Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Natural Resource Management
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography
Marine Ecology
Marine Geology
Geophysics
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Pollution
Research Support Services
Activities
Remote Sensing applied to regional Environmental Assessment and Coastal Management; Coral Reef and Marine Ecology; Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Fisheries and bioremediation.
Sea regions of study
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
North Atlantic Ocean
North Pacific Ocean
Skills
Fluent/report writing in English and Spanish, speaks Italian and Portuguese, translates French. Experienced on evaluation, clean-up techniques and remediation of oil spills. Experienced (+10 yr) using satellite, airborne and multispectral video imagery for assessment of oil spills and development of Tropical Coastal Management and Regional Environmental Impact Assessment systems. Computer literate, including specialized software such as: GIS (ArcView), AutoCad, Multispectral Image Analysis (ER Mapper 5.5, MultiSpec, Envi, Bilko 3.1. Erdas Imagine 8.5), Video Processing (ImperX, Image Expert, Pinnacle Studio), and others such as MS (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe (Acrobat, Photoshop) and Corel (WordPerfect, Quattro Pro). Experienced (+20 yr) in scientific diving and boating; owned, maintained and operated a 55 ft. scientific diving and oceanographic motor vessel. Experienced (+20 yr.) in scientific diving applied to characterization of coral/artificial reef environments; extensive knowledge and use of the Caribbean Province coral reef Taxonomy. Experienced boater, owned, maintained and operated a 55 ft. L.O.A. oceanographic motor vessel.
Comment(s)
U.S. citizen and Mexican citizen. Certifications include: Hazardous Waste Operation & Emergency Response; Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials; Visible Emissions Evaluation; Air Pollution Toxicology; Open Ocean, Cavern & Cave Diving. 25+ research and consulting studies in different disciplines including Coral Reef and Marine Ecology, Remote Sensing, Fisheries, and Hydrology; and 20+ field trips and scientific expeditions conducted internationally including Mexico, USA, Cuba, Nicaragua, Belize, Guatemala, Brazil, Venezuela, Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos, Hawaii, Guam, Republic of Palau and Russia.
