Jessica Johnson Jonker

Experience

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  Bonefish Grill

  May 2005 - Aug 2006

  Waitress

  Waitress, Trainer

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  Iditarod Systems

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Intern

  Worked as part of the testing team to trouble shoot new software for the newest database program for Capital OneWrote automated scripts which allowed work traditionally done by employees to be completed must faster by a computer program.

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  NAVSEA

  Aug 2008 - Oct 2013

  • PEO Subs, PMS 415 Undersea Defensive Warfare Systems Program Office

    Oct 2010 - Oct 2013

  • SEA 07Q Submarine Safety and Quality Assurance Office

    Jul 2010 - Oct 2010

  • SEA 073R Submarine Technology

    Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

  • PEO Subs, PMS 399 Special Op Forces Mobility Program Office

    Sept 2009 - Mar 2010

  • South West Regional Maintenance Center

    Jun 2009 - Sept 2009

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Code 650

    Jan 2009 - May 2009

  • PEO Ships PMS 470, Mid-life Maintenance of Amphibious Ships

    Aug 2008 - Jan 2009
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  Satree Phuket School

  Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

  Teacher

  Built and executed lesson plans which incorporated ASEAN principles with the National Thai curriculum. M3 Pre-Algebra Math (ages 13-14)M5 Fundamental Physics (ages 16-17)M5 Communication/Presentation (ages 16-17)M4 and M5 Basic English (ages 14-17)

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  Dos Tiburones Dive Shop

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Dive Master

  Aside from the standard responsibilities of a Dive Master (assisting courses, leading fun dives) I have also been responsible for assisting the set up new dive shop on an island without strong diving infrastructure. This involved:Discovering new dive sitesCreating dive site maps from scratchCreating fish ID cards for local speciesDesigning and building sustainable mooring blocks for local sitesUnderwater photography to use in advertisements and marketing

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  Freelance

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2016

  Scuba Dive Instructor

  SSI Open Water Diving Instructor

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  Universidade do Algarve

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2018

  Grad Student

  Marine and Coastal Systems

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  Institute for Sustainable Technology

  May 2018 - Jul 2019

  Marine Biologist

  Served as marine biologist and scientific diver for a science foundation on Bonaire. Project lead for the Light and Motion Sensor Program, a monitoring program off the coast of Bonaire which provided long term information concerning physical property traits of near shore coastal waters. Led community outreach and educational lectures concerning fish and coral reef ecology.

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  STINAPA Bonaire

  Nov 2018 - Sept 2019

  Lac Cai Ecological Restoration Research Assistant
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  Coastal Dynamics

  Apr 2019 - now

  Director

  Environmental science consultancy specializing in wetland environments.

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  Tropical Restoration Network

  Oct 2022 - now

  Co-Founder