Academic Qualifications
2007:- MSc Environmental Biology: Conservation and Resource Management, Swansea University
2004 – 2007:- BSc (Hons) Marine Biology 2:1, Swansea University

Career Synopsis
2009 – present:- Marine Ecologist, Marine Ecological Surveys Limited

•    Processing benthic samples – sieving, sorting and biomassing, moving onto taxonomy training following completion of 6 months probationary period.
•    Surveys – trawl sample collection for London Gateway Epibenthic Survey and Medway Epibenthic Survey: sorted, identified and calculated abundances of epibenthic fauna such as fish, sea urchins, crabs and prawns.
•    Ageing, measuring and weighing cockles as part of an ongoing project to determine baseline data prior to dredging.
•    Sieving grab samples, sorting fauna into major taxonomic groups using a light microscope in a lab environment, biomassing major taxonomic groups and individual species, epibenthic fauna identification in the field, data entry and data checking for surveys, cockle ageing and measuring.