Michelle Barnett

Experience

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  Bristol Zoo

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Work experience in the aquarium

  I had the job of general animal husbandry, which comprised of cleaning and monitoring tanks, feeding, preparing food, sick bay duty, transferring fish, refilling tanks and helping in talks/displays.

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  SeaQuarium

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Work experience

  I had the job of general animal husbandry, which comprised of cleaning and monitoring tanks, feeding, preparing food, sick bay duty, aiding in the Artemia breeding process, transferring fish, producing factual posters on the computer, refilling tanks and helping in talks/displays.

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  Intelligent Exhibitions Ltd

  Apr 2011 - Apr 2011

  Ocean Business Registration Typist

  Ocean Business is an international ocean technology exhibition that in 2011 incorporated the Offshore Survey conference and Ocean Careers.The role of registration typist involved welcoming guests, processing registrations and providing an enquiry service for this event.

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  Milkround

  Oct 2011 - Nov 2012

  Events Helper

  The role of Milkround events helper required attendance at university fairs to promote Milkround (graduate job website) and achieve sign-up targets set.

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  University of Southampton

  Oct 2011 - Nov 2018

  As a PhD student my research was in the field of marine phytoplankton ecology and biogeochemistry. Specifically, I investigated phytoplankton communities of subsurface chlorophyll maxima in the summer stratified waters of the Western English Channel. This research included investigation of phytoplankton community structure within subsurface chlorophyll maximum thin layers, the vertical transition of phytoplankton community structure in a stratified water column using in situ holography, primary production within subsurface chlorophyll maxima, and environmental controls on interannual variability in chlorophyll and phytoplankton community structure of subsurface chlorophyll maxima. I presented aspects of my research at the Challenger Society Conference in 2014 and 2016, the SSB Annual Science Meeting in 2015 and the AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting in 2016.I was also a Mayflower Scholar, which required me to spend roughly a third of my time teaching and demonstrating to University of Southampton undergraduates on ocean science programmes during the first three years of my PhD studies. My Mayflower Scholar responsibilities included tutoring Science without Borders (SwB) students, demonstrating/teaching on 1st, 2nd and 3rd year ocean science field courses, and demonstrating/teaching/marking for a range of 1st and 2nd year marine biology modules, e.g. 'Phytoplankton and Primary Production'​ and 'Introduction to Marine Ecology'. Show less As a service assistant my main role was to provide a library service during evenings and weekends. Specific activities I was responsible for included shelving library stock, providing assistance with the self-issue machine, locating items for library users, monitoring the book security system, closing the library at the end of every shift, opening the library on weekend shifts, and providing a general enquiry service. There was a team of 4-6 service assistants working for the National Oceanographic Library at any given time and thus there was a rota in operation, which I was personally responsible for producing on a monthly basis for a period of just over two years. Show less

  • PhD Research Student and Mayflower Scholar

    Sept 2013 - Nov 2018

  • Summer School Academic Leader and Co-coordinator

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2018

  • Student Ambassador

    Jul 2010 - May 2018

  • Library Service Assistant

    Sept 2013 - Jan 2018

  • PGR Exam Invigilator

    Nov 2014 - Oct 2017

  • Student Caller

    Oct 2011 - May 2012
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  National Oceanography Centre

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

  High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Analyst

  Being a HPLC analyst involved preparation of samples to be used in HPLC analysis, running those samples in a HPLC system, and then processing data generated using ChromQuest software. The overall aim of the HPLC analysis was identification and quantification of photosynthetic pigments.

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  Intelligent Exhibitions Ltd

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2013

  Ocean Business Registration Typist and White Wine Area Manager

  Ocean Business is an international ocean technology exhibition that in 2013 incorporated the Offshore Survey conference and Ocean Careers. Being a registration typist at this event involved welcoming guests, processing registrations, and providing a general enquiry service. As area manager at the wine exhibit, I was required to lead a team of 4 people to ensure wine was distributed correctly throughout the event.

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  NERC

  Jul 2013 - Nov 2013

  Research Technician: Plankton Analysis

  The role of plankton analysis research technician was to identify and count phytoplankton in Lugol's preserved phytoplankton samples collected following bioassay experiments conducted mainly on the 2011 UK cruise (D366) for the UK Ocean Acidification (UKOA) Programme. The bioassay experiments were designed to assess the response of the phytoplankton community to artificial carbonate system manipulation.

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  Diversified Communications UK

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2015

  Ocean Business Registration Typist and White Wine Area Manager

  Ocean Business is an international ocean technology exhibition that in 2015 incorporated the Offshore Survey conference, the Blue Economy conference and Ocean Careers. Being a registration typist at this event involved welcoming guests, processing registrations, processing payments for the Offshore Survey and Blue Economy Conferences, and providing a general enquiry service. As area manager at the wine exhibit, I was required to lead a team of 4 people to ensure wine was distributed correctly throughout the event. Show less

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  Diversified Communications UK

  Apr 2017 - Apr 2017

  Ocean Business Registration Typist

  Ocean Business is an international ocean technology exhibition that in 2017 incorporated Ocean Careers. The role of registration typist involved welcoming guests, processing registrations and dealing with all enquiries.

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  Diversified Communications UK

  Apr 2019 - Apr 2019

  Ocean Business Vessel and Pontoon Manager

  Ocean Business is an international ocean technology exhibition that in 2019 incorporated the Offshore Survey Conference and Ocean Careers. This role of Vessel and Pontoon Manager involved managing the pontoons and vessel information point, providing information on the training and demonstration (T & D) vessel programme, welcoming exhibitors hosting T & D sessions and visitors attending those sessions, and ensuring pontoon safety.

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  Scancom Radio Communications

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2021

  International Sales Manager
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  Sonardyne International Ltd

  Aug 2021 - now

  Ocean Science Business Development Manager