Experience

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  Vancouver aquarium

  May 2007 - Jul 2008

  Guest services associate

  Customer service position. Admission, membership and daily events sales and inquires. Extensive cash, fundraising and computer handling experience.

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  James cook university

  Feb 2012 - Sept 2013

  Field researcher

  Responsible for organizing, coordinating and undertaking numerous research expeditions to remote Great Barrier Reef Marine Park island/reef environments (including successful completion of my MSc fieldwork). Trips ranged in duration from days to months and involved extensive SCUBA diving, logistics, safety, and permitting planning. Trust, communication and team work were critical to ensuring successful outcomes in remote and often stressful field conditions and situations

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  Pet city - mt. gravatt

  Feb 2014 - Jan 2015

  Senior aquarist

  Responsible for all aspects of daily aquarium chemistry and animal husbandry at the largest private supplier of both freshwater and marine fish, plants, corals and aquarium products in Queensland, Australia. Job included the sourcing and vetting of international suppliers of tropical fish and marine specimens.

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  Fisheries and oceans canada

  Feb 2015 - Jan 2016

  Aquaculture research technician

  Laboratory and aquaculture research position at the Center for Aquaculture and Environmental Research (CAER). Responsible for organizing and assisting on transgenic salmonid research projects. Job involved maintenance and operation of hatchery equipment, aquatic life support systems and laboratory equipment; aquaculture systems design (for both research and production purposes); laboratory procedures; animal nutrition and feeding; sampling and research design. Job required strict adherence to DFO research protocols, procedures and permitting requirements. Show less

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  E.j. finn and associates ltd.

  Aug 2015 - Sept 2017

  Fisheries and aquaculture research consultant

  Fisheries Research Consultant working on various sustainable aquaculture and fisheries related projects. Primarily based out of the Center for Aquaculture and Environment Research (CAER), I provided technical research design, development, support and analytics for all aspects of contracted projects. Clients included Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the Vancouver Aquarium and the BC Center for Aquatic Health Sciences (CAHS). Projects included: risk assessment research on the potential use of genetic modification in salmon aquaculture, the development of sustainable alternatives to sea lice management for Atlantic salmon aquaculture, investigating the potential for alternative aquaculture supply for overfished food-fish species and reproductive research for the educational display of at-risk BC marine life. Show less

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  Living elements research ltd.

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  General manager

  Manager for a company specializing in collecting and shipping Pacific Northwest and Arctic species to zoos, aquariums and educational facilities around the world. Oversaw day-to-day operations, logistics, sales, marketing, project management, and strategic planning. Consulted on various aquaculture research projects in collaboration with client and partner organizations. Negotiated operational scientific permits from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and prepared technical scientific documents in defense of assigned management quotas. Carefully developed relationships with regulatory bodies managing the permitting, capture, husbandry, health and global shipment of marine animals (eg. DFO, ITC, CFIA, USFWS, AZA,). Show less

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  J.o. thomas and associates ltd.

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2017

  Roe herring fisheries observer

  Fisheries Observer for the 2017 British Columbia roe herring fishery. Responsible for observing, confirming and validating catch records from involved vessels and seafood processing plants across the Vancouver Lower Mainland. Fisheries observers are highly trained independent specialists employed to bring transparency, accountability and independence to catch records and practices in Canadian fisheries.

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  Fisheries and oceans canada

  May 2018 - now

  Regional Manager for Pacific Integrated Groundfish Fisheries, including Halibut, Sablefish, Lingcod, Rockfish, Dogfish and Groundfish Trawl. Oversee the productivity and performance for a team of 9 regional employees. Responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the Pacific Groundfish Integrated Fisheries Management Plan and for all related pacific groundfish program delivery matters. Responsible for providing Pacific groundfish expertise and advice to senior Departmental management and to a large variety of related government initiatives. Show less Provide fisheries management and policy subject matter expertise to senior management regarding the parliamentary Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans’ (FOPO) 2019 report titled ‘West Coast Fisheries: Sharing Risks and Benefits’. Strategically design and manage stakeholder and First Nation engagement and DFO-Pacific’s response to the Report. Coordinate the development of informed recommendations for modifying Canada’s West Coast fisheries licensing and management regime to better support the social and economic viability of commercial fisheries. Show less Groundfish subject matter expert with respect to Indigenous files in Pacific region - including treaty and reconciliation agreement(s) negotiations and implementation, policy matters (eg. single allocation, community based fisheries) and management of the Five Nations rights-based commercial fishery. Role focuses on the intersection of reconciliation and regional resource management and is intended to provide fisheries management capacity and support to help advance ongoing indigenous files in the region. Show less Responsible for the management of both the commercial and recreational Pacific Halibut fisheries. Chair of the Halibut Advisory Board and the Technical Halibut Working Group. Advisor and member of the Canadian delegation to the International Pacific Halibut Commission. Develop the annual Pacific Halibut Management Plan and responsible for implementing the annual Groundfish Integrated Fishery Management Plan. Provide subject matter expertise on Pacific Groundfish management, quota, licencing, allocation, monitoring and science. Show less Managing various fisheries files in the Pacific Region in support of federal salmon management initiatives and programs. Led the creation of the first Wild Salmon Policy Annual Report 2018-19, involving extensive collaboration with Pacific Region DFO branches and key external stakeholders. Led the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Wild Salmon Policy performance evaluation and review. Assisted with the development of the Wild Salmon Policy 2018-2022 Implementation Plan, including providing senior editorial oversight, content production, and liaising with invested stakeholders in document co-creation. Routinely provided strategic policy analysis and advice on complex and sensitive fisheries management issues to senior management. Developed and managed relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including First Nations, NGOs and advisory groups involved in Pacific salmon policy, management and science. Show less

  • Regional Manager - Pacific Groundfish Fisheries

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Senior Regional Policy Coordinator

    Mar 2023 - Sept 2023

  • Groundfish Reconciliation Coordinator

    May 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Fishery Manager - Pacific Halibut

    Aug 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Policy Analyst

    May 2018 - Aug 2019