Experience

Bodega Marine Lab
• United States
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Lab Technician II: White Abalone Captive Breeding Program

  • Aug 2016 - Present


UC Davis, Bodega Bay Marine Lab

• Lab Technician II

  • Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

  -Research Diver -Research Diver



UCSC Long Marine Lab

• Boatyard Assistant

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2015

  -Maintained 6 small craft research vessels -Assisted in treating mechanical and electrical problems on boats -Inspect and maintain SCUBA equipment of UCSC scientific divers -Operate compressor: Fill cylinders & blend Nitrox. -Basic fiberglass and gel coat repair on boats -Assist in seawater intake filter dives -Maintain woodshop and metal shop -Operate fork lift and 4x4 work trucks -Maintained 6 small craft research vessels -Assisted in treating mechanical and electrical problems on boats -Inspect and maintain SCUBA equipment of UCSC scientific divers -Operate compressor: Fill cylinders & blend Nitrox. -Basic fiberglass and gel coat repair on boats -Assist in seawater intake filter dives -Maintain woodshop and metal shop -Operate fork lift and 4x4 work trucks



UCSC Entomology Lab

• Lab Technician

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  -Collect, identify, and sort various insects under microscope. -Care for live lab insects -Organize volunteer and intern work -Maintain laboratory equipment -Collect, identify, and sort various insects under microscope. -Care for live lab insects -Organize volunteer and intern work -Maintain laboratory equipment



CA Department of Fish and Wildlife

• Volunteer Research Diver/ Field Technician

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  -Identified, counted, and sized target abalone and urchin species -Operated an underwater pneumatic drill to set abalone recruitment modules -Experience with underwater Epoxy and underwater construction -Operated lift bags to move large recruitment cages and boulders -Identified, counted, and sized target abalone and urchin species -Operated an underwater pneumatic drill to set abalone recruitment modules -Experience with underwater Epoxy and underwater construction -Operated lift bags to move large recruitment cages and boulders



Raimondi & Carr Lab, UCSC

• Volunteer Research Diver: Rockfish Genetics Project

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  -Free-dove on rockfish recruitment modules at Monterey & Carmel sites. -Captured adult rockfish for stomach contents and genetic samples. -Free-dove on rockfish recruitment modules at Monterey & Carmel sites. -Captured adult rockfish for stomach contents and genetic samples.



PISCO (Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans)

• Volunteer Research Diver

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  -Identified and counted target species (algae, invertebrates, and fish) -Identified and counted target species (algae, invertebrates, and fish)



ReefCheck California

• Volunteer Research Diver

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  -Identified, sized, and counted targeted species -Operated research vessel -Identified, sized, and counted targeted species -Operated research vessel



Reed Lab, UCSB

• Research Diver/ Field Technician

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  -Identified, counted, and sized invasive algal species -Operated underwater pneumatic drill to construct and install experiments -Designed underwater experiments -Piloted small craft research vessels -Identified, counted, and sized invasive algal species -Operated underwater pneumatic drill to construct and install experiments -Designed underwater experiments -Piloted small craft research vessels



USC Marine Lab

• Assistant Aquarist, Assistant Lab Technician, & Compressor Operator

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  -Maintained four aquariums: clean, siphon, and feed -Collected new specimens for tanks via scuba -Maintained cleanliness of labs and performed inventory for all supplies -Operated compressor and filled scuba tanks -Maintained four aquariums: clean, siphon, and feed -Collected new specimens for tanks via scuba -Maintained cleanliness of labs and performed inventory for all supplies -Operated compressor and filled scuba tanks



NOAA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Research Diver: Eel Grass Management

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2014

  -Collected data on size and density of Eel Grass -Conducted surveys on associated fish species -Collected data on size and density of Eel Grass -Conducted surveys on associated fish species



Williams Lab, UCSC

• Research Assistant

  • Feb 2013 - May 2013

  -Assisted in sea otter necropsies - Removed and weighed all muscle for myoglobin experiments -Assisted in sea otter necropsies - Removed and weighed all muscle for myoglobin experiments



Skylark Ranch

• Horseback Riding Instructor

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  -Cared for thirty horses: Medicated, fed, and exercised -Instructed 5 lessons/day to students from ages 5-19 -Cared for thirty horses: Medicated, fed, and exercised -Instructed 5 lessons/day to students from ages 5-19



Jatun Sacha Biological Station

• Assistant Field Technician

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2009

  -Removed invasive plant species, planted endemic juveniles -Cared for local garden and assisted in landscaping around the facilities -Cared for farm livestock -Removed invasive plant species, planted endemic juveniles -Cared for local garden and assisted in landscaping around the facilities -Cared for farm livestock