CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Universität Clausthal-Zellerfeld and Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel; Germany.
Masters of Science, Chemistry
Thesis work on "Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Mussels (Mytilus edulis)" as well as Polychlorinated Biphenyls in various shark species.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003-Present Assistant Specialist; Technician; Shipboard and lab-based nutrient analysis. Thrives under adverse weather conditions at sea. Trace-Metal Chemistry/ Oceanography, University of California, Santa Cruz
2005-Present Marine Science Technician for USAP/Raytheon Polar Services: Shipboard Technical Support on Antarctic Research Cruises
2001-2003 Project Assistant, Technician and Field team leader in Environmental Science/ Chemistry, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Jose State University and California Fish & Game
1999-2001 Research Specialist; Technician conducting research in Trace-Metal Chemistry/Oceanography School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine
1996-1999 Junior Specialist; Technician; Trace-Metal Chemistry/ Oceanography, University of California, Santa Cruz
FIELD OF EXPERTISE
Nutrient Analysis using FIA: Planning, setup, analysis, maintenance, data preparation.
Trace-Metal Chemistry in seawater: Sampling, sample preparation, extraction and analysis.
Low-level seawater extraction and analysis for trace metals using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) (and occasionally Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy).
Dissolved Oxygen Analysis.
Instrument maintenance and calibration onboard ship.
Research cruise deck and lab operations.
Clean room protocols and trace-metal clean procedures.
Metal analysis using Voltammetric methods.
Metal bioassay manipulation experiments.
Planning and leading field sampling for various environmental analytes in water and sediment samples for the California-wide SWAMP project.
Methylmercury, Chlorophyll, TSS analysis.
Microwave Digestion methods for trace metal analysis.
Radioactive isotope tracer experiments.
Analysis of PCBs in sharks.
Research Diving.
Website design.
Photography.
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OCEANIC RESEARCH CRUISES
2006 RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer (Ross Sea, Antarctica)
2006 R/V Wecoma (Columbia River Plume, Oregon and Washington coast)
2006 Laurence M. Gould (Drake Passage, Palmer Station, Antarctica)
2005/06 RVIB Nathanial B. Palmer (Ross Sea, Antarctica)
2005 R/V Wecoma (Columbia River Plume-low flow, Oregon and Washington coast)
2005 R/V Wecoma (Columbia River Plume-high flow, Oregon and Washington coast)
2005 R/V Roger Revelle (South Pacific to 71° S)
2004 R/V Melville (Mid Pacific gyre)
2004 R/V Wecoma (Columbia River Plume, Oregon and Washington coast)
2004 R/V Point Sur (Monterey Bay, California and Oregon coast)
2003 R/V Knorr (Woods Hole to Trinidad and back)
2003 R/V Kilo Moana (Bering Sea)
2000 R/V Melville (San Diego to Arica, Chile, via Galapagos)
2000 R/V Pelican (Mississippi Plume)
1999 R/V Point Sur (Monterey Bay and California Coast)
1998 R/V Argo Maine (Gulf of Maine)
1998 R/V Point Sur (Monterey Bay and California Coast)
1997 R/V Point Sur (Monterey Bay to Victoria, Vancouver Island)
1996 R/V Point Sur (Monterey Bay and California Coast)
Tasks on cruises included, but were not limited to:
Analysis of Macro-Nutrients on a large scale, planning, execution, maintenance and data preparation.
Analysis of Dissolved Oxygen.
Instrument maintenance and calibration.
Cross Flow Filtration (CFF) experiments on seawater samples and metal bioassay manipulation experiments including incubation experiments.
Analysis of cadmium and zinc concentrations in sea water using Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry - Rotating Glassy Carbon Disk Electrode.
Trace-metal-clean water sampling.
CTD operations.
Deck operations.
