EXPERTISE

• Survey  / Operations Coordination
• Benthic Taxonomist
• Marine Mammal Distribution
• Archivist & Data Management
• Project Scheduling
• Anatomical Illustrations
• Experienced surveyor

QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc (Hons) Environment and Coastal Management (1st), Bournemouth University (2008)
• JNCC Accredited PRO-MMO (2009)
• Microsoft Project  2007 Course (2009), Best STL Training, London

Jennifer Gallyot, Operations Coordinator and Marine Ecologist at Marine Ecological Surveys Limited (part of Gardline), has been coordinating survey operations and scheduling projects for more than two and a half years. She has specialist skills as a benthic taxonomist working with a range of benthic and epibenthic samples. Jennifer has adopted several roles within MESL ranging from Archivist to Researcher.

KEY EXPERIENCE

• Responsible for the organisation of survey operations including staff allocation, equipment maintenance, obtaining permits and dispensations, coordinating mobilisation/demobilisation of surveys and liaising with clients and contractors
• Experienced surveyor proficient in a range of on-board marine sampling techniques including beam trawl, Hamon grab, day grab and underwater photography in intertidal, estuarine and coastal habitats
• Responsible for Quality Assurance relating to survey operations
• Production of Health and Safety documents and Risk Assessments
• Scheduling a broad range of task areas including surveys, laboratory work, reporting and tenders; production of GANTT charts (Microsoft Project) used in target delivery, tracking progress, completion prediction and cost effective timings
• Sample collection, separation, identification and enumeration of fauna from intertidal and subtidal projects around the UK. Experience spans projects from research, oil & gas, aggregate and renewable sectors.
• Identification of fish and invertebrates onboard epibenthic monitoring surveys around the Inner and Outer Thames region
• Fish gut analysis for research on the ecosystem services of Sabellaria spinulosa reefs
• Cockle processing for ongoing monitoring of commercial  Cerastoderma edule beds
• Production and maintenance of company library using Endnote and Reference Manager software
• Sourcing peer reviewed and grey literature for commercial and research projects, such as the study for Natural England ‘Meeting the MPA Network Principle of Viability: Feature specific recommendations for species and habitats of conservation importance
• Literature reviews and report writing for both commercial and research projects
• Contributions to both the East Coast and Humber Regional Environmental Characterisations (REC) on the distribution of marine mammals
• JNCC accredited Professional Marine Mammal Observer
• Production of anatomical illustrations for species such as zooplankton for taxonomy workshops
• Experience using biological database software ‘UNICORN’
• Basic Arc GIS Training

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Tappin,D.R., Pearce,B., Fitch,S., Dove,D., Geary,B., Hill,J.M., Chambers,C., Bates,R., Pinnion,J., Green,M., Gallyot,J., Georgiou,L., Brutto,D., Marzialetti,S., Hopla,E., Ramsay,E. & Fielding,H. 2011. The Humber Regional Environmental Characterisation. OR/10/54, 317pp.  Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF), British Geological Survey Open Report.

Marine Mammals section (2.7.) for the East Coast Regional Environmental Characterisation (REC) project: Limpenny, S.E., Barrio Frojan, C., Cotterill, C., Foster-Smith, R.L., Pearce, B., Tizzard, L., Limpenny, D.S., Long, D., Walmsley, S., Baker, K., Meadows, W.J., Rees, J., Hill, J.M., Wilson, C., Leivers, M., Churchley, S., Russell, J., Birchenough, A.C., Green, S.L., & Law, R.J. 2011. The East Coast Regional Environmental Characterisation. Report No: Cefas Open report 08/04. Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF). 1-287 pp.)

Hill,J.M., Pearce,B., Georgiou,L., Pinnion,J. & Gallyot,J. 2010. Meeting the MPA Network Principle of Viability: Feature specific recommendations for species and habitats of conservation importance. Natural England Commissioned Reports, Number 043. NECR043.  Natural England.