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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Christchurch, New Zealand

Hamilton

• At NIWA I was responsible for collecting and processing estuarine macrofauna samples and preparing the results for Auckland Council. I work alongside scientists with their research by assisting with ecological.
• Project manager of Upper Waitemata harbour monitoring program (Auckland Council).
• Lead field technician for Upper Waitemata (Auckland Council monitoring site) harbour sampling.
• Responsible for collecting, entering, and preparing environmental monitoring data.
• Carrying out analyses and preparing results for scientists using Matlab and R software.
• Coding a species competition model with agent-based software (Netlogo) between invasive and native gastropods.

Auckland, New Zealand

• During my masters, I worked on a research project which investigated the effects of kauri dieback on dissolved nutrient cycling. Key responsibilities:
• Independently carrying out fieldwork.
• Independently conducting water fluorescence scans on samples.
• Entering project data into Excel spreadsheets.

Paraguay

• Para La Tierra (For the Earth) is a NGO which uses the scientific research of interns to promote environmental protection. I investigated the migration and dispersal ecology between two amphibian communities and used.
• Monitoring the spatial and temporal patterns of Atlantic Forest amphibian and reptile species with pitfall traps.
• Created a database in Libre Office Base to improve the accessibility of collection records.
• Wrote a report summarising the amphibian monitoring project which included a restoration strategy for an amphibian dispersal and migration corridor.
• Updated a species inventory report for an already existing Ramsar site (Laguna Chaco Lodge).

Kurdistan

• During my time travelling, I took a position as a university instructor. Teaching technical information to students who spoke English as a second language gave me a unique opportunity to improve my communication.
• Teaching science, mathematics and English to Kurdish and Iraqi students.
• Preparing lesson plans, setting and marking assignments, provideding one on one tutoring.

Kurdistan, Iraq

• Whilst working as a university instructor, I also volunteered at an environmental NGO. Villages of cultural and historical significance were being considered as new oil drilling sites, yet minimal consideration had.
• Assisting with the collection of survey responses.
• Entering respondent data into Excel spreadsheets.
• Lead writer of the final report, coordinating co-authors’ sections, editing the final document.

Auckland

• I led a field team in a restoration project across a range of sites, planting over 70,000 plants.Key responsibilities:
• Identifying invasive and native weed species to ensure restoration goals were achieved.
• Preparing and submitting weekly progress reports.
• Responsible for ensuring work was undertaken in a safe manner in line with company health and safety policy.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

• Key responsibilities:
• Tagging and monitoring the spatial distribution of rock lobster.
• Identifying and recording bycatch species.
• Identifying maturation stages of rock lobsters’ larvae.
• Entering results into Excel spreadsheets.

Master Of Science, Environmental Science

Postgraduate Diploma In Science, Environmental Science

Bachelor Of Science, Marine Ecology, Ecology & Biodiversity