Experience

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  Urban dynamics western cape town and regional planners

  Mar 2005 - Dec 2005

  Office assistant

  Administration

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  Department of environmental affairs and tourism: south african national antarctic program

  Mar 2010 - May 2011

  Seabird research assistant

  I worked on Marion Island as a seabird research assistant, collecting data for the albatross and giant petrel monitoring programs of the University of Cape Town.

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  Strait access technologies

  Oct 2012 - Sept 2013

  Bioprosthetic leaflet technologist

  Construction of bioprosthetic aortic valves.Chemical treatment of pericardial tissue.Research and development.

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  Capmarine

  Dec 2013 - Dec 2016

  Marine mammal observer

  I worked on seismic surveying vessels along the coast of Africa as an independent Marine Mammal Observer.

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  Geoguide

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

  Protected species observer

  I worked on seismic surveying vessels along the coast of Africa as an independent Marine Mammal Observer.

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  Matís iceland

  Jan 2017 - Feb 2021

  Researcher

  I am researching the diversity and dynamics of marine phytoplankton around Iceland using a molecular approach.

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  The sainsbury laboratory

  Feb 2021 - now

  Communications manager