Nicole Kernahan
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Bio
Credentials
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PADI advanced open water diving
PADIMay, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Dauphin Island Sea Lab
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Aquarist
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Jun 2019 - Present
Manage daily husbandry and maintenance of Mobile Bay Gallery. Animals under direct care include syngnathids, estuarine fish, and reptiles. Solve life support system issues such as replacing failing equipment. Train and coordinate interns and volunteers. Educate guests and answer questions during feeding presentation.
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Bass Pro Shops
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Aquarist
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Apr 2018 - Jun 2019
Animal care and life support system maintenance: feeding, water quality analysis, backwashing sand filters, replacing failing pumps, vacuuming and scrubbing exhibits, safe handling of medium sized alligators, biopsies on deceased and living fish, identification of aquatic diseases, proper dosing of medications, daily dive presentations via full-faced mask
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Pontchartrain Investment Management
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United States
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrative Assistant
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Mar 2018 - Apr 2018
Greet clients, answer and transfer calls, take detailed messages, scan and fax documents, manage outgoing and incoming mail, manage contact database, initiate email campaigns.
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Server
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Apr 2017 - Oct 2017
Waitress for popular restaurant in Gloucester. Greeted customers, managed complex orders and processed payments via POS system. Ensured customer satisfaction.
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A.I.S. Inc.
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United States
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Environmental Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Northeast Fisheries Observer
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Nov 2016 - Apr 2017
Work with fishermen to collect fisheries data including weights of kept and discarded fish, length frequencies and age structures, and incidental takes such as marine mammals that helps NOAA make and update regulations and determine the health of fish populations
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Audubon Nature Institute
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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200 - 300 Employee
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Aquatic Center Intern
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Feb 2016 - Jun 2016
Husbandry and quarantine of aquatic animals such as system maintenance, feeding, and dosing of copper sulfate. Animals in care included sharks, rays, reef fish, and rehabilitating sea turtles and common bottlenose dolphin
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Undergraduate Researcher
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Sep 2012 - Feb 2016
Ran experiments on female convict cichlid coloration by recording and analyzing video of individual male and female behavioral reactions to the presence of a model female fishCurrently writing manuscript for research articleHusbandry of laboratory fish
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NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Hollings Scholar Intern
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May 2015 - Jul 2015
Husbandry of skates and sharksRan experiments on skate vision using electroretinography to determine effects from exposure to sunlightPresented results to fellow Hollings Scholars and employees of NOAA at NOAA headquarters
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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May 2013 - Jul 2013
Participated in the HHMI summer undergraduate research program at The University of Alabama working in Dr. Ryan Earley's lab analyzing video of fish behavior and male-female interactions and starting an independent research project on individual male and female fish reactions to a model female fish.
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Education
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2012 - 2016
The University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marine Sciences
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