Lisa Guastella

Lisa Guastella

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Environmental Consultant/PhD Oceanography student

  • Education

    • University of Cape Town

      1982 - 1987
      Master of Science (MSc) Oceanography, Chemical and Physical

      BSc (Hons) Atmospheric ScienceBSc Geography

    • Plumstead High School

      1976 - 1980
      Matriculation
  • Experience

    • Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology

      Jan 1981 - Dec 1981
      Research Assistant

      Data entry and quality control of seabird observations in the Southern Ocean, modelling of seabird distributions in relation to environmental variables, word processing

    • Environmental Evaluation Unit

      Mar 1989 - Oct 1989
      Research Assistant

      Objective evaluation of a marina proposal for Robberg peninsula, Plettenberg Bay

    • Oceanographic Research Institute

      Nov 1989 - Nov 1994
      Fisheries Scientist

      Database management and quality control of recreational fisheries catch and effort data, fisheries catch and effort reports for the scientific community, publications in the scientific literature

    • Ecoserv

      Aug 1997 - Mar 2007
      Air quality consultant

      Reporting on air quality and meteorological monitoring and specialist air quality reports

    • Coastwatch

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2015
      Volunteer

      Assessment and commenting on appropriateness of activities in the KZN coastal zone

    • Self employed

      Mar 2007 - now
      Consultant

      Environmental consulting; environmental impact assessments, environmental compliance monitoring; air quality, meteorology, oceanography, coastal erosion, coastal impacts, climate change, small-craft launch sites, recreational fisheries, marine mammal observing, scientific diving, ship-based research crew

    • EThekwini Municipality

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Climate Protection Scientist

      My responsibilities included management of climate change related programmes within the eThekwini Municipality's Climate Change branch. This included research to ensure appropriate scientific input into planning and implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation projects undertaken within the Municipal Climate Protection Programme and review and comment on project outputs with respect to Climate Change, e.g. eThekwini Disaster Management Plan.

    • Self-employed

      Nov 2015 - now
      Environmental Specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Marine Mammal Observer

      Joint Nature Conservation Committee
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member, advisor on environmental issues

      Issued by Coastwatch KZN on Jan 2007
      Coastwatch KZNAssociated with Lisa Guastella