Experience

Green Party of Ireland / Comhaontas Glas

• Ireland
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Aug 2019 - Present

• • Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

• • Nov 2016 - Jun 2018

  As Administrator in a non-conventional, multi-skilled political head office I handle a rich and varied workload. My work focuses on front line comms, internal comms, project management, procurement, invoicing, financial recording, event management, light tech problem solving and lately data protection planning, policy development and implementation.



An Taisce

• Ireland
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Membership Secretary

  • Mar 2016 - Nov 2016

  As An Taisce's Membership Secretary I work at the head office in Dublin. My day-to-day work has a great level of diversity, which is one of the great attractions of the job. Moreover, communicating and working with a diverse range of people from committee members on our Local Associations to our Board of Directiors and valued members guarantees every day has different tasks. As Membership Secretary, I am responsible for ensuring An Taisce's members' payments are processed and logged. Using a range of postal and email reminders, I ensure membership subscription renewals are maximised, issue membership cards and make lodgements. In addition to online data management, I use Microsoft Office extensively to perform a range of administrative functions, including data manipulation, editing and reporting, while also composing business letters and forms. Since commencing the role, I have sourced and provided speciality food for a film screening put on by An Taisce for 100 people, re-designed the An Taisce Life Membership Certificate, proofread An Taisce's Annual Report and increased the range of content on the An Taisce website. Highlights of the job: 1) Picking up the phone to contact our loyal members around the country 2) Supporting my colleagues on a diverse range of tasks in the office Show less


Ecofact Enviromental Consultants Ltd.
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Ecologist (Aquatic)

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015


South East Rivers Trust

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  I am currently a project assistant volunteer at the Wandle Trust where I am on the steering committee of a volunteer-led project, River Rehab. I am acting as group trainer, presenting aspects of river geography to the volunteer team, and I will be managing project delivery following pre-requisite volunteer training. Additionally, I have also been involved in the design, promotion, and practical delivery of many other river rehabilitation projects, working in-stream with contractors, and also co-ordinating volunteers. Show less



APEM Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Field Scientist

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

  I was working within a small team in the field science division of APEM, an environmental consultancy specialising in the aquatic domain. I was responsible for organising the logistics of various projects in the field, and ensuring all physical, chemical and biological samples were collected in accordance with company methods. I was in regular contact with both clients and landowners whom I called and met to discuss projects and gain access to private land. In the office I completed data entry tasks for quality control purposes and updated site maps with new information. Show less



Zoological Society of London

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• • Apr 2014 - Oct 2014

  Working as a seasonal zookeeper/aquarist in London Zoo aquarium, I carried out the day-to-day management of 27 species kept in captive breeding programmes at ZSL off show. Pupfish are a highly threatened family. I was responsible for the following: maintaining optimal water quality (through regular water changes and water testing), animal health checks, animal feeding, egg collecting, fry rearing, capacity management, stock assessments and record keeping, to name a few. Caring for fish and completing the lifecycle from egg, fry, sub-adult, to adult was immensely rewarding. I am proud to say I assisted the survival success of a number of critically endangered species whose numbers were declining rapidly within the collection. Additionally, I worked with the on show, display species. I carried out food preparation; mixed taxa feeding routines; tank maintenance and theming; water quality analyses and water chemistry modifications; filtration and systems maintenance and plumping, among many other duties. The job was highly varied and daily priorities change dependent first and foremost on the health and welfare of the animals. I was fond of the daily variance in tasks which suited my dynamic nature. My job was highly practical and required me to 'think outside the box', in order to provide solutions to the unique challenges posed by the aquarium building, which was erected in 1924. Show less

• • Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  I am currently interning at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) within the UK and Europe team, which has much focus on freshwater conservation. At ZSL I am responsible for the processing of three months' of Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar recordings from the 2013 silver eel migration, to determine the extent of European eel escapement from a River Thames tributary. I am taking the downstream movement of eel, which must cross a weir, as a proxy for migratory eel escapement. . My results should prove useful for testing present escapement models and informing decisions taken by the Thames Eel Management Plan Implementation Group. This group is charged with describing the current status of eel in the Thames river basin district, assessing compliance with the target set out in Council Regulation No 1100/2007 and detailing management measures to increase silver eel escapement, which has seen a sharp long-term decline since the 1980s.My internship has, thusfar, been a fantastic opportunity to experience and support the conservation of the European eel within a world leading, international conservation charity. There I have developed many transferable skills including but not limited to: project management, time management communication and organisation. Show less



King's College London

• United Kingdom
• Research Services

• MSc Aquatic Resource Management

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

  I have recently finished reading MSc Aquatic Resource Management at King's College. The scope of this degree was vast and varied including; analysis of EU fisheries policy; empirical testing of classic ecological concepts, such as the river continuum concept; river rehabilitation plan design in an urban context; the EIA process; grant proposal design. Very many assignments were underpinned by data collected in the field from rivers, lakes, seafloor and rocky and sandy beaches. Time was also spent in the laboratory identifying freshwater macroinvertebrates, ageing fish and conducting granulometric analysis. The modules on this course include; methods for environmental research; functioning, assessment and management of aquatic ecosystems; freshwater and estuarine resources: science, management and policy; river processes and river rehabilitation; marine and freshwater fishery management and aquaculture; marine resource management. Show less



Sparsholt College

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Catering Assistant

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2012

  I was employed by Sparsholt College for two years in both the catering and housekeeping departments, while studying for my bachelor’s. Major facets of my job included: serving food to large groups (200+), large-scale furniture removals and washing up, working both in a team and independently. The working environment was highly goal-oriented and fast-paced, which particularly appealed to my hard-working nature. I was employed by Sparsholt College for two years in both the catering and housekeeping departments, while studying for my bachelor’s. Major facets of my job included: serving food to large groups (200+), large-scale furniture removals and washing up, working both in a team and independently. The working environment was highly goal-oriented and fast-paced, which particularly appealed to my hard-working nature.



Xtra-vision Ltd

• Ireland
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Aug 2008 - Nov 2008

  At Xtra-Vision I was responsible for managing the shop during night shifts, working alone. My main responsibilities included: boosting sales’ promotions, maintaining a high standard of presentation, report generation and filing. On the job I developed my skills in customer care, organisation and salesmanship. At Xtra-Vision I was responsible for managing the shop during night shifts, working alone. My main responsibilities included: boosting sales’ promotions, maintaining a high standard of presentation, report generation and filing. On the job I developed my skills in customer care, organisation and salesmanship.