Experience

Scott Cawley Ltd

• Ireland
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Ecologist

  • May 2017 - Present

  Since joining Scott Cawley, I have managed a wide variety of projects across the Republic of Ireland including large scale infrastructure projects as well as residential, industrial, public transportation and renewable energy developments. My role includes the preparation of Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening reports for project and plans, Natura Impact Statements (NIS), Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEA), Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA), Biodiversity Chapters for Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIAR), invasive species survey reports, bat survey reports, and all associated field work. Field work includes carrying out habitat surveys, invasive species surveys, wintering and breeding bird surveys, amphibian surveys, mammal surveys (including otter and badger surveys), and bat surveys (i.e. bat activity surveys, bridge inspections, tree inspections, internal/external building inspections for potential roosts, and light impact surveys). The analysis of survey results includes habitat/vegetation mapping using GIS software (ArcGIS and QGIS), camera trap data analysis, and bat sound data analysis using a variety of software. As a project manager I regularly liaise with clients and other members of the design team, attend design team meetings and manage project budgets. Show less



Cape Leopard Trust

• Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa

• Predator Research Technician

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

  Working as a Predator Research Technician on the Predator Ecology and Coexistence Experiment (PEACE), a project partnered with Cape Leopard Trust and Conservation South Africa. PEACE focuses on the ecology of leopards, caracals and jackals in the area and tests non-lethal conflict mitigation methods. My work involved setting and monitoring trap lines, assisting in predator captures, camera trapping, GPS-based radio telemetry, GPS cluster site visitation, spoor and scat analysis, vegetation surveys and data entry. Show less



Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Texas

• San Antonio, Texas

• Wildlife Care Technician

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2014

  I completed a one year structured apprenticeship as a wildlife care technician. My main role was the rescue, rehabilitation and release of native Texan wildlife. This required me to complete extensive animal handling training for a wide range of large and small mammal, avian and reptile species including rabies vector species (e.g. bob cats, coyotes, raccoons), birds of prey (e.g. owls, hawks, vultures), and high risk reptile species (e.g. snapping turtles and snakes). My responsibilities included carrying out the initial medical exam on injured wildlife, wound treatment, deciding upon and administrating pain medication (orally, subcutaneously, and intramuscularly) and managing nutritional requirements (including tube feeding young or emaciated wildlife). As a senior apprentice I was also responsible for running the veterinary hospital at night (often in excess of 2,000 wildlife patients) and leading a team of junior apprentices to do so. As a team leader my responsibilities included ensuring that health and safety protocols were being followed, checking that all medication was administered correctly, and motivating my team under difficult working conditions. Show less



Operation Wallacea

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wildlife Research Scientist

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Through the global conservation organisation Operation Wallacea, I carried out a six week research project in the remote forests of Northern Madagascar on the behaviour of an endangered species of lemur, Coquerel’s Sifaka, which was the basis for my 4th year thesis in UCD. Although I focused on Coquerel’s Sifakas, I also had the opportunity to engage with other research projects on native chameleons, snakes, crocodiles and birds. Through the global conservation organisation Operation Wallacea, I carried out a six week research project in the remote forests of Northern Madagascar on the behaviour of an endangered species of lemur, Coquerel’s Sifaka, which was the basis for my 4th year thesis in UCD. Although I focused on Coquerel’s Sifakas, I also had the opportunity to engage with other research projects on native chameleons, snakes, crocodiles and birds.