Experience

Biologic

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Zoologist / Aquatic Ecologist

  • May 2018 - Present

  • Conducting subterranean fauna field surveys, using techniques including stygofauna net hauling, troglofauna scrape sampling, troglofauna litter trapping and groundwater quality monitoring. • Conducting aquatic field surveys sampling fish, aquatic invertebrates, macrophytes and water quality. • Identification of stygofauna and troglofauna invertebrate specimens. • Identification of aquatic invertebrates and macrophytes • Preliminary identification of short range endemic (SRE) invertebrate specimens. • Report writing, field mobilisation, data management and project costing.



MWH, now part of Stantec

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aquatic Ecologist / Environmental Scientist

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2018

  • Conducting aquatic and subterranean field surveys throughout the Goldfields, Murchison, Pilbara and Southwest regions. • Taxonomic identification of aquatic biota, subterranean invertebrates and some terrestrial invertebrate groups. • Conducting laboratory re-wetting trials, simulating flooded conditions of ephemeral water bodies. • Microscope photography using auto-montage software. • Report writing and project management, including proposal writing, project costing and budget tracking.



Brewster Travel Canada

• Canada
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Skywalk Interpretive Guide

  • Apr 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Conducting short presentations on the local fauna (i.e. bears, wolves, cougars and mountain goats), geology and fossil formations of the Canadian Rockies, as well as the construction and design of the Glacier Skywalk. • Answering guest questions, spotting and pointing out wildlife and enhancing guest experience. • As a safety representative, undertaking routine inspections of the Glacier Skywalk. • Attending monthly meetings identifying and rectifying safety issues. • Preparation of Glacier Skywalk for COR safety audit.



Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Assistant (casual undergrad)

  • Nov 2008 - Dec 2010

  • Field support for industry regulation compliance, hazard investigation and national parks monitoring. • Review and comment on Annual Environmental Reports. • Weekly air quality monitoring in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area. • Field support for industry regulation compliance, hazard investigation and national parks monitoring. • Review and comment on Annual Environmental Reports. • Weekly air quality monitoring in the Kalgoorlie-Boulder area.



Mattiske Consulting

• Botanical Assistant (casual undergrad)

  • Jan 2010 - Feb 2010

  • Undertaking botanical surveys using vegetation transects and quadrats in the south west of Western Australia. • Preliminary identification, data entry and organisation of vouchered plant specimens. • Undertaking botanical surveys using vegetation transects and quadrats in the south west of Western Australia. • Preliminary identification, data entry and organisation of vouchered plant specimens.