Mark Pugsley

Experience

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  Syncrude Canada Ltd.

  May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Research Assistant

  Assisted two M.Sc students from Carleton University in conducting fieldwork on site at Syncrude Canada Ltd. Preparing and installing scientific equipment for experiments and data collection regarding wetland reclamation on the oil sands. Measuring carbon dioxide and methane gas flux of peat. Recording changes in temperature and water content of peat. Measuring changes in evapotranspiration from peat.

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  Victoria University of Wellington

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

  Research Assistant

  Participated with PhD student on a field excursion to remote islands (Lady Alice and Taranga islands) off the coast of the North Island, New Zealand. Worked at nights to locate and trap protected lizards, the Tuatara, for purpose of PhD research to examine stress hormones. Assisted handling lizards while blood work, measurements, weighing and pit tag identification was carried out. Assisted in managing food and field supplies for field excursion. Radio tracking of lizards to locate and examine health and well being of animal. Show less

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  Honda of Canada Mfg.

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2013

  Contract Associate
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  Sonic Soil Sampling Inc.

  Sept 2013 - Feb 2015

  Field Technician

  Environmental and geotechnical soil sampling for clients doing EIA's, groudwater monitoring, property sales, building construction and expansion. Trained on various drilling equipment to retrieve soil samples and to install groundwater monitoring wells for scientific and engineering projects. Conducted work all over the Greater Toronto Area and also in Northern Ontario at sites such as Parry Sound, Sudbury, Saulte Ste. Marie, and Moosonee.

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  Sumac Forest Information Services Ltd.

  Sept 2015 - Nov 2015

  Forestry Technician

  Conducting forestry surveys for Sumac who is contracted to carry out the work by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Participated in the Permanent Forestry Inventory Growth Plots (PFIGP) government program along with Forest Resource Inventory (FRI) program. Traveled through out Northwestern Ontario for the purpose of reaching these remote forests plots to conduct our surveys. Transportation was by the means of truck, ATV, boat, and helicopter.

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  Leading Edge Enterprises

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

  Survey Pilot

  Flying aerial surveys for geomatics company using Lidar to produce advance imagery for clients through out Canada, US, and Central America.

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  Air Georgian Limited

  Apr 2018 - Dec 2019

  First Officer
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  Jazz Aviation LP

  Dec 2019 - Apr 2023

  First Officer
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  Air Canada

  Apr 2023 - now

  First Officer