Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)
ORCID :
0000-0003-2864-6957
Subject Area
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Marine Biotechnology, Marine Products
Activities
Kelp Blue: Marine Monitoring Data Lead
Nov 2023 - present
Building data managements systems for handing marine ecology, water quality, and kelp biomass data, aligned with Darwin Core and OBIS data standards.
Seafar: Founder/CEO
Dec 2022 - Apr 2024
Leveraging land-based radars and machine learning to track 'dark vessels', raise maritime domain awareness, and mitigate Illegal, Unreported,
Unregulated fishing in Southern and West Africa.
Centre for Bioprocess Engineering (University of Cape Town): Research Assistant
Aug 2022 - July 2023
Modelling the extraction ("bioleaching") of precious metals from waste
deposits of ore to facilitate the development of treatment and control
strategies for eco-friendly, cost-effective mining practices
SeaH4: Founding team memberJan 2023 - Dec 2023
Decarbonising the maritime sector with bio-based liquefied natural gas derived from seaweed farmed at scale along the West Coast of South Africa.
Eighty20 Consulting:
Product developer & Data Engineer
Apr 2021 - Dec 2022
Orchestrating and automating data processes using Airflow; Frontend & backend dev. on the Campaign Analytics System; Measuring the efficacy of campaigns using hypothesis testing.
Axium Education:
Senior School Mathematics Teacher
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Cultivating purpose, agency and options at under-resourced schools in the rural Eastern Cape of RSA; Leveraging tech. to counteract the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; improving teaching strategies by analyzing educational data.