09/06/2022 updated

KJ
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Marine Biologist, GIS Analyst, Cartographer, Data Processor

USA
USA
Master of Marine Sciences
USA
USA
Master of Marine Sciences

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CV - Kjersti Johnson

Highly motivated and focused marine scientist with diverse experience in spatial analysis and ecological conservation.

Proficient in: ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, Collector for ArcGIS, Google Earth, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, GPS (Trimble, Garmin), Python, R Studio, R Commander, PCORD, SPSS, Stella, NetLogo, Photoshop, GIS, roaming, database, raw data, ArcGIS, programming, deep learning, MEC

Languages

EnglishGood

Project history

CARTOGRAPHER

SOUTH AFRICAN ANIMAL SANCTUARY ALLIANCE
* Created GIS site maps and story maps for SAASA's newest free roaming primate sanctuary
* Photographed all primates residing in the sanctuary to create a species database

DATA PROCESSOR

OCEANIC IMAGING CONSULTANTS
* Processed raw data from multibeam and side-scan sonar surveys to create maps of the seafloor
using CleanSweep software
* Created geo-coded imagery, maps, and reports
* Exported bathymetry to ArcGIS for spatial analysis
* Archived a database of sonar surveys
* Worked on a programming team using Python and a deep learning approach to code SAMM (Stand Alone
Mosaicking Module) forward-look sonar for automatic target recognition analysis in the interest of
identifying objects on the seafloor and removal of MEC (Munitions and Explosives of Concern)

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

PELAGICOS LAB AT THE OCEANIC INSTITUTE
* Performed necropsies on several different species of seabirds
* Analyzed, sorted, and weighed diet samples
* Quantified plastic ingestion in Hawaiian seabirds
* Compiled statistical data on incidence of plastic ingestion in seabird species
* Educational outreach regarding marine debris

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

JOHNSON LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
* Used parasite-induced malformations in amphibians as a model system to investigate how
environmental change affects the levels of disease pathology

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