Experience

NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, NZ)

Ocean Deployments Group Manager

Wellington New Zealand, 5/2022 - Ongoing

Coordinating field data collection for ocean physics, marine geology, fisheries ecology, and biogeochemical investigations. Primarily dealing with instrumentation that is deployed in the ocean and recovered at a later time. Overseeing maintenance and calibration of $7.5M of oceanographic equipment. Managing and directing commercial projects. Leading fieldwork expeditions. Developing Ocean Deployments team members.

Oceanographic Instrumentation Engineer

Wellington New Zealand, 8/2021 - Ongoing

Maintaining and running the NIWA Slocum Glider fleet to conduct ocean observations around New Zealand and beyond. Deploying coastal moorings around New Zealand.

University of California Davis

Principal Slocum Glider Pilot

Davis California USA, 6/2017 - 12/2021

Maintaining G2 Slocum Glider Storm Petrel. Integration and testing of new sensors. Designing and optimizing missions. Vehicle deployment, monitoring, and recovery. Managing and reviewing data. Modeling vehicle flight. Training new operators. Extending vehicle capability outside of its original design (e.g. for under-ice work). Missions include regular environmental monitoring in Lake Tahoe (USA), study of Lake Geneva (Switzerland/France) gyre, radiatively driven convection in Lake Superior (USA), and ice-ocean interaction in Terra Nova Bay Polynya Antarctica. Planning for fleet expansion.

Hydraulic Engineer

Davis, California USA, 1/2020 – 10/2020

Processing and evaluating vessel-mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data to detect undesired outflow from the Shasta Dam temperature control device. Contributing to a report to be presented to dam managers.

Mott MacDonald

Maritime Engineer

Sydney, Australia, 3/2016 – 9/2016

Part of the Maritime team under the Australasia Transport group. Port and marine infrastructure design and planning. Working with urban planners, transportation engineers, traffic engineers, economists and stakeholders (including Aboriginal groups, tourism interest groups, oil and gas operators, the fisheries industry, local and state government, and port authorities) to develop master plans for port and ferry infrastructure. Due diligence for a major port infrastructure transaction.

Austral Construction

Site Engineer (Undergraduate)

Melbourne, Australia 11/2014 – 2/2015

Quality control and site safety for piling works at Port of Melbourne Webb Dock West berth 1 and 2.

Site Engineer (Undergraduate)

Dampier, Australia 11/2013 – 2/2014

Quality control and site safety for marine piling, pile anchor drilling, and installation for remedial works to East Intercourse Island iron ore loadout wharf. Supervising human and environmental safety.

Australian Maritime College

Student Representative Marketing Crew

Launceston Australia 4/2014 – 6/2015

Leading campus tours for prospective students. Participating in open day activities. Representing the College at career fairs.