Experience

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  Blue Ocean Mariculture

  • Hawaii, United States

  • Production Manager

    • Jan 2022 - Present
    • Hawaii, United States

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  Ocean Era

  • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States

  • Offshore Manager

    • Jan 2020 - Nov 2022
    • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States

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  Barnes Home Improvement

  • Boulder, Colorado

  • Owner

    • Jun 2013 - Jan 2020
    • Boulder, Colorado

    Carpentry, Handyman

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  Keahole Point Fish, LLC.

  • Kailua Kona, Hawaii

  • Logistics Manager

    • Dec 2009 - Jun 2013
    • Kailua Kona, Hawaii

    Regulatory compliance for state and federal permits; feed management; managed fish growth data; coordinated and executed heavy equipment operations; inventory control, fish processing logistics (shipping and receiving, ice production and maintenance, cold storage coordination with mainland facilities); coordinated efforts between offshore crew and onshore projects.

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  Kona Blue Water Farms

  • Kailua Kona, Hawaii

  • Marine Logistics Manager

    • Jun 2009 - Dec 2009
    • Kailua Kona, Hawaii

    Provided all onshore and offshore logistical support; feed management, regulatory compliance, heavy equipment operation, SCUBA diving operations and data management.

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  University of Hawaii at Hilo

  • Hilo, Hawaii

  • Academic Technical Professional

    • Aug 2007 - Jun 2009
    • Hilo, Hawaii

    Worked with faculty, staff, and students to coordinate marine laboratory, field, classroom, and research programs for Marine Science Department; taught students on-board oceanographic instrumentation use, including CTDs, YSI, drogues, sediment coring, and charting; managed purchasing and maintenance of laboratory and field equipment.

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  University of Hawaii at Manoa

  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bocas del Toro, Panama

  • Research Project Manager

    • Aug 2006 - Jun 2007
    • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bocas del Toro, Panama

    Led research for daily underwater field sampling and laboratory research at remote field station; conducted underwater video monitoring and coral growth/health measurements by transporting live corals to and from the sea, and collected larvae for molecular studies; coordinated all dive and boat scheduling and safety protocols; managed all field and laboratory databases; assisted data analysis and report writing.

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  Kona Blue Water Farms

  • Kailua Kona, Hawaii

  • Assistant Offshore Manager

    • Mar 2005 - Aug 2006
    • Kailua Kona, Hawaii

    Managed diving operations, underwater construction, and maintenance. Develop dive safety protocols; assisted design and construction of original farm, installation of Oceanspar Seastation, and mooring systems; vessel maintenance; Feed, harvest, and grow-out system design.

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  Holton Construction

  • San Luis Obispo, California Area

  • Heavy Equipment Operator

    • Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
    • San Luis Obispo, California Area

    Underground utilities, finished grades, landscaping, demolition, excavation and general construction.

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  State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

  • San Luis Obispo, California Area

  • Firefighter

    • Jun 1995 - Feb 1998
    • San Luis Obispo, California Area

    Firefighting duties

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  Dave Morris Construction

  • Cambria, California

  • General Construction

    • Feb 1994 - Feb 1997
    • Cambria, California

    Foundations, framing, roofing, remodeling, and landscaping for custom homes.

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  Cambria Community Healthcare District

  • Cambria, California

  • Emergency Medical Technician

    • Mar 1995 - Mar 1996
    • Cambria, California

    Responded to 911 medical emergencies in Ambulance