Lisa Guastella

Experience

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  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

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  Environmental Evaluation Unit

  Mar 1989 - Oct 1989

  Research Assistant

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

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  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

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  Ecoserv

  Aug 1997 - Mar 2007

  Air quality consultant

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

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  Coastwatch

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2015

  Volunteer

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

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  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

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  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.

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  Self-employed

  Nov 2015 - now

  Environmental Specialist