Experience

Blue Latitudes, LLC

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and Managing Partner

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  Laguna Beach, California Blue Latitudes LLC designs sustainable, creative, and cost-effective solutions for environmental issues in the offshore industry. As Co-Founder and Managing Partner, I specialize in marine ecological value assessments, ROV surveys, fisheries assessments, and providing support for decommissioning plans. I combine my industry expertise with research-based insights and technical tools to assess offshore infrastructure on a case-by-case basis to determine the most environmentally sustainable and… Show more Blue Latitudes LLC designs sustainable, creative, and cost-effective solutions for environmental issues in the offshore industry. As Co-Founder and Managing Partner, I specialize in marine ecological value assessments, ROV surveys, fisheries assessments, and providing support for decommissioning plans. I combine my industry expertise with research-based insights and technical tools to assess offshore infrastructure on a case-by-case basis to determine the most environmentally sustainable and fiscally responsible outcome available for my clients. Show less



The Blue Latitudes Foundation

• United States
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing

• Co-President

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  The Blue Latitudes Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes. As Co-President, I seek to elevate the traditional concept of ocean stewardship by uniting government, industry and the community to work together to conserve our oceans!



National Geographic

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ocean Views MiniBlogger

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  Contributing writer; posts discuss the threats facing our ocean and celebrate the successes within the marine environment. Topic goals are to raise awareness worldwide in regards to the benefits of restoring fisheries and creating marine reserves. Specifically, in regards to the Rigs2Reefs program.



Great Ecology

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ecologist

  • Feb 2017 - Nov 2019

  Greater San Diego Area Oceanographer, marine conservation biologist and oil and gas consultant, specializing in habitat restoration through the Rigs to Reefs program; Offshore environmental planning.



Anthropocene Institute

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marine Research Analyst

  • Jun 2014 - May 2015

  Palo Alto, CA Executed an expedition to Helen Reef, Palau with 3 major goals: 1) Implement a technology testbed for Marine Protected Area surveillance, by training the local enforcement on how to use radar surveillance technology and monitoring their success; 2) Partner with Scripps Institution of Oceanography to establish a scientific baseline for coral reef health, by conducting field surveys; 3) Team up with Google to capture the underwater ecosystem in 360 degrees and embed these panoramic… Show more Executed an expedition to Helen Reef, Palau with 3 major goals: 1) Implement a technology testbed for Marine Protected Area surveillance, by training the local enforcement on how to use radar surveillance technology and monitoring their success; 2) Partner with Scripps Institution of Oceanography to establish a scientific baseline for coral reef health, by conducting field surveys; 3) Team up with Google to capture the underwater ecosystem in 360 degrees and embed these panoramic images in Google Maps Underwater Street View. These images have accumulated over 5K views. Engineered and launched an intelligent map of California’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), available on Google Maps. Show less



Scripps Institution of Oceanography

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  La Jolla, CA In collaboration with Dr. David Sandwell, constructed the virtual seafloor found in Google Earth by collecting, analyzing and editing multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data from Japanese research vessels (JAMSTEC) and NOAA's National Geophysics Data Center (NGDC). The virtual seafloor in Google Earth is in detail up to several tens of kilometers below the sea surface.



Huffington Post

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Huffington Post Blogger

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  La Jolla, California Published a weekly series of blog posts that discuss the economic, ecological and social implications of fully decommissioning and converting an oil rig to an artificial reef. These publications accompanied my thesis on the California Rigs to Reefs Initiative at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.



Google in partnership with the Sylvia Earle Alliance

• Oceans Curator

  • Dec 2011 - Jun 2014

  Mountain View, CA Curated ocean science content on the "Explore the Ocean" educational layer in Google Earth; managed over 2,000 pieces of ocean photo content in Google Maps. Highlighted achievements include assisting in the launch of Underwater Street View in Google Maps (2012) and giving a presentation on “Storytelling in the Ocean with Google Maps” at IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Korea (2012).



Boy Scouts of America

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Oceanography Merit Badge Instructor/Aquarist

  • May 2011 - Sep 2011

  Catalina Island, CA Facilitated an Oceanography Merit Badge class on marine biology, geology, chemistry, mechanics and conservation. I also managed the husbandry of temperate marine fish and invertebrate species in aquarium exhibits at Camp Emerald Bay, Catalina Island.



California Academy of Sciences

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Summer Systematic Institute/NSF Intern

  • Dec 2008 - May 2011

  San Francisco, CA Conducted phylogenetic research on sponge-dwelling barnacles utilizing: o Auto montage images and scanning electron micrograph images o Sequenced fragments of CO1 and H3 genes, extracted using PCR Selected as one of three NSF interns to present my findings on host specificity as seen in sponge-dwelling barnacles at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference in Salt Lake City, January 2011



Young Entrepreneurs at Haas

• Program Manager

  • Sep 2007 - May 2011

  Berkeley, CA Educated, mentored and motivated underprivileged high school students in business and life skills including: self-esteem, problem solving, leadership, team work, time management, presentation, competition and financial literacy.