Renae Logston

Experience

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  Trader Joe's

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Crew Member

  Crew Member and ordered and managed the dairy section, also have experience in ordering for most section in the store.

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  Oceanography Department, University of Cape Town

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Intern

  2011 I became Dr. Ansorge’s, Oceanography of University of Cape Town (UCT), intern to oversee oceanography projects in the Mossel Bay region of South Africa for the University of Cape Town.

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  Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Applied Marine Science Masters

  The influence of oceanographic variables on the distribution of White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Mossel Bay, South Africa

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  National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

  May 2017 - Jun 2017

  Scientific Ship Rider

  National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce, University of Miami, Florida, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Scientific Ship Rider• Work onboard an operational Cargo Vessel for a month at a time• Deploy expendable bathythermographs (XBT)• Maintain the auto-launcher• Perform system checks, log data, and problems with casts• Deploy Argo Floats manually • Relay all data, problems, incidences, and information to NOAA Show less

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  University of California, Santa Cruz; NOAA affiliate

  Mar 2019 - May 2021

  Staff Research Associate

  • Investigate the survival and movement of juvenile Chinook salmon in California’s Central Valley from San Francisco to Shasta Dam• Help in acoustically tagging Chinook salmon and maintaining the acoustic receiver array: clean, set up, download, and deploy receivers.• Assisted in laboratory studies on the survival of salmon after tagging experiments. • Towed, maintained, and skippered boat operations in river-sea conditions. • Wrote quarterly reports on the activities accomplished in a particular quarter. Wrote code, analyzed data, and produced figures for reports, peer-reviewed articles, and presentations. Show less

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  Scripps Institution of Oceanography

  May 2021 - Aug 2024

  Oceanographic Tech / Data Manager & Analyst / Volunteer Coordinator

  Staff Research Associate III: manage the technical team. Provide guidance, direction, and trainings to technical staff.Oceanographic instrument, sample, and analyst: Organize and oversee watch activities at sea, including preparing and deploying a CTD-rosette. Collect seawater samples for analytical process. Analytical analysis include: chlorophyll, Primary Production, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and salinity. Troubleshoot, calibrate and maintain all instruments and software programs.Computer Programmer: Adapting CalCOFI’s in-house software, built-in Visual Basic, to Python. Create Python, R, and Matlab scripts for various analyses and automate and improve data processing. Create Markdowns, Live Scripts, and use GitHub to share code for collaborative work.Data analyst: Responsible for monitoring data and metadata collections, ensuring quality control, performing preliminary and finalized processing and analysis, preparing data reports for publications, and creating figures.Data Manager: QA/QC and produce finalized data for stakeholders. Maintained servers, ensured redundancy of data for security, and distributed the data via the CalCOFI website.Chemistry Laboratory’s manager and All Area Safety manager. Maintain the safety of the laboratory to the UCSD and EH&S standards. Enforce policies, conduct trainings, monitor compliance, investigate accidents, and maintain chemical stock. Make all chemical reagents for oceanographic analysis.Radiation Safety manager: maintains the radiation stock, Liquid Scintillation Counter, and performs regular wipe/Geiger tests. Organizes with vessels to ensure the safety of Radioactive material while at sea.Information and Website Manager: Maintain data and website servers. Maintained, created content, andupdated the CalCOFI websites.Volunteer Coordinator: I am their work director at sea, and I am responsible for their success as a volunteer, ensuring they are learning and gaining valuable skills through the cruise experience. Show less

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  The City of San Diego

  Apr 2024 - now

  Environmental Scientist III

  Environmental Scientist III for the Reservoir Biology section of the Public Utilities Department with the City of San Diego. Reservoir Biology monitors the City's reservoirs, watersheds, and wells for water quality and to comply with regulations.