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Charleston, Sc

Monitor estuarine health throughout the coastal area of South Carolina, accomplished through the deployment of water quality logging devices and trawls to identify and enumerate species. Also collect samples of sediment from shore and near-shore habitats, analyzing them for basic sand/silt/clay composition and mean sand-grain size. Additionally, provide taxonomic identification of benthic invertebrates collected from shore and near-shore habitats. Provide botanical identification of vegetation in freshwater and tidal marshes. Assist with collection and processing of samples from estuarine sites. Captain vessels and lead field activities.

Charleston, Sc

Monitor estuarine health throughout the coastal area of South Carolina, accomplished through the deployment of water quality logging devices and trawls to identify and enumerate species. Also collect samples of sediment from shore and near-shore habitats, analyzing them for basic sand/silt/clay composition and mean sand-grain size. Additionally, provide taxonomic identification of benthic invertebrates collected from shore and near-shore habitats. Provide botanical identification of vegetation in freshwater and tidal marshes. Assist with collection and processing of samples from estuarine sites.

Charleston, Sc

Sort benthic samples, removing and storing organisms, and analyze sediment from shore and near-shore habitats for basic sand/silt/clay composition and mean sand-grain size.

Huger, Sc

Conducted surveys to identify, evaluate and catalog drainage infrastructure throughout Francis Marion National Forest. Fisher Scientific metal detectors and Trimble Geo 7X GPSs were used to complete this. This information was then uploaded to a central server.At sites where Aquatic Organism Passage needed to be further investigated, additional documentation was collected. This was achieved using CST survey levels and stadia rods to determine elevations and slopes, iPads to record the collected data, and sketchbooks to diagram each site.

Kiawah Island, Sc

Responsible for the management and maintenance of the 115 lakes spread across Kiawah Island. The lake system totaled approximately 350 acres of water surface area with a shoreline of nearly 47 miles. The activities associated with this management included weekly inspections of the lake system and water quality monitoring, performing lake edge maintenance, establishing beneficial shoreline vegetation, and conducting various methods of erosion control. It also involved fish stocking and nuisance aquatic plant control, maintenance of an extensive database of lake and GIS information, biannual testing of coliform levels and annual analysis of fish and aquatic animal tissue samples for contaminants, and monthly inspection and maintenance of water control structures. Additionally, performed annual mapping of bottom contours for 20% of the lakes.Responsible for mosquito abatement for Kiawah Island and these activities involved weekly monitoring and evaluation of mosquito populations in each of the 30 zones, ground-based larviciding of areas of mapped standing water island-wide, truck-mounted spraying for adult mosquitoes when monitoring indicated, and coordination of aerial larviciding and adulticiding with Charleston County Mosquito Control when needed.Supervised a staff of 6 and managed an annual budget of $500,000. Conducted numerous reserve projects such as lake dredging, water control structure replacement, pipe repair and installation, and diving inspections totaling over $2 million.

Liberia, West Africa

Developed small-scale, subsistence-level aquaculture projects in a rural environment. These included conducting town meetings to promote the program, performing site evaluations with interested individuals, assisting in design and construction of fish ponds, and advising on stocking, feeding and harvesting of fish.