Experience

Catalina Offshore Products, Inc.

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Wholesale Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Client communication and billing, vendor payments, tuna quality grading, management of client database for local restaurants and nationwide wholesale customers. Local, statewide, and nationwide supply-chain coordination for one of the largest seafood purveyor/distributors in California. In charge of managing physical inventory database. Client communication and billing, vendor payments, tuna quality grading, management of client database for local restaurants and nationwide wholesale customers. Local, statewide, and nationwide supply-chain coordination for one of the largest seafood purveyor/distributors in California. In charge of managing physical inventory database.



SeaWorld

• Entertainment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Zoological Specialist, Associate Aquarist

  • Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

  Maintain husbandry of fish and other aquatic life in aquarium exhibits. This includes food prep and feeding, aquarium maintenance, basic knowledge of animal taxonomy/life history, record keeping, and aquarium theory. Other responsibilities include, but not limited to: transportation and acclimation of animals, identifying health related issues and assisting veterinarians, working with filtration systems, and testing water quality. Maintain husbandry of fish and other aquatic life in aquarium exhibits. This includes food prep and feeding, aquarium maintenance, basic knowledge of animal taxonomy/life history, record keeping, and aquarium theory. Other responsibilities include, but not limited to: transportation and acclimation of animals, identifying health related issues and assisting veterinarians, working with filtration systems, and testing water quality.



Scripps Institution of Oceanography

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Jun 2021 - Sep 2022

  Waste-To-Bait Utilization Project: ● Developed experimental bait products from seafood processor byproduct and tested in three commercial trap fisheries (spiny lobster, rock and Dungeness crab) to reduce waste and lessen the economic burden of bait on fishermen, assessed feasibility of a large-scale operation through direct involvement with stakeholders ● Extensively researched seafood byproducts and bait practices in several California commercial fisheries, spent 100+ hours on local trap-fishermen’s boats observing and performing deckhand duties while collecting and analyzing data. Show less



The Fulbright Program

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fulbright Scholar

  • Apr 2020 - Jun 2022

  Although the program was delayed indefinitely due to COVID-19, as a Fulbright Research Scholar-elect I intended to study climate-resilience best practices amongst women coffee farmers in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains. Although the program was delayed indefinitely due to COVID-19, as a Fulbright Research Scholar-elect I intended to study climate-resilience best practices amongst women coffee farmers in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains.



Mariners Learning System™

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fishing Charter Captain

  • Apr 2020 - Nov 2020

  -US Coast Guard OPUV Six Pack Captain -Fishing Charters throughout the Long Island Sound targeting a variety of species. -US Coast Guard OPUV Six Pack Captain -Fishing Charters throughout the Long Island Sound targeting a variety of species.



Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship

• Program Assistant, Replication and Scale Out Program

  • Dec 2019 - Jun 2020



Santa Clara University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

  -Part of a team of student and faculty researchers on a long standing coffee project in Northern Nicaragua assessing the livelihoods of small holder coffee farmers and the hazards that they face.- Working on a sub project where we are tracking international development funding to Nicaragua for coffee projects and comparing the project themes with on farm interviews, focus groups, and surveys.Presented a poster on Tracking International Development Finance to Nicaragua at the 2019 American Association of Geographers (AAG) Conference in Washington D.C Show less

• • Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

  The mission of Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship accelerates entrepreneurship to end global poverty and protect the planet. The Global Social Benefit Fellowship provides a comprehensive program of mentored, field-based study and action research for undergraduates within the Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI®) worldwide network of social entrepreneurs. The Fellowship combines a fully funded 6-8 week summer field experience in the developing world with two quarters of academically rigorous research. Show less



NUCAFE

• Kampala, Uganda

• Global Social Benefit Fellow at Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship

  • Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  NUCAFE's mission is to establish a sustainable market-driven system of coffee enterprises and organizations to increase household income through enhanced entrepreneurship and innovation. Research Activities: NUCAFE’s coffee farmers are unable to access the training resources to prosper. To remedy this problem, we conducted research with 7 coffee cooperatives and 2 congregations of Catholic Sisters in rural Uganda. We observed 5 training lectures, and interacted with over 100 farmers through group interviews, focus groups, and co-creating training videos with cooperatives. For the second phase, to evaluate proposed innovations, we consulted and collaborated with 3 leading cooperatives and the Reparatrix Sisters. Key Findings: 1) Video-based trainings effectively engage farmers. 2) Learning assessments can help NUCAFE understand the impact of trainings, and communicate impact. 3) Innovations in digital communication can enhance NUCAFE’s mission Deliverables: Innovative Training Videos Entrepreneurship-Oriented Curriculum Framework Assessment Tools Show less



Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation

• Bahamas
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Asistant Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2018

  -Facilitated world-leading tropical shark research -Captained 16, 17, 20, and 25 foot vessels for daily field operations -Managed the upkeep and maintenance of all lab equipment -Facilitated world-leading tropical shark research -Captained 16, 17, 20, and 25 foot vessels for daily field operations -Managed the upkeep and maintenance of all lab equipment



Santa Clara University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Santa Clara University Global Fellow

  • Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  - Awarded Santa Clara's competitive Global Fellowship in Cochabamba, Bolivia. - Apprenticed with rural organic farmers in beekeeping and agroforestry - Created marketing and social media strategy for an organic food store - Awarded Santa Clara's competitive Global Fellowship in Cochabamba, Bolivia. - Apprenticed with rural organic farmers in beekeeping and agroforestry - Created marketing and social media strategy for an organic food store



Give and Surf

• Panama
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Designed and implemented a youth curriculum on conservation awareness and ocean sustainability - Taught bi-weekly English courses to Panamanian students - Lead after-school programs at the Old Bank Community Center (Isla Bastimentos) - Designed and implemented a youth curriculum on conservation awareness and ocean sustainability - Taught bi-weekly English courses to Panamanian students - Lead after-school programs at the Old Bank Community Center (Isla Bastimentos)