Kelsey G. Correll
Marine Biologist
Moss Landing, CA · (831) 555 0104 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/kelseygcorrell
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eight years of subtidal ecology and long term monitoring on the central coast
HABITATS
Kelp forests, rocky reefs, nearshore invertebrate communities
SPECIALTIES
Scientific diving, transect survey design, community ecology, monitoring program management
SYSTEMS
R, ArcGIS Pro, Structured Query Language, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
American Academy of Underwater Sciences Scientific Diver; Divers Alert Network Oxygen Provider
EDUCATION
Master of Science in marine science, San Jose State University
Executive Summary
Marine biologist with eight years studying kelp forest and rocky reef communities on the central California coast. Runs subtidal survey programs, manages a scientific dive team and publishes the monitoring results that state agencies use when they review marine protected area performance.
Signature Achievements
- Logged more than nine hundred research dives across eight years with no decompression incidents on any dive she supervised.
- Maintained a fifteen year kelp forest monitoring series at twenty four sites through two marine heat waves and a funding gap.
- Documented the sea star wasting recovery at four sites, work that became the state agency reference for the region.
- Published five papers in peer reviewed journals, two as first author, on urchin barren dynamics.
- Secured about six hundred thousand dollars in grant funding across three awards to keep the survey program running.
Professional Experience
Marine Biologist
Elkhorn Slough Marine Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 2020 to present
Lead scientist on a long term subtidal monitoring program covering twenty four central coast sites
- Direct the annual survey season including dive planning, boat scheduling and crew assignment.
- Analyze community composition and abundance trends and prepare results for state resource agencies.
- Serve as diving safety officer for a team of nine scientific divers.
- Write grant proposals and manage award budgets and reporting.
Research Biologist
Point Sur Coastal Ecology Group, Monterey, CA 2017 to 2020
Biologist on rocky intertidal and nearshore reef research projects
- Conducted intertidal transect surveys at fourteen sites on a quarterly schedule.
- Processed and identified invertebrate samples and maintained the reference collection.
- Coauthored two technical reports on invertebrate community shifts.
Licensure and Certification
Scientific Diver, American Academy of Underwater Sciences
Divers Alert Network Oxygen Provider
Motorboat Operator Certification Course
Education
Master of Science in marine science, San Jose State University, 2017
Bachelor of Science in ecology and evolutionary biology, University of California Santa Cruz, 2014
Core Skills
Scientific diving · Subtidal transect surveys · Community ecology · Species identification · Dive safety management · Grant writing · R programming · Scientific publishing · Small boat operation · Field crew leadership