As lead tech, my goals are to provide leadership and support in the field, addressing any and all issues that may that arise, be it equipment malfunction, guest relations, or even the occasional snake.Specific duties are mostly horticultural in nature, but not limited too; general gardens maintenance and installation, plant illness identification and remediation, invasive/nuisance species remediation, irrigation alteration and repair, chemical prescription and application.Personally I strive not only to resolve arising issues, but to correct them at their source, eliminating future reoccurrence and lost productivity.

Duties are numerous and varying but not limited too;• Project Planning• Budgeting• Scheduling• Inventory/Records Keeping• Employee Training and Supervision• Permitting• Animal Husbandry including venomous reptiles and crocodilians • Exhibit Fabrication, Maintenance, and Repair• OSHA/DHEC Compliance• Pest Management• Minor Vetting

• Lead educational and wildlife specific tours (birding, reptiles/amphibians, marine life)• Present Live animal demonstrations,• Inland waterway navigation via boat and kayak -Master Captain License USCG.• Contribute and assist on-island research efforts -Bird Banding -Nest Box Surveys -Turtle Mark/Recapture -Drift Fence Surveys -General wildlife sighting surveys ,

• Aquatic Flora surveys focusing on invasive/ problematic species resulting in; - Chemical Prescription/Application, - Physical Removal, - Fish Stocking, - Fountain and Aerator Installation & Maintenance.• Wetland Delineation • Point Source Pollution Identification• Ensure DHEC Compliance.