R E C E N T   P R O J E C T S   I N C L U D E   :
O WAVE (Working in Aquaculture, Validation of Experience), a three year EU vocational and informal training standardization project; key part of the project management team; designed questionnaires and database; conducted UK surveys
O Lax Kw’alaams Band Shellfish Aquaculture Development Project; strategic planning, project management, business planning and scientific technical services
O Regional Shellfish Project; member of Shellfish Advisory Committee, coordinating body for a large scale First Nation shellfish development initiative on the North and Central coasts of British Columbia
O Development of a shellfish industry voluntary Code of Practice for Scotland
O Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers website (www.assg.co.uk)
O Project manager, kelp aquaculture feasibility study for a Vancouver Island First Nation
O TSC/TPI Coastal First Nations Regional Shellfish Development Initiative; research, writing and financial planning spreadsheets for feasibility study
O Research, writing and editing on topics such as international shellfish monitoring systems,  shellfish project workplans, shellfish project PR, government systems for facilitating aquaculture development, marine protected areas, standard operating procedures, aquaculture training and questionnaires.
O Production of conference proceedings on CD
O Founding Executive Director of the North Coast Water Quality & Biotoxin Society, Prince Rupert, British Columbia; expanded a local pilot project into an internationally recognized community based monitoring program

O Northwest Community College; taught “Proposal Writing & Project Implementation”, a second year course in the Coastal Integrated Resource Management program, and “Grant Proposal Writing”, an adult continuing education course
 
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