for the board and its potential investors.Highlighting feedback to top management shortcomings and resource requirements for effective operational planning in line with client expected timelines.Regular conference attendance, article writing, and public speaking events to promote the sector and ARC Marine's newest innovation and relevance to their market.

Torquay, England, United Kingdom

Developing, managing, and overseeing consultancy projects concerning nature inclusive designs (NID) in the Aquaculture, Coastal Defence, and Offshore Wind sectors internationally. Focusing on due process and planning of impact, within legislative and regional context frameworks through to design, installation, and monitoring. Reports generated are used for Tender submissions or projects or client's commercial or regulatory interests. Liaising closely with the R&D team to bring innovations in the sector to our clients whilst minimizing risk, through detailed engineering analysis utilizing state-of-the-art software such as Orcaflex and FLOW-3D.Feeding back to the R&D teams regarding target sector requirements for important metrics and use cases for new product development.Continuously monitoring and assessing implications of new policy frameworks against industry-known best (or common) practices. With a UK, EU, and US focus to understand the relevance of ARC solutions to these markets and ensure we can service its client-specific regulatory or commercial needs.Trained and Skilled in QGIS, Mandatory BNG Metric, QGIS for BNG.

Aberdare, Wales, United Kingdom

My role included collaborating with partners and clients to create new products and support innovative bespoke trials during the early stages of product R&D. Responsibilities included;Initial consultation with our prospective clients regarding needs and our services, signposting them to relevant materials as appropriate, and understanding their needs for our services. Designing initial high-level scientific trials that may be appropriate for their needs, identifying appropriate species, RAS systems in line with availability, and trial types according to their interests. Writing high-value, articulate proposals for our clients. Procuring specialized services for the needs of our clients to be able to deliver turn-key solutions. Liaising directly with regulators to import fish species.Negotiating with clients.Implementing and updating CRM systems. Reporting of finances to the board.Leading general business development efforts. Throughout my role, I have strived for continuous improvement, and a greater understanding of the aquaculture sector, to be able to accurately facilitate our client's needs and instill trust by understanding their issues in the larger context of aquaculture and recent market developments.

Research Technician servicing RAS systems and its livestock species, for research purposes. Opening experimental design with accurate distribution of fish by biomass and gradings as per experimental design. Assessing and reporting species-specific fish and crustacean health indicators. Feeding as per SOP's and trial experimental design. Undertaking Schedule 1 as necessary. Analysis and reporting of behavior changes, and growth indicators. Sampling of batch and individual weights, pigmentation, fecal samples, full-body wet/dried samples, and hemolymph. I have also taken on special projects such as building bespoke RAS systems and biofloc system. These projects have allowed me to stay current with the latest technologies and renovations in the land based aquaculture industry and to be able constantly improve our systems to provide the best possible conditions for ou

Hirwaun, Wales, United Kingdom

Sponsored by the Fishmonger Company, I undertook a 3 month internship to apply my recent Marine biological degree skill set to the field of aquaculture.Primarily focused on routine RAS Maintenance.Undertaking species health assessment under the supervision of NTCO for the facility. Training in routine fish sampling exercises. Assessment of water quality, in line with species health parameters. Data collection in line with company SOP’s. Understanding company alignment with with Good laboratory Practices (GLP). Understanding relevant legislation applied to our field.

Plymouth, United Kingdom