Experience

College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences - Oregon State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Faculty Research Assistant

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Manage and maintain 13 high frequency radar/radio sites from central WA coast down to Northern CA to measure and map nearshore ocean currents. Maintain and deploy buoy mounted ADCP and CTD instruments off Oregon coast. Manage and maintain 13 high frequency radar/radio sites from central WA coast down to Northern CA to measure and map nearshore ocean currents. Maintain and deploy buoy mounted ADCP and CTD instruments off Oregon coast.



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Manager / Faculty Research Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Nov 2021

  - Lab manager - Supervision, scheduling, purchasing, etc. - Completed numerous acute and chronic toxicological tests and photo-toxicological tests with heavy metals, oils/dispersants, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH’s), effluents and various other toxicants with multiple species of fish, invertebrates and algae in both fresh and saltwater; with static and flow through methods. - Data management, quality assurance and writing reports, and standard operating procedures. - Maintained numerous cultures of organisms including salt and freshwater species of algae, invertebrates and fish. - Designed, fabricated, and plumbed water systems, custom glass chambers and diluter systems for cultures and various test methods and assisted on maintenance of lab’s water purification systems. Show less



Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Experimental Biology Aid

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

  - Conducted spring chinook salmon spawning surveys via inflatable rafts and hiking the upper tributaries of the Willamette River, including the Clackamas, North and South Santiam, and McKenzie among others. - Conducted coastal fall chinook spawning surveys on the Trask, Wilson, Kilchis and Necanicum rivers via inflateable pontoon boat. - Collected biological samples from salmon carcasses including snouts (with coded wire tags), otoliths, scales and fin clips for DNA. - Mounted juvenile and adult salmon scales for ageing, and removed and read coded wire tags from juvenile and adult salmonids. Show less



Oregon Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit

• Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

• Fisheries and Wildlife Technician

  • Mar 2012 - Jul 2012

  - Monitored numerous piscivorous bird colonies up and down the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington by inboard and outboard boats and bird blinds. - Banded adult and juvenile caspian terns. - Daily operation and trailering of various motorized boats. - Monitored numerous piscivorous bird colonies up and down the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington by inboard and outboard boats and bird blinds. - Banded adult and juvenile caspian terns. - Daily operation and trailering of various motorized boats.



Oregon State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab tech

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

  Assisted with various research projects in a marine ecology focused lab including fish coloration studies, fish identification, and fish surveys of Yaquina Bay in Newport via beach seining. Assisted with various research projects in a marine ecology focused lab including fish coloration studies, fish identification, and fish surveys of Yaquina Bay in Newport via beach seining.



Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Technical Intern 4

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  Lab technician on the Marine Hydro-Kinetic (MHK) study looking at the effects of electro-magnetic fields on the behavior and physiology in two salmonids, larval flat fish, and eye-stock movement in Dungeness crabs. - Daily animal husbandry for ~1000 Coho salmon smolt (50% in fresh water and 50% in salt water), ~10,000 larval Atlantic halibut, ~10,000 larval California halibut, and ~50 rainbow trout. - Performed scheduled water quality testing and calibration with YSI meters and maintenance of numerous salt and fresh water tanks and aquaria. - Designed and installed closed circuit video monitoring system for lab studies in electro-magnetic field generator. Show less



Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern at Marine Science Lab

  • Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

  General laboratory technician assisting with several studies including: potential effects of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI's)on fathead minnows. General laboratory technician assisting with several studies including: potential effects of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI's)on fathead minnows.