Skills:
Carpentry, Welding, Electrical and Mechanical <br/>- Carpentry skills, troubleshooting, minor repairs and maintenance to small outboard engines, fiberglass repairs, trouble shooting small voltage AC & DC electrical problems, and SMAW welding.<br/>Boat Operation<br/>- Small boat operations, Trailering, Unloading, and Loading boats, and Navigation<br/>Fish and Invertebrates <br/>- Species Identification, Data Sheet Recording and Statistical Analyses, Dissections of both Fish and Invertebrates, and Microscope Skills. Assisting in, and working net trawl and dredge operations to identify fish, and benthic and off shore invertebrates.<br/>Marine Instrumentation <br/>- Sea Cat 19 CTD with Rosette Carousel and Niskin Bottles, Edge 4125 Tech Side Scan Sonar, G-882 Magnetometer, Work Horse Sentinel ADCP, Edge Tech Sub-Bottom Profiler <br/>Marine Surveying<br/>- Marine Data Processing and Hydrographic Surveying (Taking Spring 2015)<br/>Computer and Software<br/>- Microsoft Office, Photoshop, AutoCad 3D Civil, SeaBird and ArcGIS Desktop <br/>Scientific Diving<br/>- Transplanted Stag Horn Coral, Substrate Monitoring, Fish and Invertebrate Monitoring, Reef Rugosity and Shipwreck Surveying, using the transect and quadrat methods, recording data with underwater field collection sheets and aquarium safety and maintenance diver