Aquatic Ecologist

• Nov 2022 - Present

Research Assistant/Coxswain

• Jul 2021 - Nov 2022

Field sampler and vessel operator for the Receiving Environment Monitoring Program. A long-term water quality assessment program of the Gold Coast inshore Broadwater and Offshore areas. Field sampler and vessel operator for the Receiving Environment Monitoring Program. A long-term water quality assessment program of the Gold Coast inshore Broadwater and Offshore areas.

Voyage Leader/Research Diver

• Aug 2019 - Nov 2022

Management and co-ordination of 2-week Voyage operations and dive crew for Blue Planet Marine Crown of Thorns Control Program, on the Great Barrier Reef. Management and collation of all survey and cull data. Delivery of high quality statistical and observational data to our contractors, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Manta Tow Surveillance Reef Health Impact Surveys (RHIS) Crown of Thorns culling methodologies Plankton, genetics and water quality sampling. Management and co-ordination of 2-week Voyage operations and dive crew for Blue Planet Marine Crown of Thorns Control Program, on the Great Barrier Reef. Management and collation of all survey and cull data. Delivery of high quality statistical and observational data to our contractors, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Manta Tow Surveillance Reef Health Impact Surveys (RHIS) Crown of Thorns culling methodologies Plankton, genetics and water quality sampling.

Assistant Operations Manager/Dive Coordinator

• Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

Dive Coordinator/Assistant Operations Manager for Ultra Coral Australia (contracted by GBRMPA) on the Crown of Thorns Starfish Control Program, Swains Reef area. • I recorded, compiled and managed all dive, cull and survey data to be sent to GBRMPA after each two-week voyage. • I coordinated daily dives and divers, determining appropriate dive profiles and survey sites based on conditions, time and previous survey data. • As a research diver, I conducted Reef Health Impact Surveys, Manta Tow surveys, and Crown of Thorns cull dives, using surface-supplied air (SSBA), SCUBA and snorkel • I conducted plankton sampling for AIMS’s Crown of Thorns plankton distribution and abundance study. • I operated tenders as a Coxswain. • I was originally employed as a Diver/Coxswain and received a promotion to this position during the 9-month contract.

Coxswain/Scuba Dive Instructor

• Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

Coxswain and Scuba Dive Instructor (PADI and SSI), Gold Coast Dive Centre and Marine Training College. • I assisted with daily operations at the dive centre. • I operated an 11.5 m twin screw vessel with up to 20 clients on board. • I conducted SCUBA dive training courses with a variety of clients from all over the world. Coxswain and Scuba Dive Instructor (PADI and SSI), Gold Coast Dive Centre and Marine Training College. • I assisted with daily operations at the dive centre. • I operated an 11.5 m twin screw vessel with up to 20 clients on board. • I conducted SCUBA dive training courses with a variety of clients from all over the world.

Volunteer

• Nov 2017 - Sep 2018

Volunteer work (sporadically) with Griffith University, Gold Coast for Johan Gustafson’s PhD on The Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrnidea) of Southeastern Queensland: Nursery grounds, movement and interactions with the Queensland Shark Control Program. • I assist in shark catch, tag, and release methods on both offshore and inshore waterways. Volunteer work (sporadically) with Griffith University, Gold Coast for Johan Gustafson’s PhD on The Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrnidea) of Southeastern Queensland: Nursery grounds, movement and interactions with the Queensland Shark Control Program. • I assist in shark catch, tag, and release methods on both offshore and inshore waterways.

Assistant Research Officer

• Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

Located on Beqa Island, Fiji. • I was responsible for assisting the Principal Scientific Investigator with coral reef health surveys, data collation, analysis and scientific report writing, as well as managing and training volunteers to conduct fish and benthic surveys. • I liaised with local Fijian communities and maintained a good relationship between locals and the Project. • I conducted Fish species abundance and diversity surveys using underwater transect methods. • I also established an on-going mangrove health survey. • The Project was located in Beqa, a remote island in Fiji. Power supply was limited and living conditions were very basic.

Internship at the Office of the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment

• Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

Research and formal write-up of statistical information on the community’s involvement in environmental activities in the ACT. This information contributed to the 2011 ACT State of the Environment Report. Research and formal write-up of statistical information on the community’s involvement in environmental activities in the ACT. This information contributed to the 2011 ACT State of the Environment Report.