Will Oliver

Will Oliver

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  • About me

    Catchment Partnership Development Manager at Thames21

  • Education

    • University of Bristol

      2014 - 2017
      Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Biology First Class Honours

      Activities and Societies: Biology Society, Mythago (Ultimate Frisbee Society), Biology Society Football Team, Burst student radio, Bristol Plus Award Practical project: 'The African wild dog and cheetah; modelling the foraging decisions of two sympatric African predators' (74%)Literature review: 'Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farming in Scotland; the potential for an environmentally sustainable industry with relation to feed use and sea lice treatment' (77%)

    • UCL

      2017 - 2018
      Master of Science - MS Aquatic Conservation, Ecology and Restoration Distinction

      Activities and Societies: Conservation Society, Rare FM Student radio Thesis Title: 'An investigation into the distribution of fish, availability of microhabitats and microhabitat use by bullhead (Cottus gobio) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a small chalk stream' (Final mark 80%)Units completed: Aquatic Systems, Aquatic Monitoring, Aquatic Macrophytes, Biological Indicators of Environmental Change, Environmental Data Acquisition and Analysis, Environmental GIS, Lakes, Scientific Basis for Freshwater and Coastal Conservation.

  • Experience

    • The Fish Supper House

      Jun 2010 - Apr 2015
      Kitchen Staff

      • Operated potentially dangerous machinery in order to prepare food for cooking.

    • Posh Nosh Event Catering

      Jun 2015 - Feb 2016
      Waiting Staff

      • Waiting and bar work at weddings and corporate events.• Customer service skills a key part of maintaining high customer satisfaction.

    • JD Wetherspoon

      Sept 2015 - Nov 2015
      Kitchen Associate

      • Role involved preparing, cooking and presenting food quickly and efficiently. • Developed stamina to deal with late finishes and early university lectures.• Team work and and reliability an important skill when part of a small kitchen team.

    • Standard Life Investments

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
      Investment Operations Intern

      • Paid ten-week internship working as part of the Global Investment Management Services team. • Was responsible for the distribution and management of valuable software licences.• Role involved passing an advanced excel training course in order to process large quantities of data.

    • Middlemarch Environmental Limited

      Mar 2018 - Sept 2018
      Ecological Project Officer

      • Conducting Preliminary Ecological Surveys to assess habitat suitability for protected species.• Conducting presence/absence surveys of bats, reptiles and newts.• Trained in the techniques of bottle trapping, torching and egg searching for Great Crested Newts.• Revising relevant legislation and writing up results in formal ecological reports.

    • Jacobs

      Jun 2018 - Sept 2020

      • Responsible for planning and delivering a range of ecological surveys on freshwater environments including invertebrate kick sampling programmes, fish habitat and population assessments, macrophyte surveys and Phase one habitat walkovers.• Experienced in writing baseline data reports and Environmental Impact Assessments.• Skilled in freshwater and estuarine fish identification.• Trained in techniques of kick net sampling, fyke netting, seine netting and electrofishing (IFM certified). • Full safety training for working in and near water.• Emergency first aid trained. Show less

      • Graduate Freshwater Ecologist

        Sept 2018 - Sept 2020
      • Seasonal Freshwater Ecologist

        Jun 2018 - Sept 2018
    • Thames21

      Sept 2020 - now

      Thames21 is an environmental charity that aims to put healthy rivers at the heart of community life. In my role as a Catchment Partnership Development Officer I host three catchment partnerships (the Roding, Beam & Ingrebourne, the South Essex & and the Maidenhead to Teddington) with the aim of delivering Defra's Catchment Based Approach (CaBA). My role involves:-Building community and stakeholder groups-Identifying and developing river and valley improvement projects-Securing funding sources for environmental improvement projects-Sharing information and bringing people together in a way that is catchment wide, cross boundary and between multiple organisations. Show less

      • Catchment Partnership Development Manager

        May 2022 - now
      • Catchment Partnership Development Officer

        Sept 2020 - May 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Electrofishing Certification

      Insitute of Fisheries Management
      Apr 2018
    • MoRPh accredited river surveyor

      Cranfield University
      Dec 2020
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    • First Aid Training

      Spartan Rescue / ISAR3
      May 2019
    • Working in Water Safety Training

      SPARTAN Rescue Inc.
      Aug 2018
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Club member

      Issued by Central London Toastmasters on Oct 2023
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    • Club Member

      Issued by Hamwic Speakers on Sept 2019
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    • Volunteer befriender

      Issued by Communicare in Southampton on Dec 2018
      Communicare in SouthamptonAssociated with Will Oliver
    • Volunteer School Eco-Team Coordinator

      Issued by Green Schools Project on Jan 2018
      Green Schools ProjectAssociated with Will Oliver
    • Field Assistant

      Issued by Zoological Society of London (ZSL) on Oct 2017
      Zoological Society of London (ZSL)Associated with Will Oliver
    • Research Assistant

      Issued by Bournemouth University on Jun 2017
      Bournemouth UniversityAssociated with Will Oliver
    • Research Assistant

      Issued by Operation Wallacea on May 2015
      Operation WallaceaAssociated with Will Oliver